Cache is not at posted coordinates. You will need to answer the questions below to get the cache coordinates.
Long Pond: Cradle of Hockey
Historical records say it all began at Long Pond, Windsor, the oldest documented site of hockey first being played in Canada, circa 1800. Located on Dill’s Pumpkin Farm, the pond was used by the students of King’s College School (now King’s-Edgehill School) next door who played a version of the Irish game of hurley on the frozen pond. This early form of hockey on ice evolved into the game we know, love and play today.
The spirit and magic of Long Pond endure to this day: Ron MacLean and Don Cherry visited Howard Dill’s farm and broadcasted CBC’s Hockey Day Canada from Long Pond; the annual Long Pond Heritage Hockey Classic brings NHL legends and local players together for a memorable weekend of hockey; hockey enthusiasts will be pleased to know that a popular sports magazine just named Long Pond as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Hockey World: Places a fan must visit." The town of Windsor also has other locations that celebrate its hockey heritage.
From the parking coordinates, you will have a pleasant 10-minute/700m walk through the pumpkin patch to Long Pond and the cache; please keep on the main pathway.
Thank you to Mr. Danny Dill for permission to hide this cache on his property. Long Pond is open to the public seven days a week during daylight hours and there is no admission fee.
As you walk from the parking lot to Long Pond, you will see a number of signs and each will offer up an interesting fact about the history of hockey.
In order to determine the exact location of the cache, you will need to answer the following 6 questions correctly; all of the answers can be found by reading these “Didja Know?” two-sided signs; the Internet may also be of assistance.
The cache is located at N 44° 59.ABC W 064° 08.DEF (and is not winter friendly, ironically.)
QUESTIONS
A. The boys from King’s College School founded in 1788 were playing “______ on the long pond” and “ball o’er the ice” between 1800-1836.
4 = Soccer
1 = Hurley
5 = Curling
B. Nova Scotia native David Andrews attended King’s College School and was President and CEO of the ______ from 1994 until 2020.
0 = American Hockey League (AHL)
1 = Kontinental Hockey League (KHL)
2 = National Hockey League (NHL)
C. PEI Hall of Famer and Charlottetown native John Calverley “Jake” Milford was traded in 1942 to the Buffalo Bisons (AHL) for:
7 = Four other players to be named later
8 = Three additional home-ice games
9 = Two used goal nets (or a bus, according to some sources)
D. Starr Manufacturing revolutionized the way skates were made when they began production in the 1860s. As time went on, their skates were worn worldwide by professionals and amateurs alike. This company was founded by John Starr in _______.
3 = Ottawa, ON
4 = Dartmouth, NS
5 = Laval, QC
E. How many Stanley Cup championship games did the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley see?
6 = Just one; he was usually busy doing Governor General-y things
7 = Every one during his stay in Canada from 1888-1895
8 = Zero, zip, not a sausage
F. Back in the early 1900s, Windsor had a very tricky hockey player. What would he do to outwit his opponents?
4 = He nailed the puck to his stick so no one could take it away from him
5 = He was cross-eyed, so his opponents were never sure which way he was going to go
6 = All of the above
You can check your answers with this checksum:
A+B+C+D+E+F=28
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** Congratulations to Carol.O on the FTF! **