The entire series of 7 caches, by canoe or kayak, will take 3 to
5 hours. If you canoe, you start in Niles and end in Buchanan. By
the last cache, you will have gone 8 miles of the 13 miles to
Buchanan and it is difficult to canoe back up river.
You will need a boat of some sort to complete this cache.
(Canoe, kayak, motorboat). Even if you can find parking closer to
the cache, we recommend against attempting to swim as the river has
a strong current. We also suggest you always use a life vest (PFD)
when boating on the river. The property on both sides of the
river is private property. This cache is on State waterway but not
accessible from land without crossing Private property. ONLY
approach from the river. DO NOT CROSS PROPERTY FROM LAND TO ATTEMPT
THIS CACHE.
This is the second of seven (7) caches you can find by enjoying
a day on the St. Joseph River.
The other caches in the series:
Kingfisher's Kastle
Cardinal's Cottage
Finch's Flat
Oriole's Octagon
Heron's Hut
Turkey's Tudor
The rating for this cache is based on the need for a watercraft.
If it were in a park it would be rated a 3.5 / 1.5.
Begin your tour at Marmont Boat Launch
N 41 50.376
W 86 15. 936