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Ottawa Beach TB Hotel Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

-Tiki-: Greetings,

Regretfully, I must archive this cache as requested by the Ottawa County Parks Department. This area is slated for updates and renovation over the next few years, and along with various other reasons, the Department has closed this park to physical Geocaches. It may be possible that at some point in the future the area may be opened back up, but in the meantime, I must ask that you retrieve your cache to prevent geo-litter. The area is still open for earthcaches should you decide to try creating one.

Very recently the Ottawa County Parks Department has revised their policies regarding geocaching and are no longer requiring permits! (I'll be adding details to my -Tiki- profile page in the next couple weeks) However, there are a handful of park spaces that for environmental, development, and various other reasons, are not allowing new caches to be placed. In general, the Parks Department strongly supports geocaching, and the new policies are better overall. It's unfortunate that county wide, this cache is one of the handful of hides cannot stay. Thanks for understanding! Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Thanks!
-Tiki-
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Hidden : 4/17/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located on county property that is going to be developed in the future as "Park 12". Park vehicle either in the State Park if you have your pass or east of the cache along the proper parking spots (don't get a parking ticket!). Best to access this property from the west side along the shore. Do not go onto the Marina property from the east. Area is woody,over grown and watch for poison ivy is plentiful.

Welcome to TB Hotel Ottawa This cache would like to welcome a place for Travel bugs and Geocoins to be swapped out and keep them moving. Welcome to a historic area of Ottawa Beach. You are at the once location of Hotel Ottawa. We thought this would be fitting for a Travel Bug Hotel. The former hotel was built in the middle of resort growth in June of 1886. This area has great history, take some time to check out www.historicottawabeach.com for more details. Hotel Ottawa burned down November 6, 1923. you can see in the water some of the foundations and you might be fortunate to see some broken dishes, colored glass or other artifacts along the shore line. I personnal have great memories as a child fishing with my family for perch along the shoreline. This is a great place to come relax after a long day of geocaching and watch the boats come in and out of the channel from Lake Michigan to Lake Macatawa. Hope you enjoyed the cache!

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