Every day is Earth day! Try and remove a piece of trash from this island while here, it doesn't get many visitors! Feel free to add any pictures you take while looking for this cache and leave a favorite point to attract others here if you enjoyed!
You can basically put your boat up on any rocks, but there is a tiny sand cove on the south-east side if you can find it. As the name says, many blueberries to be had here.
What an awesome island with some great history. See at the bottom for the full story. No remnants of the structures remain from what I can tell, although I have seen rock carvings from 1998. I hid this cache close to some great jumping rocks. I personally have a lot of great memories here and was a little moved walking around picking up trash. Decent trails going around too, which is nice.
The Legend of Blueberry Island:
"According to the legend, the island in the lake was at that time inhabited by an old Indian chief by the name of Pokahoket and his beautiful daughter Mamowich. One day a handsome young Frenchman arrived at the shore of the lake while hunting, and noticed the smoke from Pokahoket’s campfire. He went and visited the island and was welcomed by the father and daughter.
The pair fascinated the young hunter and he lingered by the lake, visiting the island often. Pokahoket was crippled and the Frenchman often brought fresh game to the father and daughter. They all became close friends.
As summer gave way to autumn, Mamowich realized that she had fallen deeply in love with their handsome young friend. She waited at his campsite one evening until he returned from hunting and made her feelings known to him. The young man’s surprise and embarrassment told Mamowich that her love was unrequited. The pain was too much for her to bear. She fled to her canoe, paddled quickly to the island and flung herself from its high cliffs and into the water.
The young French hunter now realized that he had stayed too long at the lake. Overcome with grief, he paddled to rescue Mamowich, but she never came to the surface. Pokahoket died shortly thereafter, still hoping for the return of his beautiful young daughter.
It is said that Mamowich still haunts the island and the granite ledges that rise from the cold, dark waters of Granite Lake."
Animals seen: loons
Disclaimer:
RSA 270:74 - Skicraft banned as of 10/1/88.