Minnesota - more than just a frozen tundra Mystery Cache
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Minnesota - more than just a frozen tundra
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Short Description : Cache is NOT at listed coordinates. Solve the puzzle to find correct coordinates. Should be a quick park and grab once you find the correct coordinates. There are very few muggles in this area but some do occasionally come strolling by so, as always, use stealth as you make the grab.
The great cachers of Kern County have helped make the winter of 2011-2012 a memorable one for the H team. During that winter we found most of the caches in Bakersfield and many caches in the outlaying areas. Caching has not only entertained us, it has allowed us to discover beautiful places within the county. Kern County has been our classroom for learning the great game of Geo-caching.
As we prepare to return to our home in Minnesota, we would like to leave this puzzler as a thank you to all you great Kern county cachers. The Handyman has graciously agreed to co-own and maintain this cache in our absence. Thanks for a great winter. Perhaps we will see you all again in the fall.
Coordinates n 35 2a.bcd w 119 0e.fgh
A. Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. In actuality the official count of lakes in Minnesota is:
1. closer to 5,000 lakes = 1
2. pretty close to 10,000 lakes = 2
3. over 20,000 lakes = 3
B. Minnesota and Wisconsin are both famous for having LOTS of lakes. The two states constantly bicker about who has more lakes. They debate how big a body of water has to be to count as a lake and whether the lake has to have a name to be counted as a lake and a variety of other renditions of “my dad is stronger than your dad.” One thing, however, cannot be argued. The 8 largest lakes in Minnesota have more surface area that ALL of the lakes in Wisconsin – big or small.
1. true = 7
2. false = 8
C. The state flower of Minnesota is
1. an orchid = 3
2. a bromeliad = 8
3. a fern = 7
D. The state bird of Minnesota is
1. the mosquito = 7
2. the common loon = 5
3. the mallard duck = 3
E. It is possible to stand in Minnesota and look south to Canada
1. true = 2
2. false = 4
F. Minnesota was the
1. 23rd state to enter the union = 2
2. is an independent state = 7
3. 32nd state to join the union = 9
G, The phrase “holy Cow” was first used in Minnesota. It was used in reference to:
1. A cow that was slaughtered for Christmas dinner in 1842 = 4
2. A Minnesotan baseball commentator was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast. = 1
3. A Buddhist priest in Duluth used the phrase to refer to his neighbor’s livestock. = 5
H. Minnesota is home to the largest tribute to American commercialism in the country – The Mall of America. Which of the below facts is NOT true.
1. 40 million visitors annually which is more than the combined populations of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa...and Canada! = 5
2. The State of Minnesota earns over $1,000,000 in sales tax from clothing sales at the Mall = 9
3. Though Target stores were founded in Minnesota, there is NOT a Target store at Mall of America. = 4
4. 86 hours is the length of time it would take to complete your visit to the Mall if you were to spend just 10 minutes in each store = 6
5. The MoA opens early in the winter time, to allow Minnesotans to walk, run and jog because it is just plain too cold outside! = 8
And just in case you were wondering, here are a few more interesting facts about Minnesota.
· Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables
· The St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 allowing oceangoing ships to reach Duluth.
· Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country.
· The original name of the settlement that became St. Paul was Pig's Eye. Named for the French-Canadian whiskey trader, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, who had led squatters to the settlement.
· The world's largest pelican stands at the base of the Mill Pond dam on the Pelican River, right in downtown Pelican Rapids. The 15 1/2 feet tall concrete statue was built in 1957.
· The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture garden in the country.
· The Guthrie Theater is the largest regional playhouse in the country.
· Minneapolis’ famed skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside. A VERY nice thing in the wintertime!
· Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country.
· The climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.
· Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.
In the spirit of Minnesota Nice, I have included some fun swag and a Subway gift card for the First to find.
With the high price of gas, feel free to check your answer with the below geochecker before heading out to make the grab.
CONGRATULATIONS TO VANILLAKOEKJE AND PHILLEY WHO SOLVED THE PUZZLE AND SIGNED THE LOG 34 MINUTES AFTER PUBLICATION!!
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