33 - Bay City Letterbox Hybrid

The 2020 population shows Bay City at 33,167. The city was incorporated in 1865 and when the city was established it also created Bay county in which it is the county seat. The cities center can be found in about N43° 35.600 W83° 53.350.

This letterbox has a stamp so please do not remove it from the cache. Start at the posted cords and follow along to find a 5 gallon bucket.
From the start find the Syrphid Fly where you can read about the Hover Fly. Follow the way over and find the Phidippus audax and read about the Daring Jumping Spider. Follow the way over and find the Megachile sp and read about the Leaf Cutter Bee Sleeper. Follow the way over to read about the Long-jawed Spider Molting. Follow the way over to the Thyanata pallidovirens and read about the Red-shouldered Shield Bug. These insects will lead you to the newest walk path that leads to nowhere quit yet. Follow the path to the end and project a waypoint of 335 feet at 205° to find the final cache.

To enter Belle Isle State Park you will need either a Michigan State Park Passport or a day pass. Residents are $17.00 per year, non residence is $34.00 per year and the daily pass is $9.00 per day.