North Marsh Cache II Traditional Cache
OHMIC: This one has run its course
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Small "Fisheries" jar.
Although, the cache is winter friendly, access to this area in
winter will considerably increase the difficulty level.
The original size of the Oak Hammock Marsh, formerly called
St.Andrews Bog, was approxinmately 450 square kilometers. When the
first European settlers arrived, they undertook the huge task of
draining the marsh for use as agricultural land. By the 1960s,
there was almost nothing left of the marsh. St. Andrews Bog had
been drained down to 60 hectares. All that remained was the deepest
portion, known to local people as Bedson Lakes. The drainage and
settlement of the marsh was complete. R. A. Quickfall of the
Stonewall Argus wrote “…those of us who have witnessed
the many changes that have taken place cannot help but say that the
reclamation of this bog land is for the good of mankind. It will
help to feed and clothe the nation.”
You are now standing on the northernmost dike of the marsh where
you can see the drainage creek used to empty the marsh. Today, this
creek caries the excess water to the Red River via Wavey Creek. You
can even see the structure used to empty the marsh.
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