Isle of Poverty and Treasure Traditional Cache
Isle of Poverty and Treasure
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Located by an abandoned lighthouse on a very remote island in Lake
Michigan. About 6 miles from the nearest mainland. Bring your own
writing instrument.
The Isle of Poverty and Treasure. BRING YOUR OWN WRITING INSTRUMENT
- Warning!!! Only experienced adventurers need attempt this cache.
It can be very dangerous. This cache was placed by 9 members of the
Fortune Bay Expeditionary Team on a remote island in Lake Michigan
(you can read about the "Lost Islands Expedition" at
www.fortunebaycompany.com). The team performed the expedition in
2005 and the owner plans to attempt to maintain it every year. The
Team kayaked some tough water (with a Rigid Inflatable Chase Boat).
It is recommend that you have a fair amount of sea experience to
try this one. Poverty Island is mostly State Forest Land, so you
can LNT camp on the island, and you will probably need to if you
don't use a seaworthy powerboat. The cache is located on federal
land that is managed by the Coast Guard. Original cache contents
include a FTF certificate, $64.00 US Dollars, and other various
items. Take pictures and post them. Poverty Island is a 192 acre
wilderness island with plenty of evidence of hunting. BE CAREFUL!!
If you take a boat, then land on the east side of the island as the
lighthouse side is typically battered by rough seas. There is an
old boat landing hidden in the rocks, this landing was used to
supply the lighthouse. Poverty Island is rumored to have many other
treasures sunken around the island, including $400 million in gold
met for the Confederate War cause. Recently, it is rumored that the
first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes "The Griffin" was found
near the island - which sank over 350 years ago. Again, only
attempt if you are an experienced mariner, no one can be
responsible for the unprepared that attempt this cache. Please
rehide the cache as you found it. Thanks to aquaphoenix for
battling the seas (solo) to find the cache and to fix it up a bit
and make it whole again. (9-24-2010).
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ybbx va gur byq, ehfgrq trarengbe rdhvczrag.