MISummerFun23 - MI Inventions - Olive Burger Traditional Cache

Welcome to the second MI_SUMMER_FUN series. The 2023 season focuses on Michigan Inventions. Hopefully you enjoy our series. This year, we have 16 total caches; 15 traditional hides plus a bonus cache. To find the bonus cache, be sure to take note of the bonus information at each of the stops. Be sure to record the punctuation and capitalization correctly. At the end, plug everything into the phrase shown below and the bonus coordinates should be revealed!

In Michigan, there is something a little more unique and nostalgic going on. Over in The Mitten State — look at a map and tell us we're wrong — there is a very special, very singular way of serving up patties. Although their topping of choice may seem unusual to outsiders, Michiganders can't seem to get enough of it.

Known simply as the olive burger, this beloved sandwich has something of a mysterious backstory. Found almost exclusively in Michigan, the olive burger is as beloved and identifying a state symbol as apple blossoms and brook trout. Though no one can tell you exactly where, who, or when the olive burger became a trend, they can tell you that these briny sandwiches stir up memories of good times and generations past. 

In Lansing, the olive burger's claim to fame rests on the shoulders of a familiar-sounding name. Weston's Kewpee Sandwich Shoppe has been topping its burgers with the same olive-mayonnaise sauce for nearly 100 years – and they have no plans of revealing their secret recipe anytime soon.

An olive burger's flavor has been described as something of a hit or miss. This mostly has to do with the olives, which themselves are a polarizing food. For anyone who deeply loves the salt and mild bitterness of a well-seasoned olive, topping a burger seems only logical. A bite of an olive burger is one filled with savory goodness. The mayo cuts in with a dash of creaminess, while the mild tang of the Swiss cheeses mellows the olives harsher flavors, leading to a balanced, yet still distinctly olive-centered experience.