Town
Name: Geels
Population:
0
Reason for
becoming a ghost town: The number of people dwindled along with the
number of trees as it was cut.
Town
History:
Little is
known about this town. It was one of many flagstops on
the M.C. Railroad that connected St. Helen, Roscommon, (not to
mention Pere Cheney), and Grayling together and brought the
lumber from the north to the sawtowns of Midland and Saginaw,
which eventually went out of state by boat or
train.
Town was
active during World War I, but without a reason to
exist after the lumber dried up, the town quickly dried
up. The post office closed down shortly after the Great
War ended and the RFD was taken care by
Roscommon.
All that
remains to remember that Geels ever existed is Geels Road, Geels
ATV Trail, the town markers on 76, and one lone foundation that is
located right by the busy road. Even Geel's sister ghost town
of Moore (located just north and on the other side of
the railroad) has managed to keep a few people located in its
old boundary. All is quiet in an area that was once a busy
stop on the
railroad.
Cache
Description:
The container is a clear lock and lock
that is big enough to hold medium size items. Cache is located in a
part of Geel history, so please respect the area and hide the cache
as well as you can! It will keep it around
longer!
Notes of
Interest:
A great cache to hit when
you are going down the Geels ATV Trail! Take a quick break from
off-roading and try to imagine this place bustling as a frontier
village a hundred years ago!
This cache is part of the
Michigan's Lost Towns cache series. Visit this
link to see the complete list and to
submit your own!!