Mystery steeped in history
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The Port Polson Players current production of “Shadows on Oak Island” features, from left, Jake Durglo, Kara Bishop and Dana Grant.
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POLSON — The Port Polson Players current production of “Shadows on Oak Island” is a Montana premiere of a thriller featuring Jake Durglo, Kara Bishop and Dana Grant — talented locals who represent the Mission Valley well. Polson’s Beautiful Log Theatre on the Lake is where the show can be seen Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., followed by Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. through Aug. 7. Call 406-883-9212 or go to PortPolsonPlayes.com for reservations.
Shadows on Oak Island won the 2005 Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award. The play is a gripping psychological thriller, steeped in true history. The real mystery of the island, located off the shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, is still being investigated today. The island has been featured in more than 50 books, documenting theories that it might be the last resting place of the Holy Grail, or possibly the Ark of the Covenant. Television’s History Channel is currently airing a documentary series about modern treasure hunters.
The mystery of Oak Island is steeped in folklore and myth and has been the focus of a 200-year search. There are many theories about just what the treasure is and who put it there. One such theory is that the treasure is a sacred religious artifact entrusted to the Knights Templar. The dragon bearing a crown is symbolic of wisdom carrying the burden of responsibility; the shield with a wavy cross represents Christianity traveling across water.
The Sinclair family castle at Rosslyn, Scotland, was a refuge for outlawed Knights Templar. The oldest specifically Masonic document in existence names the Sinclairs as the head of Scottish Freemasonry. In 1398, Henry Sinclair landed in Nova Scotia. He built a castle in the community called The Cross. It has since been renamed New Ross.
