Find a hidden cache on the Ruthven site or try waymarking at Ruthven.
Ruthven Park is a unique historic estate overlooking the Grand
River. Experience the mansion and the lifestyle of five generations
of the Thompson family. Ruthven Park is the former home of five
generations of the Thompson family. Not the newspaper magnet or
explorer, but an important family in their own right. With members
of the military, actors, businessmen and politicians, the family
contributed to the formative years of country and to the building
of our nation up until the 1990’s.
Geocaching turns 10 years old this year. What started as a way
to experiment with early GPS units has turned into an international
sensation. There are now more than one million caches placed
worldwide, over 20,000 in Ontario alone. There have been more than
4.5 million log entries written in the last thirty days alone. Take
up geocaching and have mover a million reasons to travel whether
it's around the corner or around the world.
The Introductory Geocaching event will be hosted at the Ruthven
Historic Site and presented by John Robb.
Admission to the site is by donation. Attendees of the
geocaching event will also receive discounted admission to the
historic mansion.
