A Stones Throw From Home Traditional Cache
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8/26/2007
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Park at Jessen's park for this one. Walk is pretty short but could be a little muddy and wet at the end.
FTF Prize is a Petoskey Stone from my hometown, hence the name of the cache. A very common stone along the shore of Lake Michigan where I grew up. See the bottom for more information on what a Petoskey stone is.
The cache is a micro to small container wrapped in camo tape. Not much room in it but a couple of really small items would work. I took an average position for this but there's some pretty good tree cover. If the position seems way off let me know. I may need to take a reading in a few weeks when there's less leaves. There's also a disc golf course throughout this park if you have time. Happy hunting.
"A Petoskey stone is a rock, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the northwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula.
Petoskey stones are found in the Gravel Point Formation of the Traverse Group. They are fragments of a coral reef that was originally deposited during the Devonian period, about 350 million years ago. When dry the stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished using lapidary techniques, the distinctive mottled pattern of the fossil emerges. It is sometimes made into decorative objects. Other forms of fossilized coral are also found in the same location.
The name comes from an Ottawa Indian Chief, Chief Pet-O-Sega. The city of Petoskey, Michigan, is also named after him, and is the center of the area where the stones are found. The stones are commonly found on beaches and in sand dunes."
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