Cache:
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. The cache is a simple two stage multi cache with a field puzzle, completely withn the Lodi Cemetery. To find the cache, solve this puzzle below using information at the posted coordinates.
At stage 1, you will find headstones for the McElrath family, two of which were veterans.
Stage 2 can be found at N44 38.ABC W85 10.DEF
- A = Last digit of the year when (Father) Joseph C was born
- B = Last digit of the year when Perlie passed away.
- C = Third digit of the year when Marvin passed away.
- D = Number of letters in Marvin's middle name.
- E = Number of zeros in the year when Joseph passed away.
- F = Last digit of the year when Marvin was born.
The Michigan Lost Town Series was popular in Michigan for many years, but its website has been archived. This is the second rendition of MLT Lodi. The original was part of a past Are You Geocacher Enough Road Rally, adopted by this cache owner a number of years ago. The containers have broken down over time and today rather than replace it yet again, a new cache was created. There was only one multi-cache in Kalkaska County that I either don't own (as my Silent Whistles series) or that I had not found, and I needed one for the MiGO Michigan County Grid Challenge. I will maintain this cache for years to come so others might also qualify in Kalkaska County.
Town Name: Lodi
The town of Lodi, while still having a population, is not what it used to be. When the white pine were logged off, much of what had been Lodi followed the lumberjacks elsewhere.
Population: Unknown
Reason For Becoming a Lost Town:
Once the lumber ran out, so did the work. Men followed the work and so did the stores, rails and services. Lodi was a Lumber Boom Town, but this little town on M66 still has a small country store, township hall, an operational seed farm and an auto repair shop.