GCW6N9 Reed City Great American Crossroads Geoevent #2 (Event Cache) in Michigan, United States created by 2BellRingers & Team Peppercorn

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Hidden : Sunday, August 20, 2006

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Rediscover Reed City by GPS

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Please join us again in Reed City for a fun-filled geocaching event to take place during the Great American Crossroads Celebration: A Family Festival. Meet at 11 a.m., Sunday, August 20, at the listed coordinates. We’ll be meeting under a pavilion, but seating is limited, so you may want to bring lawn chairs, if you have them. We’ll be providing hot dogs, buns, ketchup and mustard. Please bring a dish to pass, according to the schedule below. Also, bring your own tableware and non-alcoholic drinks.

For those who attended last year's event, note that this event will be in a different park, Westerberg park, about 3/4 mile to the south east of last year's event.

Plan on a fun event! The day will start with socializing while we eat. It’s your opportunity to reacquaint with friends, and meet someone that you may only know by their geo logs. Then we’ll hit the roads and trails and cash in on some local micro caches marked especially for this event. Each team will visit some micro caches set up around Reed City. We’ll tell you more about this Journey Around Reed City at the event.

Be sure to bring any travel bugs or coins you may want to trade.

Schedule

11:00 Arrive and Socialize
11:45 Potluck begins
12:30 Begin the Journey Around Reed City
2:30 Announce "winner" of Journey Around Reed City

*Note that the Journey Around Reed City is NOT a timed event. You may begin the event whenever you would like. The "winner" will be announced at 2:30.

Pot Luck:
Based on your last name, bring a dish to pass according to this schedule. Yes, we “borrowed” from the MiGO Fall Fun Day idea!
• A-F Chips or snacks
• G-L Potato, pasta or other salad
• M-R Vegetable or fruit dish
• S-Z Dessert

Because the event is held in conjunction with the Great American Crossroads Celebration, there will be lots of fun activities to choose from the whole weekend: a parade (also a pet parade!), fireworks, 5k run, museum and church tours, concerts, a non-GPS old-fashioned scavenger hunt patterned after TV's Amazing Race, this geo-event and lots more. Everything is open to everyone whether you live around Reed City or not.

Well-mannered, leashed dogs allowed if accompanied by adult • Alcohol not allowed at the facility • Free event • No need to bring items for caches

Post a note if we'll see you there!

For more information read the posts about this event on the MiGO forum:
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MORE ABOUT REED CITY
Reed City is at the crossroads of US-131 and US-10 in Osceola County (between Cadillac and Big Rapids and between Ludington and Clare). It's a beautiful place with plenty of parks, campgrounds, state forest, rivers, lakes and more nearby. We’re home to a yogurt factory (yum!) and home of the late author of “The Old Rugged Cross,” the well-loved church hymn. We're also right at the crossroads of two Rails-to-Trails, the Pere Marquette and the White Pine trail. If you're a nature lover, angler, hunter, photographer, or any casual-family-fun-kind-of-person, we think you'd enjoy a visit.

CAMPING IN THE AREA
Rambadt Park is owned by the city and is in the city limits. It's right on the rails-to-trails, connects to a linear park system, and is where many of the Great American Crossroads Celebration events will take place — and a short walk/bike to the rest of the events.
(231) 832-2245
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Three Osceola County parks are within driving distance, all at least several miles out of Reed City.
Osceola County Parks Department
(231) 832-6196
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There several state forest rustic camp sites in nearby Lake County and one in Osceola County. Find them on the Michigan DNR web site.
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Paris Park, 7 miles south, is a nice option.
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HOTEL OPTIONS
Reed City
Reed City Motel, 781 S. Chestnut, (231) 832-5373
Big Rapids
Country Inn & Suites (next to Meijer), 15344 Waldron Way, (231) 527-9000
Holiday Inn (across from Kmart), 1005 Perry, (231) 796-4400
Super 8, 845 Water Tower Rd., (231) 796-1588
College Inn (formerly Best Western), 1705 S. State, (231) 592-5150
Evart
Super 8, 940 West 7th St., (231) 734-0470
Cadillac
several hotels, 25-minute drive north of Reed City

REED CITY FOOD STOPS
• Pere Marquette Catering: Gourmet quality at reasonable prices, takeout available, corner Chestnut and Upton
• Downtown Deli: daily lunch special and ice cream, corner Chestnut and Slosson
• Wright's Bake Shop: homemade breads and treats, 119 W. Upton
• Pompeii's Pizza: also grinders, 113 S. Chestnut
• Dairy Depot: ice cream and grill/fry meals, 534 S. Chestnut
• Vic's Foodland: grocery with deli counter, 716 S. Chestnut
• Pizza Hut: 842 S. Chestnut (old US-131)
• Subway: US-10 and US-131 at gas station
• McDonald's: US-10 and US-131
• Burger King: US-10 and US-131

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