Presque Isle is a 3,200-acre sandy peninsula that arches lakeward into Lake Erie. The neck of the peninsula is attached to the mainland about four miles west of downtown Erie. The park creates Presque Isle Bay, an important Great Lakes shipping port. Presque Isle is also a National Natural Landmark. Because of the many unique habitats, the peninsula contains a greater number of the state's endangered, threatened and rare species than any other area of comparable size in Pennsylvania. Presque Isle also is a major recreational landmark for about four million visitors a year. For more info on Presque Isle try DCNR PA State Parks or Preque Isle.org.
Now onto the cache information...
NOTE...
I haven't been able to get to the lagoons to replace the missing step #2. In the meantime you can still look for this cache by using the following formula on the coords found at step #1...
1- Add 36 to the fractional part of the North minutes
2- Subtract 682 from the fractional part of the West minutes
3- Add 1 to the Minutes of the West coord
This cache has no areas accessible from land. You will need a kayak or canoe to reach all of the spots as motorized boats are not permitted in the lagoons. If you don't own either one of these, or can't borrow one, then you can rent one at the Presque Isle Canoe and Boat Rental, which happens to be next to the Lagoon Picnic Area located at N42° 09.571 W80° 05.619. This picnic area also has the parking lot where you will leave your vehicle and the boat launch you will use if you bring your own boat. This entire area is located a short distance past a bridge just North of the Perry Monument parking lot.
The coordinate at the top of the page is for the 1st part of this multi-cache. You will be looking for micro-caches (see picture below) which will contain coordinates that will lead you to the next step, and eventually, the final cache itself which is a green ammo box. The entire search will be between 3 & 4 miles of paddling on a round trip from the starting point to the final cache and then back. You may also wish to paddle into the Marina, out to Presque Isle Bay, and then into Misery Bay rather than returning on the same route (see map below). This will make it close to a 5 mile trip but more than worth it for the additional scenery encountered. This route excludes rentals however since they must remain in the lagoon.
Please use discretion when searching for caches when other boaters & fisherman are around. Please leave each cache container just as you found it. All are easy to find to allow you to enjoy the experience even more.
You should have no difficulty getting satellite reception due to zero tree coverage. Another plus... Ticks should also be no factor!
The initial cache contents are... A 1st Finder prize of a Lagoon Magnet, Presque Isle Lagoon GeoCacher pins that I made (while they last), Toy cars, Tape measure, Water Balls, & more.
