This cache has been placed as part of a geocoin challenge, the launch of which will be/was held during the annual Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom (TLHTF) on Oct 5, 2024. There are/were 100 coins available, one per geocaching name until they are gone. Players need to find 4 TLHTF Trail caches and one ACHH2 geotour cache to claim a coin. The passport for recording the codes found in the caches is available here. The theme of the TLHTF Trail caches is the history of the trail.
Joe Gee and Graham Nickerson, along with a corps of volunteers, created the trail and held the hiking event for the first time in 2013.
Joe Gee is currently serving as the Acting President of the New Brunswick Black History Society ( NBBHS) The following has been taken from the NBBHS website:
“Joe Gee grew up in Carlingford, a small farming community in northwestern New Brunswick which shares the US/Canada international border with Fort Fairfield, Maine. A lifelong art and history buff, his interest in New Brunswick’s Black heritage was piqued when he learned about the Underground Railroad that passed right through his own backyard. Since 2013, Joe Gee has organized the Tomlinson Lake Hike To Freedom, an annual hiking event that takes place along North America’s northernmost route of the Underground Railroad. Joe has also extended his research in the search for Black burial sites and has taken part in many historical projects that create awareness of Black history.”
Have fun finding the cache. If you are able to attend the event in 2024, or in future years, I hope you are lucky enough to have a chat with Joe!