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Welcome to the beautiful town of Mackenzie! This puzzle cache will take you on a tour of Mackenzie’s history and give you a little insight on what our wonderful town has to offer. To give visitors from out of town a bit of backstory, Mackenzie is a boom town that is heavily based in the logging industry. Please note that one of our favorite landmarks in town is the World’s Largest Treecrusher. Please stop by to see it if you haven’t already! If you are looking for more things to do, stop by our local museum for more information about Mackenzie; I promise it's worth the visit! Mackenzie also has a vast amount of hiking, biking, and walking trails, along with a section of the Azan Tunneh trail that is wheelchair accessible. We also have a really nice Visitor Centre, formerly a caboose used by both CP Rail and BCRAIL, on the way into town, that is definitely worth checking out!
To locate this cache you will need to do some research on the history of Mackenzie and answer the questions listed below. You will find it helpful to use the websites provided to certain questions as information can waver from source to source.
The cache is located at N AB° CD.EFG’ W HIJ° KL.MNO’
A = According to the Mackenzie and District Museum website, what was the number of the month that the first council was sworn in?
B = According to Wikipedia, what was the first digit of Alexander Mackenzie’s (the explorer) age when he died?
C = What is the first digit of the distance between Mackenzie and the Junction?
D = What is the second digit of the year that Mackenzie won silver in the Kraft Hockeyville Contest?
E = According to Wikipedia, what was the fourth digit of the Mackenzie population in 2016?
F = What is the first digit of the highway that connects Mackenzie and the Junction?
G =According to the Northern Development website, what is the fourth digit of the year that the 9km Azan Tunneh Trail was completed?
H = According to the District of Mackenzie’s website, what is the first digit of the year that the town of Mackenzie was officially established?
I = According to Trailforks, what is the first digit of the length of the Deet Trail in Kilometers?
J = According to Statistics Canada, what was the first digit of the Mackenzie population in 2011?
K = In 2016, what was the second digit of Mackenzie’s age following its birthday?
L = According to Parks Canada, what was the fourth digit of the year that the Fort McLeod National Historic Site was originally founded as a fur trading post prior to becoming a historic site?
M = According to Trailforks, what is the second digit of the length of the Royal Coachman Trail in kilometers?
N = According to Wikipedia, what is the second digit of the length of the Williston Lake Reservoir in kilometers?
O = According to the Mackenzie and District Museum’s website, what is the third digit of the year that European exploration began in the Mackenzie Area?
Once you have figured out the correct coordinates of the cache, please be aware that you will only be able to locate this cache during the location’s hours of operation. If you feel uncomfortable searching around the staff, just let us know why you’re here! We know the geocache is here too :)