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"R U A TOWNIE?" The Grand Hotel Traditional Cache

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blackdogivy: Checked area...this one is in fact-gone. Oh well, see ya Grand Hotel!

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Hidden : 11/10/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Are you a townie? Then you will surely remember-The Grand Hotel. One of the oldest buildings in Wauconda. Just about any old post card of Main Street in Wauconda will have this building in it.


The Grand Hotel has had several names in the past 50 years, way back when it was supposedly a house of ill repute. Pullman Players would have plays upstairs. Great for holiday parties and Wauconda High School reunion get togethers,and the best area to stand around during the Memorial Day parade.  Folk artist; Catherine Grunewald was part owner at one time and her art hung from the walls. (She was the artist that did a poster for the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt in the 80's) Inside, wood paneling and an extravagant bar are a waiting along with creaky floors, wide staircase and you can feel the slight tilt of the structure.  It was called Lakeside in the mid 2000's and now, Middletons on Main.

Townies know this stuff!!

You will need to cross a creek, on a make shift plank bridge.. Congrats to Drafter55 and LadyD61 for FTF!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Snyyra ybt arne n perrx, ohg abg ol gur tneontr pna

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)