This Geocache has a short and easy educational puzzle that will give you some historical information about our Welcome Center and the Monroe area. The puzzle answers are easy to find and once you have the coordinates, the Geocache is cleaverly hidden.
The year the Buckeye Tree was planted (YYYY)
+The year the 82nd Airborne Plaque was dedicated (YYYY)
+Michigan was the ? State admitted to the union (##)
+The year Michigan became a state (YYYY) =
Lattitude = 4145895 + above total
Format the answer to N ## ##.###
The year French explorers entered Michigan (YYYY)
+The year British withdrew (YYYY)
+The year Americans were awarded Michigan (YYYY)
+Michigan was one of the most fiercely contested areas of what year war (YYYY) =
Longitude = 8331347—above total
Format the answer to W 0## ##.###
Use your new coordinates to find our GEOCACHE. The container is slightly taller than a coffee can and concealed from view. It contains some great SWAG. The Puzzle answers are handicap accessible but you have to cross the grass for the Cache.
If you happen to visit while the MDOT Pure Michigan Welcome Center is open make sure to stop by our information desk inside to say hello and let us know what you think of our "Official Pure Michigan-MDOT Monroe Welcome Center Cache"
The MDOT Monroe Welcome Center Lobby Hours: Winter hours are 5 days a week Tuesday-Saturday 8am to 4:30pm
Of course the Cache and the Rest Area are open 24 hours
You need a flashlight for this cache and our Owl Cache to help you walk across the grass areas.
If you like our Cache please remember to give us those favorite points!!
Hint: Plaques are located at the Buckeye Tree, Flag poles, and Historical Marker. Use these to get the numbers you need. If you want to skip the puzzle-decrypt the hint for the cache coordinates.