Beast in the Cedar Wood LbNA #77058
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Add Location| Owner: | Troutstamp
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| Plant date: | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Presque Isle |
| County: | Presque Isle |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Sep 28, 2024 |
The Beast in the Cedar Woods
Presque Isle Peninsula (French for almost an island) sticks out into Lake Huron like a thumb.
This part of Michigan was home to several native groups, called the Anishinaabe which included the Ojibway. An Ojibway legend say that there is a giant reptile, or serpent-like creature with large horns that rules the waters of Lake Huron. Some believe this creature still lives in and around Lake Huron.
Presque Isle Peninsula and the harbor became a popular place for ships that were working the Great Lakes in the 1800s to transport wood and grain. The peninsula needed a lighthouse to help these ships navigate. In fact two light houses can be found here; Old Presque Isle Light House located on the east side of the peninsula and the larger New Presque Isle Lighthouse, located closer to the tip of the thumb in the center of the peninsula. The new lighthouse is tall 109 feet and was completed in 1870 as a lake coastal light and replaced the old 38 foot old lighthouse built in 1840 which served more as a harbor light. Both are open to visitors.
In addition to the two lighthouses, Presque Isle also had a foghorn. In March 1889, Congress approved construction of a steam foghorn at the tip of the peninsula. These loud horns were helpful in fog or stormy weather when a vessel had little or no visibility and the light was of little use. These signals, though sometimes distorted by the fog itself, could be heard when the light could not be seen. A problem, however, with the steam horns was the preparation time it took to sound the foghorn. Sometimes it took as long as 45 minutes to start a boiler fire and wait for the steam pressure to build. This could pose a hazard to a boat that required immediate assistance from keepers at the station – in those precious minutes; a vessel might be severely delayed upon entering the harbor.
Begin your search for this letterbox at the Fog Horn Pavilion at the end of East Grand Lake Road and the tip of Presque Isle. You will drive past both the Old lighthouse and the New Lighthouse to reach the pavilion. The pavilion looks due north over Lake Huron.
After parking, you will pass part of a wreckage of a wooden ship propped against the side of the pavilion. Signs on the side of the pavilion tell the story of the wreck of the Kyle Spanger and the Cornelia B. Windiate.
Use the following clues to find the name of a mythical beast that is guarding what you seek. Use the main text on the Wingate sign.
The 15th letter of the first line ____
The 17 letter in the first line ____
The first letter in the second line ____
The third letter in the third line ____
The eighth letter in the fourth line ____
The ninth letter in the fourth line ___
Unscramble these letters to find the name of the beast. Remember that name.
Now take the number of bushels of wheat the Windiate schooner usually carried ( ) and drop one 0. Subtract this number from the year the Windiate was found ( ). Add the length of the Windiate ( ) + 25.
Remember this number. This is the approximate number of steps you need to take to find what you seek. Depending on the length of your steps this may be more of less.
To the left of the pavilion is the sign for the Northbay Trail. Your quest is down the trail. Begin counting your steps as you pass the trail sign.
This trail leads along the shore of Lake Huron through a climax forest dominated by northern white cedar. These trees rarely exceed 75 feet, in part because they are slow growing. Northern white cedar is shade-tolerant and individual trees have the potential to live more than 500 years. Cedar dominates the lower portion of the canopy along most of the trail with taller white and black pines, birch and poplar occupying the upper canopy. The cedar trees are highly tapered and sometimes divided into two or more secondary trunks. Because of the poor aeration of the wet soil close to the lake, the root systems are shallow and spreading, and large structural roots sometime protrude above the ground. Windthrow, where trees are uprooted or bent in various ways, is common in wet areas and results in trees of unusual forms; highly curved and peculiar trunk shapes are common. Sometimes these trees take on the shapes of creatures, animals and beasts especially when they lay on the forest floor and begin to decay.
Balsam fir, small “Christmas trees” are also common along the side of the trail. These trees have soft needles and are shaped in cone form and grow along the trail or where more sunlight reaches the ground
The trail will follow closely the Lake Huron shore which you will see on the right. There are a number of roots and fallen trees, so be careful. The trail was recently cleared and there are many piles of logs left along the trails.
At about halfway to your goal, the trail turns to the left and you will see two trees that make a Y shape.
Continue along the trail. Look deep into the forest on your left. You will see large twisted cedar trees in the dark forest.
Further along, you will see two curved twin cedars on your right leaning away from the lake.
Continue along the path.
As you walk, you will pass several fallen trees and windthrows. Continue along the trail.
When you reach the number of steps you calculated from the signs at the pavilion, your will see several piles of logs and an opening down to Lake Huron. Look to your left along the side of the trail. Laying peacefully on the forest floor, as if it had just crawled out of Lake Huron, the beast is resting, protecting its egg.
Behind the beast you will find a pile of fallen birch logs. Look under these.
