Charlevoix County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid
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Charlevoix County - Letters From Home
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Parking for the caches in the "Letters From Home" series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna)
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| LETTERS FROM HOME |
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY |
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Charlevoix County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,949. The county seat is Charlevoix. The county was named for Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, a Jesuit missionary in 1843. The county was originally set off in 1840 as Keskkauko, and name changed in 1843. It was later organized in 1869.
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Beaver Island has a unique history, particularly because of the temporary influence of James J. Strang, who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). Strang moved his followers to Beaver Island in 1848, and they are known as Strangites.
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To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. Count the number of letters in the county name. Multiply 960 by that value and let the product = Z
2. From the paragraph above complete the following sentance. James Strang moved his followers to Beaver Island in 1AB8.
3. From the posted coordinates travel Z feet on a true north azimuth of A.B degrees.
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In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)
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Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series. Please be considerate of your fellow geocachers and use a wet wipe to clean the stamp before you put it back.
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| For more on Charlevoix County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlevoix_County,_Michigan |
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For those that might not have tools to project waypoints geolifeline.com may be of some use to you.
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| There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing. |
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(Decrypt)
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