*** WISCONSIN-MICHIGAN BORDER MYSTERY ***
This is a MYSTERY cache placed to Celebrate the Wisconsin-Michigan Border gathering of the Wisconsin Geocaching Association (WGA) and the Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO) geocachers. The cache is hidden along the Iron Belle Trail, a converted rails to trails section.
A Trailhead waypoint is provided for daylight parking. Do not cache here at night.
Welcome to Wisconsin! Some say the parking lot in Hurley is the western terminus of the Iron Belle Trail. The non-motorized trail use is for hiking and biking. From the Wisconsin starting point, your geo-journey will take you east to Michigan across the Montreal River which is the border of the two states – Wisconsin and Michigan. Pay attention to the information on the cache pages and note some of the descriptions to solve this series of puzzles. Some of the pictures may help too.
The Iron Belle Trail is the longest state-designated trail in the U.S., spanning over 2,000 miles from the western Upper Peninsula to Belle Isle in Detroit. The trail is currently more than 70% complete and connects over half of Michigan's counties.
This unique trail features two distinct routes: a biking route and a hiking route. The biking route travels along the eastern side of the state, using existing bike paths, lanes, and designated routes. Meanwhile, the hiking route follows the western side of the Lower Peninsula, incorporating sidewalks, trails and a significant portion of the North Country National Scenic Trail.
A few websites are provided below to help you solve some of the mysteries, but not all.
N 46° 27.144’
https://www.michigan.gov/recsearch/trails/iron-belle-trail
https://northcountrytrail.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan
The logbook must be signed, otherwise there is no proof of your success. BYOP. Please replace exactly as found. No spoiler pictures of the cache location or spoiler logs about the cache will be allowed.
W 90° 10.659
Enjoy the Hunt! And celebrate the Wisconsin-Michigan Border Geocaching!