This is one of a dozen or so geocaches that is on/near the Erie Canal in Wayne County celebrating the canal's 200th anniversary this year! Caches will be placed in Macedon, Palmyra, Port Gibson, Newark/Arcadia, Lyons and Clyde (Galen).
Canal Bicentennial Geocaching Brochure
Caches is this series will be regular size food storage containers, and the hides are not supposed to be tricky. We are encouraging new cachers to start caching and experienced cachers to learn more about and visit the Erie Canal in Wayne County. Message the cache owner for help if needed.
Anyone who logs this find, or another one in this series, by August 15th will be eligible for a grand prize relating to the Erie Canal. Other smaller prizes are also being talked about being given the week of the Wayne County Fair, August 4th - 10th, 2025. Winners will be randomly drawn from "found it" logs submitted online or through the geocaching app and verified being in the log book. Winners will be contacted through Geocaching.com messaging.
The cache containers are plastic Rubbermaid food storage containers with a red lid. Pictures of a canal map and the logo for the celebration can be seen through the sides of the container. There are pencils and a small spiral log book in the cache. Please return the cache exactly where/how you found it so other visitors can have the same experience! Read the hint if you like, and message the cache owner if you need help!
Some information about what Winston Dobbins park is all about:
This site is more than a landmark in history. It is a community victory! In April 2006 discarded furniture, old tires, scrap metal, and assorted rubbish filled this spot. Concerned citizens took the first step in transforming this garbage pit into an area of which the community could be proud. Win Dobbins shared two things: a postcard, circa 1910 of this very spot, and a pamphlet of a community that created and displayed murals. Less than a year later a seemingly insurmountable project began…to make a park and have a mural painted and mounted on the old trolley abutment. Naysayers claimed it was a waste of time and money, and never could come to fruition. The word was spread, and volunteers donated materials and equipment, and contributed literally thousands of hours raking, planting, leveling, cutting, hauling, drilling…. whatever it took. the result…a beautiful historical park for the enjoyment of both citizens and visitors. A modern community came together to celebrate the rich history of Lyons. As said, it is truly a community victory