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.
Cecil Bay Village, a former bustling lumbering community, was home to 200 people. In 1878, standing pine and hemlock were cut and milled into lumber. However in 1898, work was expanded to include the production of shingles, barrel staves, pulpwood, and railroad ties. By 1907, the pine was gone.
In December 1917, the Emmet Lumber Company ceased operation. Today, this area is a multi-acre Emmet County park. Significantly, Cecil Bay is prime Great Lakes wetlands. The property boasts a boardwalk, a Lake Michigan beach, and a spacious pavilion with grills.