SwtM - Flannel Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/23/2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Smitten with the Mitten - Flannel

The Smitten with the Mitten series highlights some of the wonderful festivals that take place in the State of Michigan. We've selected festivals that showcase a variety of interests and activities. Visit each Festival cache on your way to solving the location of the final, and earn a pathtag commemorating your travels.

GC27R3F - Cherries

GC27R3X - Coast Guard

GC27R3A - Film

GC27R3H - Flannel

GC27R3R - Jazz

GC27R3J - Lighthouses

GC27R3Y - Lights

GC27R3P - Lilacs

GC27R46 - Mushrooms

GC27R3M - Renaissance

GC27R3E - Tip Up

GC27R42 - Tugboats

GC27R3T - Tulips

GC27R3C - Venetian

Cedar Springs Red Flannel Festival

It all began in 1936 in the midst of "the worst winter in years." The whole country suffered in the grip of heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. A New York feature writer bemoaned the "fact" that, "Here we are in the midst of an old- fashioned winter and there are no red flannels in the USA to go with it." The local newspaper, The Cedar Springs Clipper, owned and edited by "The Clipper Gals" Nina Babcock and Grace Hamilton, answered the writer with a RED HOT editorial stating: "Just because Sak's Fifth Avenue does not carry red flannels, it doesn't follow that no one in the country does. CEDAR SPRINGS' merchants have red flannels!" The story was picked up by The Associated Press and orders began pouring in from all over the USA.

Seeing the possibility of at least a few years of publicity because of our famous “drop seaters" and lumbering history, a "RED FLANNEL DAY" was planned for the fall of 1939. After the closure of the Red Flannel Factory in 1994, the citizens became concerned as to the fate of their beloved Red Flannels and of the Red Flannel Festival. However, due to the love of their community legacy, volunteers rallied to keep the Red Flannel Festival tradition alive. It has continued to be an annual event, held the last weekend in September and the first weekend in October. The production of Red Flannel garments was reestablished and they are available to purchase in Cedar Springs.


This cache is located in a cemetary. Michigan law states that no one is allowed in a cemetary from Dusk till Dawn. Please visit this cache during the appropriate times.
GC27R47 - Mitten Master
(Riddle Cache)		 Complete each Festival cache and find a letter and number inside the cache. Insert that letter and number into the phrase:
Use the coordinates from the phrase to find the final cache and become a Mitten Master and earn your pathtag!

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