As delightfully convenient as our modern day refridgerators may be, the need for ice as a means of keeping food fresh far predates the machine itself. Up until the 1920's, the average Westchester citizen relied on ice harvested from man-made ponds like these. Todd's Pond is one of many ice ponds in Westchester. In winter when the pond froze over, people hooked up horses to blades that would slice the ice into large cubes. Those cubes would be extracted, loaded onto a sleigh, and then they would be stored in the subterranean chamber of an Ice House, where the hay-padded cubes would be sheilded from sunlight and heat, thus preserving them all year long.
Today, Todd's Pond serves as a small, town-owned recreational area. People enjoy fishing, birdwatching, and ice skating during the winter season. On your way to the cache, keep your eye out for frogs, ducks, dragonflies, and even sandpipers!
Ironically, this cache probably isn't winter friendly. It's hard to know for sure right now.
There's a tiny penguin toy and a crisp Canadian five dollar bill for FTF.
Congratulations to grschmid for being FTF!