About The Acid Ball
In August 2016, the city put out a call looking for design proposals to create an art installation incorporating the Acid Ball, a leftover from the industrial age, into the developing waterfront.
The name “Acid Ball” comes from the old Georgia-Pacific pulp and tissue mill where the massive 200-ton monolith was used to hold liquid and gas from wood chips that were broken down by acid. Bellingham’s big ball was built in 1938 next to the still-standing digester tanks until Feb. 21, 2018, when the city had it moved 1,000 feet north into the new Waypoint Park.
Out of 26 proposals, the Acid Ball design bid was won by Mutuus Studio, a Seattle-based design firm. Their vision was to coat Acid Ball in reflective glass beads and have LEDs light it up at night.
The project, funded through the city’s One Percent for the Arts program, cost $130,000 to complete. The ball was moved into its position in the newly built Waypoint Park to create a connection between the waterfront and downtown, along with the renovation of the Granary building.
Source: CDN/Kyle Tubbs
Logging Requirements
To claim this virtual cache, you must complete 2 requirements:
1. Use forced perspective to take a fun photo of yourself (or a friend / personal item) interacting with the acid ball, BE CREATIVE! (see example photo below - think Leaning Tower of Pisa.)
2. There are 6 small benches around the Acid Ball. Pick a bench and message me any name listed on one of the bench plaques.
NOTE: Any logs without completing BOTH requirements will be deleted. A response from me is not required to log this virtual, but please message me a plaque name within 14 days of your log or risk deletion. Please do not post any info or photos of the bench plaques in your log.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.