Welcome to the
Ogemaw-Roscommon Bureau GeoTour!
Fresh air and fresh water – purely Michigan – purely refreshing. Come for the experience that will last a lifetime. You will love all there is to see and do in the heart of Northern Michigan.
Thirty geocaches have been hidden throughout Roscommon and Ogemaw Counties. They highlight the best of the area in any season!
To earn a geocoin, teams must pick up a O R B GeoTour Passport from the Houghton Lake Area Tourism Bureau or West Branch Visitors Bureaus (preferred method) or download a passport. Collect 28 caches as detailed in the passport. See complete details at O R B GeoTour .
Remember to record the password from this cache in your GeoTour Passport!
Link to Updated Passport: O R B GeoTour Passport
Roscommon and Ogemaw Counties are ideal places to spend a day, a long weekend or
an entire vacation. Everything you can imagine is here for your enjoyment. Enjoy our
trails, State Parks, the Ogemaw Hills, and our great lakes – Houghton Lake, Higgins
Lake and Lake Saint Helen. Make your travel plans in northern Michigan and come
spend some time with us here.
About this cache: This takes you into Ogemaw Hills, where the winding road takes you past some of the gas and oil pumps and facilities that are present as part of the Michigan DNR land lease program. Thei beautiful vista is breath taking and hopefully reminds you of a simpler time when the world was not as complicated. The posted coordinates take you to a beautiful view and a sign titled “IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES THAT ARE GONE BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN”. There you will find some information to solve the following:
N 44° 26.ABC W 084° 11.XYZ.
To solve for A, C, X, Y, and Z, go to the white oval with the winged yellow ribbon and two sets of dates:
0A-2Z-1C74 and 1Y-13-201X.
To solve for B, go to the dates under “Chris Golds R.I.P.” B=11/26/6B – 11/15/21.
The best route to get close to the overlook is to take Fairview Road north of Rose CIty Road, then turn east (right) onto Heath Road. Follow Heath Road to West Heath Road then go passed the fenced in area and make a left about 1000 feet later. You will not need a 4-wheel drive on these roads.
Thank you to the Ogemaw Heights High School Woodshop for the outer containers.
The inside ammo cans were painted by the Ogemaw Heights High School Art class, Surline Elementary School, Surline Middle School, Whittemore-Prescott School, Calvary Christian Academy, St.Joseph Catholic School and the Fourth Street Artists Gallery. Thank you all!