Smile of the Great Spirit Traditional Geocache
Smile of the Great Spirit
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This cache is on one of the islands on Lake Winthrop. Therefore, a boat or other means is required to access the cache. The cache is a Rubbermaid container and has a unique musical instrument for FTF. Enter the island on the south-east side in one of two breaks in the foliage. Admire the fireplace that was originally a part of a house on the island. Follow a trail to reach the cache. Cache is about 30 feet off the trail.
Original container and log book was replaced on June 14, 2014.
Lake Winthrop is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter and covers approximately 140 acres (57 ha). It was originally called "Dean Winthrop's Pond." and used as a boundary marker for his land. Dean was the son of John Winthrop. The town history states that the Nipmuck tribe, a clan of the Algonquian Indians, lived on the lake's southwestern shore in the village of Musquit near present-day Lake Grove Cemetery. The lake was then called Wennakeening, meaning “smile of the great spirit” or “pleasant smile”. Today, Lake Winthrop offers fishing, kayaking, and swimming.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Oruvaq n gerr; urnq fbhgu-jrfg.