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HH6 Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

infamous61: This cache has been archived to make room for the THE HAUNTED HOLLOW VII event.
Coordinates for this cache will be available the day of the event.

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Hidden : 7/18/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a series of geocaches placed for the The Haunted Hollow VI event (GC529JG) on 8/16/2014 at Sleepy Hollow State Park. The theme for this year's event is Lighthouses of Michigan and the Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.


Sturgeon Point Lighthouse

Originally having a small sixth order Fresnel lens in its lantern room, Sturgeon Point Lighthouse near Harrisville, Michigan, had a new, larger third and a half order lens installed in 1889. Perhaps whoever was the keeper at the time appreciated having the larger, brighter light, because now whoever it is that haunts this station keeps turning the lights on.

The keeper's house, a lovely cape cod, is now a museum managed by the Alcona County Historical Society, and the volunteers have trouble keeping the lights turned off. They'll leave at night, turn off the lights and return in the morning to find them brightly lit. Frederick Stonehouse, while doing research on the light for a book, claimed that one of the display case's light kept turning back on after being turned off. Not once, but numerous times.


Sleepy Hollow is a State Park, so either a Michigan DNR Recreation Passport or a small fee is required to enter the park in a motor vehicle.

Please also be aware that hunting is allowed in this park certain times of the year, so please be careful and dress appropriately when hunting is allowed.

 

 

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