This cache is part of the Vermont 251 Plus 4 Geocaching Club, an attempt to bring caches to each and every town, city and gore in the state of Vermont!
Grand Isle Facts
Grand Isle County
Chartered: October 27, 1779 (Vermont Charter)
Area: 22,405 Acres = 35.01 Square Miles [ Size Rank: 181* ]
Coordinates (Geographic Center): 73°18''W 44°43'N
Altitude: 160 feet ASL
Population(US Census, 2000): 1,955 [ Population Rank: 85* ]
Population Density(persons per square mile): 55.8 [ Density Rank: 78* ]
Tax Rates (2006): Homestead $2.3331; NonResidential $2.2937
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to North Hero's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
Grand Isle is one of the four towns comprising Vermont's "Lake Champlain Islands."
Originally, North Hero, South Hero and Grand Isle were granted to Ethan Allen, Samuel Herrick and 363 other Revolutionary War veterans as a single town known as Two Heroes. Hamilton Child's 1883 Gazetteer of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties says the name referred to Ethan and Ira Allen.
In 1798, Two Heroes was divided into North Hero (the entire north island), Middle Hero and South Hero, the last two sharing the southern island and a representative to the legislature, hence they were not actually separate towns. This arrangement was not entirely satisfactory: in 1810, Middle Hero was given complete autonomy and renamed Grand Isle, which is what the French had originally called the whole southern island.
Grand Isle is the site of the Hyde LogCabin. Built in 1783, it is considered the oldest log cabin in the US. It has been restored and houses the historical society collection.
About the Cache
The cache is larger than a micro but smaller than a small. Bring your own pencil. It is hidden at the Grand Isle Recreation Field. Parking is available for a few cars at the gate. It is intended to be an "all weather" cache and should be available at all times of year. The posted hours for the park are 8am to 9pm.
Located in this cache are two code numbers. These numbers are needed to find the cache This is Vermont: Grand Isle County.