Little Onnie’s Cache. Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

BeforeTheKiss: First of All

Thanks to Derock for the way that you handled the needs archiving attribute. I really appreciate the clarification.

Having said that, We were going to go out there this weekend to replace the cache, but with the recent log entries, this site has obviously been compromised buy muggles and with the vandalism stepping up each time, we have decided to bring it down.

I left the decision up to "Little Onnie". She was very sad that someone would do this to her cache, but felt that bringing it down was the best thing to do.

Thanks to the people that helped to keep this one going, but the time has come.

This entry was edited by BeforeTheKiss.com on Friday, 12 August 2011 at 18:19:31 UTC.

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Hidden : 9/4/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Little Onnie’s Cache

When caching first started the purpose was to find a unique location that you wanted to share with people and post the coordinates so they could find it and enjoy. You would also put a container to at the location with a log book to sign and write about your visit to the location. In this era of Park and Grab, and Lamp Post Caches (other wise know as LPC’s (or lame pointless caches (smile))) the original intent is being lost. So, here is an effort to try to bring back some of the old way. We found this unique location and wanted to share it with people.

This cache has been placed by one of the kidlets on our team. She loves to go caching and one day she grabbed a mayonnaise jar, had mom clean it out, threw some cache items in it and hid it in our yard. The kids played caching for days. Then she asked if she could do it “fowr weal?” So, here we are. We got permission from a land owner with fairly accessible land and put her cache out there.

What you will be looking for is a 7 inch tall plastic jar, covered in camouflage. The woods are private property and we have permission to be there. So please be respectful of the woods and the nearby homes.
09-09-08 Update Cache has been moved from it's original location. Apparently there is some confusion among the property owners and the path to the original location was blocked. We have moved the cache and re-enabled it. The information here pertains to the new location. The hint is a spoiler.

Please be very careful when searching the area. There is no need to tear anything apart. The owners of the property are not cachers and we want to leave a good impression.

Remember the cachers rule: Lift, look, replace.


Part of finding this cache is finding the northern passage. You will want to approach this cache from the north. You will be able to park within a few feet of the cache.

Here is a little history about where the cache is, 1810 was when the first European pulled into what is now Allendale Township and set up a trading post with the local Native Americans (Indians). This post was located where Trader Creek runs into the Grand River. The little creek by the cache is a tributary to Trader Creek.

In the 1830’s a series of treaties caused the Native Americans to loose their land in the area. Then in 1837 Michigan became a state.

Speculators heard the forest of Michigan could be bought for a small price. After the lumber was cut and sold then the land could be sold for farmland at soaring prices.

The trees in this area were 100-150 feet high and 3-5 foot in diameter. The forest was so thick that they had to cut a path to make a road for a stagecoach to get through. The pre-settlement forest of trees that had been standing for 250–300 years were clear cut in less than 75 years.

By 1849 Allendale Township was formed.

One of the many trails from the Grand River through the township was up Traders Creek. Along with the now established stagecoach road from Grandville to Grand Haven, the village of Allendale Center began to form at what is now the corner of 68th Street and Lake Michigan Dr.

By 1868 there was a little red school house where Walgreen’s now stands. In 1877 the Wesleyans built their first church where the Admiral station is now. On the south east corner there was a small grocery store where the park fountain is now.

When you find the cache, a little southeast from there, in 1892 there was a grist mill on 68th Street and then behind it was a saw mill that was sitting by the creek that flows by the cache location.

In 1897 you would be standing on 51 acre farm belonging to David Milne, which he had bought and cleared of timber for farming in the 1860’s.

So, where did all the trees come from? Take a closer look. Notice how they are planted in rows. In the 1930’s and 40’s the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), a work program formed by FDR came through Ottawa County planting pine trees in an attempt to stabilize the soil after the intense logging era. Most of the trees you see have only been here for about 70-80 years.

The Lost art of logging: As a cache owner, reading the logs about the visits to the cache encourages us for the effort that it took put the cache out. I also enjoy reading the logs of the other caches that I visit to see how their search went. Please take the time to post your find with a log entry that will share your experience with the others who have found and will find this cache.

Winter caching? The amount of snow will not greatly affect the difficulty of this cache.

We hope that you enjoy,
Little Onnie’s Cache.



Little Onnie's Cache

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg vf va n pebbx bs n gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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