Ice Age Trail by: Ice Age Trail Managers The goal of this waymark is to have waymarkers log their hikes with hopes of documenting hikes on every segment of the 600+ mile long Wisconsin Ice Age Trail System.
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Appalachian Trail by: AT Waymark Management Group A hiking path in the eastern part of the United States extending about 3,298 km (2,050 mi) from Mount Katahdin in central Maine to Springer Mountain in northern Georgia. It is the world's longest continuous mountain trail.
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Moon Trees by: Moon Trees Group *2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Moon Trees* This category is devoted to documenting specific trees grown from seeds that traveled to the moon and back during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. |
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Ancient Aqueducts by: Ancient Aqueducts Engineers Any type of aqueduct built to provide water to villages, cities and communities. It can be an aerial aqueduct, an underground aqueduct, a surface aqueduct or a mix of all types.
They brought us water, now they brings us our history.
Update: irrigation canals are accepted too.
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Outdoor Warning Sirens by: Warning Siren Group Civil Defense Sirens (outdoor warning devices) are all over the US (and the world)! Is there one of these structures in your community, legacy of the Cold War paranoia? |
Penny Smashers by: Elongated Coins Group Smashed pennies are no new kid on the memory-maker block. The World's Colombian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago, USA to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, was the first known time that souvenir smashed coins were made for a specific event.
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All Things Star Wars by: Sith Council The challenge of this category is to find something that physically exists here on earth, that has a relation to the Star Wars universe. |
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Unique Weathervanes by: Unique Weathervanes Managers This category is seeking out unique, one-of-a-kind weathervanes. If it was bought in a store, it isn't unique. Many older civic structures and historic homes have custom weathervanes. This is the place to waymark them. Click on "more detail" above to see the requirements. |
Pet Cemeteries by: Pet Cemeteries Managers Our pets are brought into our homes and our hearts, where they are cherished and loved. We talk to them, sharing our secrets, dreams, and fears with them. We trust them with our hearts and they listen to all we have to say. What more could we possibly ask for?
Unfortunately our treasured companions have much shorter life spans than we do. So having these final resting places sometimes can make it easier.
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Unusual Speed Limits by: Unusual Speed Limits Managers When I learned to drive, I quickly came to realize that speed limits in the United States are supposed to be evenly divisible by 5.
Once in a while, some local governing board will make an unusual speed limit in order to draw attention to it. |
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Zoos by: LCPS - Zoo Managers A park or an institution in which living animals are kept and usually exhibited to the public. Also called zoological garden.
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Dog Statues by: Dog Statues Managers Statues or memorials of human's best friend, the domesticated dog. Please click on "show additional information" below to see requirements for posting in this category. |
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Castles by: Castles Managers This category is for listing castles ancient and modern. The castles can be public or private, intact or ruined. |
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