This cache is hidden at Blair Road Park .
Come on out to Blair Road Park! This park features a short walking trail, with access to the Grand River for canoes and kayaks.
Park hours are 6am to 11pm.
The history behind Blair Road Park: In 1825, Henry Thorndike of Portage County and Luther Drury of Boston built a furnace at Blair Hill, the current Blair Road Park site. The furnace was located just west of the present roadway. Thorndike and Drury sold the furnace in 1828 to Seeley, Morley and Company. From that time on, the furnace was referred to as the Blair Furnace, also referred to as the “Railroad Furnace.” This name was derived from the way materials were delivered. An incline trestle with two sets of narrow gauge tracks extended from the dock to the furnace. Materials were either taken down or brought up using this trestle. Blair Road was also the site of the last covered bridge in Lake County. The bridge was built in 1865 to replace an older bridge that was located further up river. The covered bridge was torn down in 1952.
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