Saltwater Port Traditional Cache
Connie&Keith: Taking this cache down to allow room for the geocaching community to grow and have new finds and adventures!
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In 2008 Moosonee began a shoreline stabilization project to protect the shoreline from eroding during the spring break ups of the Moose River. There is a walking path that is a work in progress where this cache is hidden. Can be a slippery walk down to access the short trail, so be careful
This cache brings you close to the shipping yard/docks for the barges and tug boats that connect Moosonee to other coastal communities on the West and East coasts of James Bay. This is Ontario's only saltwater port.
Moosonee Transportation Limited, known as MTL in the James Bay and Hudson Bay area was originally Hudson Bay Company Transport. MTL has a long history of sailing in the Hudson and James Bay waters. In 1974, Fednav and Crowley Maritime through their associated company Arctic Transportation Limited purchased Hudson Bay Transport and all of its assets from the Hudson Bay Company, now the North West Company. At time of its acquisition, ATL renamed the company Moosonee Transportation Company.
In the late 1980's, the Crees of James Bay assessed ATL's operational objectives, and its proposed services, and it was learned that the needs of the James Bay communities cannot be properly met. It was determined that the services and sailing schedule proposed would not be appropriate and beneficial for the coastal communities.
The Waskaganish First Nation, from Quebec and James Bay Travel Limited, an established private locally owned business that specialized in marine transportation, haulage, and winter road construction, pursued a joint business venture to provide a tug and barge transportation service to service the needs of the James Bay and Hudson Bay coastal communities.
During the establishing process of the new business venture, James Bay Travel and the Waskagnish First Nations was offered the purchase of ATL. The preference of the new jointly owned business was to purchase all the shares and assets of ATL.
After some financial groundwork to acquire all the shares and assets of ATL, James Bay Travel and the Waskaganish First Nation finalized the purchase. Operations commenced in the summer season of 1989 of Moosonee Transportation Limited.
The voyages out of Moosonee went from previous season highs of 14 to 38 trips. It has gone up in numbers continually, and each year, there are as many as 56 trips in one season. MTL has and is still doing very well.
The big granite rocks you see stabilizing the shoreline were shipped in (via train) from Quarry's in and around Cochrane.
One less treacherous way that you can access the walking path (that I dream of becoming a boardwalk someday) at N 51 16.523 W 080 38.043.
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