Congratulations! You have found the Beast in the Cedar Forest letterbox placed here by Troutstamp on September of 2011 and replaced in 2024. Please carefully reseal the box and return it to its hiding place. Be sure the box is well covered.
Presque Isle Peninsula (French for almost an island) sticks out into Lake Huron like a thumb.
This part of Michigan was home to several native groups, called the Anishinaabe which included the Ojibway. An Ojibway legend say that there is a giant reptile, or serpent-like creature with large horns that rules the waters of Lake Huron. Some believe this creature still lives in and around Lake Huron.
Presque Isle Peninsula and the harbor became a popular place for ships that were working the Great Lakes in the 1800s to transport wood and grain. The peninsula needed a lighthouse to help these ships navigate. In fact two light houses can be found here; Old Presque Isle Light House located on the east side of the peninsula and the larger New Presque Isle Lighthouse, located closer to the tip of the thumb in the center of the peninsula. The new lighthouse is tall 109 feet and was completed in 1870 as a lake coastal light and replaced the old 38 foot old lighthouse built in 1840 which served more as a harbor light. Both are open to visitors.
In addition to the two lighthouses, Presque Isle also had a foghorn. In March 1889, Congress approved construction of a steam foghorn at the tip of the peninsula. These loud horns were helpful in fog or stormy weather when a vessel had little or no visibility and the light was of little use. These signals, though sometimes distorted by the fog itself, could be heard when the light could not be seen. A problem, however, with the steam horns was the preparation time it took to sound the foghorn. Sometimes it took as long as 45 minutes to start a boiler fire and wait for the steam pressure to build. This could pose a hazard to a boat that required immediate assistance from keepers at the station – in those precious minutes; a vessel might be severely delayed upon entering the harbor.
Begin your search for this letterbox at the Fog Horn Pavilion at the end of East Grand Lake Road and the tip of Presque Isle. You will drive past both the Old lighthouse and the New Lighthouse to reach the pavilion. The pavilion looks due north over Lake Huron.
After parking, you will pass part of a wreckage of a wooden ship propped against the side of the pavilion. Signs on the side of the pavilion tell the story of the wreck of the Kyle Spanger and the Cornelia B. Windiate.
Use the following clues to find the name of a mythical beast that is guarding what you seek. Use the main text on the Wingate sign.
The 15th letter of the first line ____
The 17 letter in the first line ____
The first letter in the second line ____
The third letter in the third line ____
The eighth letter in the fourth line ____
The ninth letter in the fourth line ___
Unscramble these letters to find the name of the beast. Remember that name.
Now take the number of bushels of wheat the Windiate schooner usually carried ( ) and drop one 0. Subtract this number from the year the Windiate was found ( ). Add the length of the Windiate ( ) + 25.
Remember this number. This is the approximate number of steps you need to take to find what you seek. Depending on the length of your steps this may be more of less.
To the left of the pavilion is the sign for the Northbay Trail. Your quest is down the trail. Begin counting your steps as you pass the trail sign.
This trail leads along the shore of Lake Huron through a climax forest dominated by northern white cedar. These trees rarely exceed 75 feet, in part because they are slow growing. Northern white cedar is shade-tolerant and individual trees have the potential to live more than 500 years. Cedar dominates the lower portion of the canopy along most of the trail with taller white and black pines, birch and poplar occupying the upper canopy. The cedar trees are highly tapered and sometimes divided into two or more secondary trunks. Because of the poor aeration of the wet soil close to the lake, the root systems are shallow and spreading, and large structural roots sometime protrude above the ground. Windthrow, where trees are uprooted or bent in various ways, is common in wet areas and results in trees of unusual forms; highly curved and peculiar trunk shapes are common. Sometimes these trees take on the shapes of creatures, animals and beasts especially when they lay on the forest floor and begin to decay.
Balsam fir, small “Christmas trees” are also common along the side of the trail. These trees have soft needles and are shaped in cone form and grow along the trail or where more sunlight reaches the ground
The trail will follow closely the Lake Huron shore which you will see on the right. There are a number of roots and fallen trees, so be careful. The trail was recently cleared and there are many piles of logs left along the trails.
At about halfway to your goal, the trail turns to the left and you will see two trees that make a Y shape.
Continue along the trail. Look deep into the forest on your left. You will see large twisted cedar trees in the dark forest.
Further along, you will see two curved twin cedars on your right leaning away from the lake.
Continue along the path.
As you walk, you will pass several fallen trees and windthrows. Continue along the trail.
When you reach the number of steps you calculated from the signs at the pavilion, your will see several piles of logs and an opening down to Lake Huron. Look to your left along the side of the trail. Laying peacefully on the forest floor, as if it had just crawled out of Lake Huron, the beast is resting, protecting its egg.
Behind the beast you will find a pile of fallen birch logs. Look under these.
Congratulations! You have found the Beast in the Cedar Forest letterbox placed here by Troutstamp on September of 2011 and replaced in 2024. Please carefully reseal the box and return it to its hiding place. Be sure the box is well covered.