The Club started in 1934 on a barge at the junction of the
Illinois and Fox River. It was formed by a group of local boaters
to promote the idea of boating in the area. The Club outgrew its
barge location and moved to land just east of the Hilliard Bridge.
The original land location was a small building built on City owned
land. It was expanded over the years by adding on several
additional rooms to accommodate its growing membership. The Club
maintained docks on the west side of the Fox River and on the north
shore of the Illinois River. Later it leased the east bank of the
Fox River, which was cleared and filled to create the present land
area. Dockage was installed on this side to satisfy the
members’ increasing need for larger docking space. For many
years the Club organized an annual Labor Day Party which was a
major function hosted for the Lake Michigan Yachting Association.
Bulls Island, containing a swimming area, was leased by the Club
for many years and used for a number of social and membership
functions until it was sold in the mid-1980’s.
The present bridge replaced the old Hilliard Bridge and the club
building had to be vacated in 1981. The entire west side dockage
area was relocated to the east side of the Fox River and the Odd
Fellows hall on Court and Main St. was used for meeting and
parties. When the new bridge was finished, a site just west of the
bridge was leased from the City for the construction of a new
clubhouse together with dockage on the west side of the Fox River.
(This is the site where the cache is located) This building was
completed in late 1987 and was in operation until October 1988. The
City lease was canceled by a court order and the clubhouse was
moved to a barge. The dockage area was also lost. The old building
foundation is still used by the City as a reviewing stand for river
activities.
The Club continued to operate for several years at the former
"Down Under" lounge at the SW corner of Main and LaSalle streets
while looking for a new location with dockage. The present site was
purchased in November 1991 and cleared in early 1992. The building
was moved from the barge to its current location later that year.
The clubhouse opened for operation in October 1992 with a fine view
of the Illinois River and our "name-sake" Starved Rock State Park
to the south. The site is being developed, the harbor has been
dredged and docks installed. The building is being completed and
on-going improvements continue to be made by the membership. The
Club has gone "full-circle" from its original start on a barge to
land to barge and back to land but with one big difference. We now
own the land, and are in control of our own destiny.
The above text was copied from their website. http://www.starvedrockyachtclub.org/
You will be looking for a small container that has been
camouflaged. There is a small travel ingot for the FTF. PS: the
ingot wants to go west.