One of the exhibits that I want you to look at was on cable TV at one point in time. Another of the exhibits has a claim to fame for being the largest working rifle. If any of these exhibits are not at this location, just make a note of it in your post, as they may be traveling, eh. Be sure to look at all the signs and exhibits. Though there are more exhibits in back, this cache is accessible even if the store is not open and you don’t have to pay anything to answer any of the questions. This cache is closed for winter. It opens about May 15, and closes around the end of October.
To claim credit for this cache, e-mail Gvnagei (carriemullins@hotmail.com and gvnagei@bigfoot.com to ensure delivery) or use the www.geocaching.com messaging system with the answers to the questions below. Please do not post answers or pictures that may have answers in them on this cache page. You may log the cache as found, but if too many of your answers are incorrect (in particular question #8), your log will be removed. If there are any problems with your log entry, I will e-mail you post-haste. Now, let the exam begin:)
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE! THERE MAY NOT BE A SIGN CONTAINING AN ANSWER. LOOK ONLINE, EXTRAPOLATE, ETC...
- What is the mining replica of?
- What were most of the rifles, cannons, and iron rails used by the North during the Civil War made out of?
- Mines were made by excavating a vertical or incline shaft and then excavating drifts out from the sides of the shaft. What were the drifts driven along?
- How many rail cars are in the display?
- List 3 things a yooper working 1000’s of feet underground had to worry about.
- What is the laborer doing?
- What are the Track Crew doing?
- What brand of detachable drill bits did the miners use to get at the ore? The answer is not on a sign. Look in the display itself. (If you are having a hard time, this is the one question to get right. Look Hard. I know this one is there.)
- What is a raise?
- What’s the name of the bucket that raised and lowered the men, the ore and the tools into the mine?
- What historic item was retired in 1952 and helped put out a famous fire in 1932, eh?
- Da Famous Woody’s Bar Fire was started by the friction from the steel toed boots and feverish dancing of the lumber jacks. What actually caught fire, eh?
- Who’s on the ole two-holer reading a magazine, eh?
- There are two exhibits at this site that I want to draw your attention to. They are both made by Moran Iron Works. One helped put out a famous bar fire, the other may be entered in the Guiness Book of World Records. What are these two items, eh? OR (if one of those are missing)... What is the name of the largest working rifle?
- Who tried to grow coffee in the Upper Peninsula, eh?
- How did the coffee grower turned cattle rancher die, eh?
- What was the record snowfall in the winter of 2002. Holy snowed in, eh?
- Eddy the wood burning tractor is one of only two working wood burning tractors in the nation. Name 2 of the 5 famous manufacturers that this tractor is made of, eh.
- What is Big Gus, eh?
- What cache do we have in Onaway, MI at the company headquarters, eh?
Good luck finding all the answers and most importantly, have fun at this cache. Happy Caching!