The Emmet County Water Quest Geo-trail will take participants to both famous and obscure places in Emmet County to learn about locations and people that made the county famous.
This cache is part of the Emmet County Water Quest Geo-Trail. When discovering the “wet” historic places in Emmet County each cache will provide a specific answer to a question on the passport. Information and the passport can be downloaded from the Emmet County web site
http://www.emmetcounty.org/geocache/
Once 25 of the caches in this tour have been completed, the passport can be taken to Emmet County Building, Suite 178 or mailed to Beth Eckerle, Emmet County Building, Suite 178, 200 Division St., Petoskey, MI 49770 to receive a collectable souvenir coin for this series.
The Carp River flows out of Paradise Lake, sometimes known as Carp Lake, and meanders through the countryside before it drains into Lake Michigan at Cecil Bay. A former bustling lumbering community, Cecil Bay Village’s population peaked at 200 residents. In 1878, standing pine and hemlock were cut and milled into lumber. Twenty years later work was expanded to include the production of shingles, barrel staves, pulpwood, and railroad ties. By 1907, the usable timber was gone.
In December 1917, the Emmet Lumber Company ceased operation. Today, this area is a 900-acre Emmet County park. Hike the Carp River as it travels out to the lake or plan a picnic at the pavilion.