The entrance into McRae lake is an island of rock on the edge of Georgian bay. The tiny island is constantly exposed the westerly breezes which steadily stir the waves against it's primeval rocky shore. In the early 1930's a trapper, his wife and young daughter lived in a cabin on a large island in the middle of the lake. Early one morning they were startled awake with grunts, woofs and breaking wood. The trapper and his family were in sudden and great danger - a hungry bear was trying to break into their cabin. While trying to chase it away, the trapper was seriously mauled by the bear and left near death.
Frightened and alone, with only an old row boat for transportation, the woman and her young daughter dragged the barely alive body of her husband out to the edge of the lake and managed to lift and roll him into the boat. Then they desperately began to row their precious cargo towards the georgian bay entrance, the only source of potential help. The boat was difficult to row and the cargo heavy. When they arrived at the rocky narrows seperating the lake from open Georgian Bay, they were completely exhausted and unable to continue. Not knowing what else to do, they walked between the cliffs of the narrows to the end of the long rock island seperating the two bodies of water. Out of ideas, and out of hope, the woman sat down and prayed for a miracle. She promised to build a shine there if help would come and her husband lived.
Soon, to their great joy and amazement, a Georgian Bay Taxi, powered by a converted gasoline auto-engine -- pretty rare in those days -- was passing by the entrance. Seeing them waving, the driver came to the rescue. He was only too happy to take them to Penetanguishine where the injured man received the medical help he needed - and his life was saved.
Grateful beyond words, the woman returned to the lake and, good to her word, built the shrine of thanksgiving, high up on the shore above georgian bay. The "Lady of the Lake" is now a shrine to Navigators, with offerings of broken paddles and compasses.
(paraphrased from a story from Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul - Story by Steve McGee)
INCLUDE WITH YOUR FOUND LOG:
- You will need to take a photo at GZ of something unique (a selfie, gps, thumbs up) to prove you were there.
- Explain how you got here!
MESSAGE THE OWNER WITH THE FOLLOWING:
1. To the left of the lady is a small cave - Inside the cave is a crucafix made of a metal object - what is the object and what colour is its handle?
2. At the Secondary coordinates - How many years, and days, old was Donny?
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.