This cache is accessible by water. It is strongly recommended that you use a boat to find this cache.
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The owners of this cache have a canoe located on the lake near the cache. You may use this canoe to paddle out to the cache if you like. They also have an area available to launch your own kayak or canoe and park your car while on your adventure. Please contact them via a geocaching.com message or text 317-690-1390 to see if they are available.
The cache was replaced in 2018 with a peanut butter jar. The original container, a large green dry box with a painted pink bottom is still believed to be in the area at the base of a beach tree just inland a bit. Winter did a number on the area and it seems to have been covered over with debris. If you find this second container please let CO know. Initial approach to the location is made from the west. The water there is shallow and can be approached by watercraft with shallow drafts such as canoes, kayaks, and some pontoon boats but non-motorized boats are recommended (other than in spring the water is full of weeds that will cause problems for many motorized boats). Upon arrival by watercraft you will need to disembark your craft to retrieve this cache. The water is normally less than 1 foot deep. With shorts on you should be okay but those who must stay dry (or little ones) would be best to wear a swim suit to reach the cache. Water shoes are also recommended but not required.
You will pass two beaver lodges on the way to the cache. We see the beavers that live here often and decided they seemed social enough for a little human interaction so we left them a gift to play with until you arrive. Both of the lodges are active as of 2018 (in 2016 one had been abandoned for some time and was home to some muskrats that cruise the area regularly). The area is great for wildlife observation. Herons are common here as are the muskie who like to mate in this area in the spring time. If you see the water start foaming and it looks as if an alligator is finishing off his dinner you have found the muskie. Every year for 4 years in a row the CO has spotted bald eagles landing in the trees surrounding the lagoon. The area is blocked from most winds and its surrounded by natural surroundings so it is usually pretty peaceful here. There is one exception to this. It is located adjacent to a church camp to the west. When the nearby lodges are full of teenagers (which is only for a few weeks out of the summer in late June and early July) it can get a bit rowdy for short periods of the day.