The Day They Gave The Babies Away Mystery Cache
The Day They Gave The Babies Away
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THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, nor is the information
you need. You will need to some research before you head out. You
may, however, use the given coordinates for parking when searching
for the final.
The final coordinates will take you to the location of the Eunson
Homesite at the base of the Fox River in Eureka. Scottish
immigrants Robert and Mamie Eunson were early Wisconsin pioneers.
Robert made a comfortable living for his family building boats
while Mamie raised their six children. Unfortunately, misfortune
soon struck. Robert perished and shortly after, Mamie became ill
and passed away leaving the oldest, Robbie, age 12, to fulfill her
deathbed request – find the children suitable new homes.
This heart wrenching story of the burden placed upon the young boy
as he searches for loving and decent families for his siblings
eventually became a short story written by a descendent – Dale
Eunson. The story first appeared in an issue of Cosmopolitan under
the title “The Day They Gave The Babies Away”, then was published
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux of New York. The story was also
rewritten for the big screen under the title “All Mine To Give” and
can still be seen played certain times of the year on classic movie
stations.
******The final is at N44° 00.ABC W088° 50.DEF******
AB= The day after the holiday associated with the story
C= The third digit of the year the story appeared in
Cosmopolitan
DE= The last two digits of the year the story took place
F= The last digit of the year the movie was released
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Geochecker.com.
This is intended to be a kid-friendly cache. It is a camo'd ammo
can. Smaller children may need help getting it out of it's hiding
spot. Please take care removing and replacing the cache so it is
not easily seen by the many muggles who use this river area. There
is a nearby park with playground equipment and a really nice
fishing dock. My hope is if you have children (or grandchildren)
you will go out and hunt for this together and that this cache acts
as a reminder to be thankful for every day you have with
them.
Happy hunting!
***BIG CONGRATS to the clan of MarksFamily, CamoQueen, and (of
course) CodeJunkie who made a late night family adventure for the
FTF!
***Another CONGRATS to SGH & BB for finding this cache for
#1800 on 11/28/09
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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