This cache is part of the Emmet County History Quest Geo-Trail. When discovering the historic places in Emmet County as you travel from cache to cache, you will need to answer a specific question on your passport. Information and the passport can be downloaded from the Emmet County web site http://www.emmetcounty.org/geocache/
Once you have completed 20 of the caches in this tour, take your passport to Emmet County Building, Suite 178 or mail the passport to Beth Piehl, Emmet County Building, Suite 178, 200 Division St., Petoskey, MI 49770 to receive a collectable souvenir tag for this series.
The museum, founded in 1993, displays the background of the area located between Middle Village and Cross Village. The original name of the area was L'Arbre Croche, which meant "crooked tree." Early missionaries discovered hundreds of settlements in the area. The museum has the Odawa Room that contains stone and wooden tools used by early man and artifacts by Native American tribes. The Weikamp Room features the life and times of Father Weikamp. The L'Arbre Croche Room contains albums of photos of local Native Americans, a mixture of implements and religious artifacts. The Baraga Room features Bishop Frederick Baraga's writings and records of the Cross Village area. Finally, the Main Hall features area families, logging, and the making of maple syrup.