The Emmet County Transportation Quest Geo-trail will take participants on a tour to discover the interesting historic transportation places in the county. Each cache will provide a specific answer to a question on the passport. Information and the passport can be downloaded from the Emmet County web site http://www.emmetcounty.org/geocache/
Once 25 of the caches in this tour have been completed, the passport can be taken to Emmet County Building, Suite 178 or mailed to Beth Eckerle, Emmet County Building, Suite 178, 200 Division St., Petoskey, MI 49770 to receive a collectable souvenir coin for this series.
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Brutus, a town settled by farmers of Pennsylvania German descent, seemed to be a peaceful country hamlet, but it was more than a one horse town. It had the longest hitching rail in the area. Back in the day you could tie your horse in front of the town’s L. E. Wagley general store. REFerence point: N 45 29.612 W 84 46.918 Here you will find a sidewalk. According to historians, this was the site of the longest hitching post
From this geocache location, the former Maxfield Livery, you can close your eyes and if the west wind is blowing, you just might be able to hear the whinnying of a waiting horse!
Permission has been granted by supervisor to place a geocache at this location.