This interesting spot was built during the War of 1812 after the fall of Fort George. The structure was built out of the remains of the first lighthouse of the Great Lakes and ruined building from Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake's original name). It was designated a National Historic Site in 1960. The golf course here makes this place hard to see from a distance making it a hidden gem of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
A new pathway from Queen Street was added to make the area more accessible and other improvements have been made to preserve the area. It's great to see this historic place being taken care of.
The title of the cache is a tribute to GCJYZF, a 2004 cache by LugNuts which first brought me here.
The grounds are open between the hours of 10 a.m.– 5 p.m and is free to enter.
LOGGING REQUIREMENTS:
Two pictures are required and need to be included with your log - You don't have to show your face in the pictures. A piece of paper with your username, personal item or thumbs up will suffice.
From the posted coordinates one picture looking at Fort Mississauga as in the example below:
The second picture looking across the river at Fort Niagara. Example below:
If for some reason the area is closed you can post a picture with the yellow beaver located in front of the fort entrance by the boardwalk. See example below (as above, you're face doesn't need to be in the picture):
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.