As COVID-19 evolves, it’s important for you to consider the risks and manage them appropriately. Remember to read all signage before entering any trail system.
When choosing to find PtboCountyCaches geocaches, we encourage you to:
- Stay home if you’re feeling sick
- Maintain 2m physical distancing with people outside of your social circle
- Carry hand sanitizer and use it before AND after contact with geocaches
Please note: cache containers are not officially sanitized at any time. If you do choose to open a cache, it is at your own risk.
This cache has been placed as part of an initiative by the County of Peterborough, its member municipalities, the City of Peterborough and local First Nation communities to celebrate Canada 150+. There are 23 geocaches placed throughout the region showcasing local history.
If you would like to participate in this initiative you can download a Travel Diary at (Geocaching at Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism). Find at least one geocache in each of the Townships, First Nations and in the City and stamp your Travel Diary. Once you have completed the Travel Diary, you can visit the Peterborough and the Kawartha’s Tourism office to pick up a limited geocoin. New coins in stock in 2018.
On the lid of the cache container you will see a stamp. If you have a stamp pad with you, great, use that to ink the stamp and stamp your Travel Diary. If not, use the crayon or the pencil in the cache container to "rub" the impression of the stamp on your Travel Diary.
Across the street, on the North West corner of the 4-Corners in Keene, is the original site of the Keene Hotel, now located down the road at Lang Pioneer Village Museum.
On this site, in 1836, Nelson Brothers, John, Andrew & Robert, began a brawl at the Keene Hotel that saw John Blizzard beaten severely.
Militia men of Otonabee & Asphodel had met for training in Keene. Already drunk when they arrived at Mrs. Patterson’s tavern, they raised a ruckus about politics of the day. The Nelson’s, like other Reformers, accused Tories of fraud and were calling for rebellion. The story goes that Andrew Nelson threw the first punch at John Blizzard. John and Robert Nelson joined in, and beat Blizzard so severely that he woke the next day with a black eye and a bloody and disfigured face.
Blizzard, won his case in court, despite having no memory - partially due to the half a gallon of whiskey he had drunk! Andrew Nelson was ordered to pay Blizzard £5 and cover the cost of the Constable and Court (£3, 5 shillings and 11 pence.)
Events like these are common in Upper Canadian history, and precipitated the historically significant Rebellion of 1837.