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Islands in the Stream Mystery Cache

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IDLE17: Too often muggled in high traffic area. Cache is repeatedly stolen/removed.

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Hidden : 4/8/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Geocache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

My family was living in Kansas City, KS when my grandfather read in the newspaper about this famous shop in Coeur d'Alene, ID. He and my grandmother made their first trip here in 1972 to visit the shop and began to fall in love with the area. They loved it so much that they ended up visiting 17 more times before finally purchasing a retirement property and settling in. Since then, the family has remained in the area and I'm so thankful for grandpa's inquisitiveness. Ignite your own curiosity and seek out this historic spot.

Follow these clues to locate the cache:

There was a film based on this Ernest Hemingway novel. It features a main character with the namesake of a historic, local shop. Check your sleuthing with the following coordinates for the storefront:

N 47º 40.[347 + # of years between shop’s inauguration and film’s release date]
W 116º 47.[034 - # of letters in shop founder’s first & last names]

Approximately 50' west of the coords for the storefront, you'll find GZ. Please use stealth, high muggle area.

FTF prize is an antique coin minted on the year the shop opened (the original price of their signature good) or a coin minted on their 100yr anniversary.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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