From the parking area you should find the Chief Pontiac Trail. This
is an old Indian Trail that runs a very long way through Southeast
Michigan. Chief Pontiac once lived in this area and walked on this
very same path you will be following today! He is said to have had
a home on Apple Island , in Orchard Lake. This great Indian chief
was born around 1720, probably in the Ottawa village on the Detroit
River. A friend of the French, Pontiac was angered by the British
rule which began in 1760, and plotted its overthrow. In 1763 he led
the Indians of the area in an attack on Detroit with other tribes,
who were inspired by him, rose against the British in the West and
overwhelmed every fort save Fort Pitt and Niagara. He was a great
battle planner and fierce warrior! But, Pontiac's siege of Detroit
failed. With it, this greatest of Indian uprisings also failed. In
1769 Pontiac was killed by another Indian in Illinois. He probably
was buried in St. Louis, Missouri. The city of Pontiac was named in
his honor.
Follow the trail out to the meadows area and the horse path will
take you right to this cache. Just Stick To It and you will find
it! Nice view of the lake from here. I would not bushwack this
one.
This cache is a small rectangle plastic cache. It has a First To
Find Prize of a Kansas Geocoin to call your own!
This cache is located within Kensington Metropark, a part of the
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system. A Metropark
vehicle entry permit is required: Annual - $20 regular/$12 senior
citizens or daily - $4. For general information contact the
Huron-Clinton Metroparks at 1-800-47-PARKS or visit the website at
www.metroparks. com. All park rules and regulations apply. Park in
parking lots only. Please check the Metroparks website for park
hours. Kensington hours at the time of posting this cache are from
6am to 10 pm.
Ask for the Metro fine road map. It is the Best around!!
First To Find: GDaddyDave, June, 2nd,2007, Kensington Spring
Event, (342 Finds!) With Skaterdogfreak,and Music319.