***** THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES *****
NO NIGHT CACHING IS ALLOWED.
Welcome to My Town St. Charles, MI
In 2004 I moved to the St. Charles area and I would like to take you on a tour of some of the wonderful locations in this very beautiful small town I call home.
These are just a few of the locations this puzzle cache will take you to.
The Coal Miners' Area Park, with a gorgeous 1 mile paved serpentine path, which links to the Saginaw Valley Rail Trail. Also the park has a dog play area, a disc golf course, a picnic area and a play area for children.
The Saginaw Valley Rail Trail stretches from St. Charles to Saginaw.
The Bad River flows through St. Charles and is a great place to fish or just relax and watch the water flow by.
PLEASE NOTE, THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.
YOU MUST SOLVE THE PUZZLE TO OBTAIN THE FINAL COORDINATES.
This is a very easy to solve, on-site puzzle.
The final cache is located at: N 43 17.ABC W 084 08.DEF
Parking Coordinates and additional Waypoints have been provided.
The Waypoints are designated as QA, QB, etc. meaning Question A, Question B, etc. Visit these waypoints for the information needed to answer the questions.
A - The present building was built in 1862. What was the last digit of the cost to build this building?
B - By 1860 how many general stores did St. Charles have? Use that number and subtract 1.
C - What two colors is the large bike on this corner painted? Blue and Black = 3 Red and White = 0 Blue and Silver = 2 Red and Black = 5
D - Swan Creek Mine, the last producing coal mine in Michigan, was closed in what year? Use the last TWO digits of that year, add them together and then add the number 2.
E - How many flag poles are located at the Museum?
F - Welcome to the Village of the Living Dead!! How many words are on the sign located on the north side of the building for the Living Dead? That numbers equals the F coordinates.
You must sign the log to claim this cache as found.
You will need to bring your own pen.
There is a gift of a coffee mug for the FTF.
*******Congratulations to GLK1 and her Dear Husband for the FTF *************
The cache is a clear, shoebox size container. There is room for trade items, Travel Bugs and Travel Coins.