Zultan the Zombie Travel Tag

Discovered at The Aloha Travel Bug Resort & Wellness Center GC1NK4
Room #705

Stopped by Ruth Lake along US-41 to catch a view of the northern lights alongside the moonrise and managed to turn a prior DNF into a smiley.

Final stop today, just up the road from the last one: I didn’t plan to end up at a ghost town pioneer church in the rainy darkness tonight. I left Marquette with a few southwesterly goals in mind and let the rest unfold. A missed turn and “one more cache” brought me to this fascinating place that was built in the late 1800s and served as a temperance hall, a saloon, a place of worship, and a shingle mill. It’s been a fun adventure. Thanks for joining me!

On 6th Street in Channing, Dickinson County. This one combines three of my favorite things in one spot: geocaching, letter writing / mailing, and books! I pass through here on my way to Iron Mountain and always think of my Uncle Ralph, since the sign for Ralph is just past Channing.

I figured this would be a quick and easy park-and-grab before heading back to Marquette, but I wasn’t expecting a cheerfully decorated double-sided Little Free Library! I searched high and low by flashlight with no luck, sat in my car for a minute to warm up, and then decided to think like a nano and give it one more try. Success! I’ll have to stop by again during daylight.

Next stop: a cache in Michigamme that had not been logged in two years. I have thought about stopping here more than once, mostly because I have a soft spot for lonely travel bugs like the one that was left here in 2023. The trail was clear and easy to follow with the trees bare, though it was quite steep at times with about 175 feet of elevation gain over a quarter mile from car to cache. The wind was strong today, and the gusts rumbled through the trees while I enjoyed the late afternoon view without losing my balance.

I located the ammo box fairly quickly. The logbook is full of notes and phone numbers from 20 years of kids trekking here while at summer camp, but the container is dry and in good shape. It shares its hiding place with a letterboxing container. Awesome spot!