[Everybody Else was posting interesting stuff, and I felt kind of left out,
so I thought I'd post this and see what people thought of it.  Owl's rest
Caern is on the South Shore of Lake Superior (Gitchiguni) and is presently
an Uktena Caern with the Occasional Silent Strider and Stargazer attending.
It is on the Bad River Indian Reservation near Ashland, Wisconsin.
Needless to say, it's rather cold.  Any feedback, list or personal email,
is welcome.]

The Founding of the Owl's Rest Caern
As told by J. P. Tudisco, Lorekeeper of Owl's Rest Caern

        Any actual dates about the caern's founding are lost in the mists
of time.  The Story goes that when the Three Brothers were wandering in the
pure land, each was guided by a totem.  Little Brother Grew Tired early in
the Journey, and stayed in the northern, Frozen lands.  Elder brother
followed the Great water south, looking for more Verdant lands and Ever
newer spirits.  Middle Brother Found a great land of plains and woods
stretching from one Great Water to the other.  Middle Brother's Kin stayed
in this land, hunting the plains and the great forests of the East,
wandering without aim.  One band of Middle Brother's people followed the
owl northward through the great woods, it's beautiful song guiding the
People through the forest.
        Silent Listener and his tribe of Garou and Kinfolk followed the owl
to the south shores of the Great Lake Gitchiguni.  The Lake Sang an
enticing Song, a song of warmth and home, and Silent Listener stayed to
hear her song.  The Owl landed, and quietly told Silent Listener that the
lake housed a great evil, and that evil would drag any who went out upon
the lake to their doom with her songs of warmth and sleep, and that those
so slain would never rest easy.  Silent Listener believed owl, but his
brother Canoe-Floats-to-Sea did not.  He had wrestled the great River known
now as Missisippi, and smoothed it's way so the People could use it to
canoe upon.  He was filled with pride, and no water monster was going to
stop him from seeing the North Shore of Lake Gitchiguni.  He took his
canoe, and went forth upon the waters.  He paddled with all his might, and
when the Great Evil of Gitchiguni came for him, he fought hard and bravely.
His canoe was smashed, however, and the Evil took him below the Waves.
        The Evil then sent him back to the People, where he moaned "Silent
Listener and Members of the People, why did you not stop me when my Pride
urged me to cross the Great Warm Waters of Gitchiguni?"
        "We Tried, Canoe-Floats-to-Sea, but you would not listen."
        "Silent Listener, you did not try hard enough!  To Punish you, I
will take your woman."  And a great battle ensued between Silent Listener
and the Ghost.  Silent Listener was Gravely wounded, and his woman taken.
        The next night, Canoe Floats to Sea and the woman of Silent
Listener, who was called Singing Grass, came to the people, and demanded
"Silent Listener, why did you not prevent our deaths?"
        "I tried, but he would not listen, and his ghost was to strong to
prevent him from taking you, Singing Grass."
        "You did not try hard enough!  To punish you, we will take your son!"
        A Great battle ensued, and Silent listener fought long and hard,
but was defeated and his son taken.
        And Silent Listener cried to Owl, and said "Owl, he of the
beautiful song and great wisdom, how shall I stop these evil creatures, who
I once did so love, from destroying the people?  Must we leave the shores
of Gitchiguni, with her beautiful song?"  And he tore out his fur, and beat
his breast.
        And Owl came, and stood near the shores of Lake Gitchiguni, and
said to Silent Listener "There is but one way to stop the ghosts of
Gitchiguni from destroying the People:  You must sing a song more beautiful
than that of Gitchiguni, so that the ghosts will stop and listen to your
song, and leave the people in Peace."
        And Silent listener tore his fur, and cried "But I am no singer!  I
am a warrior!  The People are doomed!  There is nothing to be done!"  And
his tears flowed freely into the warm waters of Gitchiguni.
        Owl spoke  "I will give you my song, that you may save the people
from destruction."  And he taught Silent Listener the Song of Owl.
        That night, when Canoe-Floats to Sea and Singing Grass and her son
returned from the waves, Silent Listener, now named SINGER LISTENS-NO-MORE,
met them upon the shore.  "Why did you not stop us from dying, Silent
Listener?  Our Deaths are your fault, as will be the deaths of the People!
To punish you we will take your daughter!"  And SINGER LISTENS-NO-MORE said
"No!  You shall never harm the People again!"  and he began to sing the
Song of Owl.
        And the ghosts stopped, and were amazed at the beauty of the song
they heard.  And Gitchiguni heard too, and her heart grew cold with
Jealousy, and the water with it, that any could sing better than she, but
she was so mesmerized by the beauty of the song she could not slay the
singer, nor did she wish too.  She grew used to the song, and when SINGER
LISTENS-NO-MORE stopped singing, the waves on the lake became Chaos and
Evil, and any people on the lake met their doom.
        This Caern marks the spot where Owl taught Silent Listener his
song, and because of that first Owl's sacrafice, no owl sings, only cries
for what he has given up.  On the peak, during the summer, you can hear
SINGER LISTENS-NO-MORE and his beautiful song.  But he is old, and in the
winter he gets tired and must sleep.  Then the waters of Gitchiguni are
dangerous, and even the Great Canoes of the White Man fear her wrath.

[If you want any more information on the caern, please email me at
rassbach@students.wisc.edu, and I will send it or post it if there is
enough call for it.  This is copyright 1995 by Scott Rassbach.  Permission
is given to copy or redistribute this tale so long as no changes are made
and this trailer follows the copy.  Thanks.]