GC168V9 Larsen Lake Hollow (Traditional Cache) in Minnesota, United States created by Fargnot

This cache has been archived.

Fargnot: Have moved it over to the graveyard as it was comprimised by the loggers.

GC168V9 ▼

A cache by Fargnot Message this owner

Hidden : 9/27/2007

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a small peanut butter jar on the edge of a beautiful lake next to the continental divide. Take a few minutes and enjoy the area which has a rich history. FTF dollar , STF Geocoin. Not recommended for small children or the faint of heart.

The legend of Larsen Lake Hollow began many years ago when Bill Fargnot was just a young man with dreams of owning a plantation. He moved into this area, bought some land and planted cotton. One crop failure followed another until he was so discouraged he was about ready to quit and move on, when a friend suggested that he plant trees instead of cotton. At the rate a certain logger was cutting trees down there would soon be a high demand for new timber. So Bill cleared the land around the lake and planted pine which could be harvested for Christmas trees when they were young and for boards when they grew old. Everything went as planned until the beaver moved into the area. They gnawed on anything they could sink their teeth into. In two days they dropped over forty trees in the south field. It got so bad that Bill was awakened from a deep sleep one night to find a swarm of hungry beaver chewing on his log cabin. War was declared. Being a farmer he hired a local four fingered trapper to dispatch the bothersome critters. Bill was short on cash and the family ring was handed over for payment. To make a long story short, the trapper disappeared two days later and was never heard from again. A troublesome truce was eventually reached and the beaver were tricked into leaving the area. As a parting gift they left a fifty year curse on the land around the lake whereby only hollow trees would grow. The bank eventually foreclosed on the land because hollow trees were worthless and Bill was forced to follow other dreams. If you look around the area you can still see some of the surviving trees. During the hunting season wear blaze orange!