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Baw Beese Sail #13 🚢 Mystery Cache

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Joannvande: This cache is archived to prepare for It’s The People Community event in September.

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Hidden : 9/2/2023
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to BAW BEESE SAIL GEOART.

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. You must answer the question to get the coordinates. 
The series is along the Baw Beese Walking Trail and this trail is also part of the North Country Trail system. 

Parking is found at the corner of Griswold and Barnard Streets and in the three public parks along the lakeshore.  The three parks are Waterworks Park, Owens Park, and Sandy Beach.  Sometimes a fee is charged to enter Sandy Beach 

Be a good player and BRING YOUR PEN 🖊️ .   A tool of the trade may be useful too.

Baw Beese Lake has a colorful past that this geoart will look into. 
We know the trains brought tourists here to stay at the resort. Where did the tourists ride in from?  Was it

A) China, Turkey, and Egypt?  N10 00.224 W 11 02.456

OR

B. Chicago, IL, Toledo, OH, and Elkhart, IN   N41 53.826 W84 35.705

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Whar Oht?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)