Loon Island 1 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/10/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is gonna be a walk. Nothing nasty just a nice walk on a gravel path. We saw at least 8 deer on the island when we placed the cache. Have a great time! This was placed with assistant Park Ranger Chris Ingebretsen. You must purchase a park permit. They are $5.00 for a one day permit or $25.00 for an annual State Park Sticker which is good at all the State Parks in Minnesota.

Snow will make this harder to find.

Information from Park Officials:
Joseph Nicollet camped four days (June 23rd to the 26th) by Lake Shetek in 1838. In his journal he noted that the Dakota call the lake Rabechy, which meant it was the nesting place for Pelicans. The name Shetek is from the Ojibwa and also means Pelican. In 1844, Captain James Allen and his company of Dragoons explored the Des Moines River in an effort to determine the source of the Des Moines River. He was unaware of Nicollet’s map and upon reaching Lake Shetek he pronounced that this lake was the source of the Des Moines River and named it “the Lake of the Oaks”.
Lake Shetek State Park was established in 1937 on the largest lake in southwest Minnesota, Lake Shetek. Lake Shetek State Park is the site of many pioneer cabin sites and the Original Koch Cabin. There are nearly 14 miles of trails in the park. Loon Island has been connected to the State Park by a 1000 foot causeway.
The isolated Shetek settlement played a significant role in the Dakota Conflict in 1862.
Several cabin sites are protected within the park boundaries. There is a beautiful granite
monument which commemorates the individuals who died at Shetek in 1862 and who lie
buried just north of the structure.

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