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.
To receive a lapel pin, participants must download the Copper Country Geo-Trail Passport and follow the directions.
Swedetown Creek at Cemetery Road
Swedetown Creek empties into the Keweenaw Waterway, which separates the communities of Hancock and Houghton and connects the big waters of Lake Superior to Keweenaw Bay. The word Keweenaw is an Anishinaabe word meaning “portage,” which is historically what it was used for. Once rich copper deposits were discovered in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the 19th century, either end of the waterway was dredged so commerce associated with the copper mining industry could occur. Industry still utilizes the waterway today, but so do local residents and visitors to the area for recreational pursuits.
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