You will be looking for a small, plastic container. The code word for the passport is printed on a laminate card inside of the geocache. There is a log sheet inside.
Discover your connection to Upper Michigan’s Copper Country through heritage centers, museums, and outstanding recreational areas in this geo-trail developed by the Copper Country Trail National Byway. The Copper Country Trail National Byway is a 47-mile stretch of US-41 from Houghton to Copper Harbor in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan that follows the underground copper lode that is basis of our exciting and turbulent history.
Geocaches have been hidden at 17 participating sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula. All of the sites on this geo-trail represent the rich cultural and natural mosaic that the Copper Country is. The first 300 participants to locate at least 13 geocaches will receive a custom Copper Country Geo-Trail lapel pin.
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To receive a lapel pin, participants must download the Copper Country Geo-Trail Passport and follow the directions.
Gay Bar
The town of Gay is famous for its bar: The Gay Bar. The building was originally the home stamp mill superintendent Clement L. Adams. After Prohibition, the building became a bar and has been one ever since.
Originally a lumber town, Gay’s population increased when the Mohawk Mining Company decided to construct a stamp mill on the shores of Lake Superior at Gay at the turn of the 20th century. The stamp mill processed copper from the Mohawk and Wolverine mines. At its peak, the town had 1,500 residents and 117 houses. After the stamp mill closed in 1922, Gay’s population declined. Today, the town hosts many remnants from its mining past, as well as the famous Gay Bar.
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