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GC1DQQX

Unknown Cache Downtown/Mainstreet USA: Crystal Lake
A  cache by renzotobias and rocky is a very good doggie       Hidden: 9/12/2008  
Size: Size: Small (Small)      Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5      Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In Illinois, United States

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Stroll up and down the historic and picturesque Downtown Crystal Lake, and collect the coordinates for this small cache as you go. The posted coordinates mark the location of the Witte Building on Main Street. That is where your walking tour begins.

It's recommended (but not required) to print out this Self-guided Walking Tour as a background reference for the various buildings you will see. (If that site is too busy, you might try this link.) If you don't use that brochure, then you should at least familiarize yourself with the route as indicated on this map taken from the Walking Tour brochure. As of the publication of this cache, the brochure was out of print. However, a limited number of home-brewed, hard copies of the brochure may be obtained from the businesses at the following addresses:
  • 77 E. Woodstock Street
  • 50 N. Williams Street
  • 53 N. Williams Street

Seeking this cache may take some time, so plan on seeking it on a pleasant day so as to allow time to enjoy the numerous sights of Downtown Crystal Lake.

This cache is part of the “Downtown / Main Street USA" series. Please visit the cache that started it all - Downtown / Main Street USA: Edison, NJ. Here you will find the latest count of caches in the series and find out how you can add your own.



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Main cache: 42° 14. AA II NN, 088° 19. SS TTT MM

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of the waypoint name (GC1DQQX)
when seeking the final cache.

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X X X, Y Y, Z Z.

not actual size


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 Attributes
no campfires stroller accessible needs maintenance stealth required available in winter available 24-7 bikes allowed takes less than 1  hour kid friendly parking available dogs allowed blank
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Downtown / Main Street USA - Midwest Region by TwoCat
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Cache Logs
 November 1 by tamaranathan (1997 found)
This cache was the principal objective of today's expedition. I really enjoy this style of cache and Main Street Crystal Lake did not disappoint. It seems like they just don't make buildings like these anymore with the fine architectural details. The final was well done too. Thanks for a another great adventure! Picked up a geocoin to move along.

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 October 20 by getn froggy (176 found)
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 October 20 by getn froggy (176 found)
I really enjoyed discovering all the unique architectural elements of the Downtown CL area and learning about the local history. Thank you for all the effort put forth into creating this cache! Definately one of the coolest!

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 October 7 by Mr.Charlie (1216 found)
I was a little worried that I would have a hard time finding parking for this cache, but at 9:00am the city was full of free spots. I thought it might take longer to find everything than it did. It only took me half an hour and most of that was because I enjoying myself on such a pleasant and quiet morning. This is a nice cache that really highlights a great little downtown area. I swapped out some items to make a little more room. I traded trackables, grabbing a nice coin and dropping something that (like this cache) is a bit rocky but not entirely so. I left the others in there since this is such a nice and secure location. Thanks for all the hard work and time that went into this fun cache.

[This entry was edited by Mr.Charlie on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:36:35 AM.]

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 September 19 by moodygrrl (3630 found)
Got this one with Badlands. We had an enjoyable walk around downtown Crystal Lake, more of the buildings were historic than I would have thought. We even saw a scarab beetle on one of the buildings. I would have liked to have been able to duck into some of the shops but most were closed when we were walking. Thanks for another stellar cache!

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Current time: 11/22/2009 11:32:43 AM
Last Updated: 11/2/2009 2:26:07 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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