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HH6 Saginaw River Rear Range Light Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

infamous61: This cache has been archived to make room for the THE HAUNTED HOLLOW VII event.
Coordinates for this cache will be available the day of the event.

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Hidden : 7/18/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a series of geocaches placed for the The Haunted Hollow VI event (GC529JG) on 8/16/2014 at Sleepy Hollow State Park. The theme for this year's event is Lighthouses of Michigan and the Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.


Saginaw River Rear Range Light

It is believed that the two Saginaw River Lighthouses are the first range lights built on the Great Lakes. Range lights allowed mariners to line up the lights, one behind the other, to safely navigate through the center of the river's shipping channel. Members of the Coast Guard who stayed there reported hearing heavy footsteps on the iron staircase of the Rear Range Light's tower. When they investigated the noise, no one was ever found. It is unknown who is haunting the tower, but the lights were deactivated in the 1970s and no one has occupied the building since. The tower is not open to tours but you can still view the lighthouse by boat, and maybe you can be the first to spot the ghost through the windows that peer out over the river.


Sleepy Hollow is a State Park, so either a Michigan DNR Recreation Passport or a small fee is required to enter the park in a motor vehicle.

Please also be aware that hunting is allowed in this park certain times of the year, so please be careful and dress appropriately when hunting is allowed.

 

 

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