This Cache is placed as part of the 2019 Taconic Region Geocache Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga - Capital region and the Central region will be hosting a similar challenge!! Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Central region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic Challenge.
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item.
There is no fee to enter this park. Be sure to check each park or site’s unique web page for possible trail maps and other facility specific information. www.parks.ny.gov
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About this cache: You are looking for a small cache at Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park.
In the early 1800s, ice cutting was the common task of hand-sawing individual ice blocks from lakes and rivers to help store cold food throughout the winter. Staatsburg became well known in the ice cutting industry on the river. Huge icehouses were built on the river's edge and men were employed to cut and store the ice, which was transported by barges to New York and Albany in the spring. There is an ice house on the Staatsburgh property north of here.