One of the most scenic routes in the United States is the Lake Michigan Circle Tour. As the name implies, it follows state highways around Lake Michigan, through Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. A special "spur route" is designated between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin and follows the S.S. Badger car ferry across Lake Michigan.
The Lake Michigan Circle Tour is just one of the designated scenic road systems around the Great Lakes. The other four Great Lakes each have their own Circle Tour as well. All of the tours combined comprise the Great Lakes Circle Tour. Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that lies entirely within the United States. Among all five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is the second largest in volume and third largest in surface area.The Lake Michigan Circle Tour is roughly 1,100 miles long.
In order to claim a find on this challenge, you must find and log a cache in every county that borders on Lake Michigan. Cachers may sign a challenge cache's physical log at any time. However, the challenge cache may be logged as found online only after the log is signed and the challenge tasks have been met and documented. Cache types that qualify - Traditional, unknown, multi, virtual, letterbox hybrid, earth cache, event (any type), wherigo, or webcam.
Michigan Counties (18)
Indiana Counties (3)
Illinois Counties (2)
Wisconsin Counties (11)
The checker below will tell you if you qualify.
First 45 cacher I.D.'s who complete with proof and sign the log, will be eligible for this path tag.
When in Wisconsin be sure to look for a similar challenge cache GC9CKFH Z Challenge: Lake Michigan Challenge - States
This cache is also a travel bug ticket office. It was placed by DanTMan&Co with permission from Sara Spore. There are separate compartments for Michigan and points East and Wisconsin and points west. Feel free to use this ticket booth even if you do not qualify for the challenge.
Please trade fairly for other geocachers.
Don't forget Cache In Trash Out.