Travel Bug Dog Tag Great Lakes Tug Bug

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Owner:
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Released:
Monday, June 7, 2010
Origin:
Minnesota, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Herr Hasenpfote.

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My goal is to travel around the Great Lakes hiding in caches along the way. I hail from Two Harbors, Minnesota an iron ore shipping port. The Edna G tugboat is picture on the state charm. It sits near the iron ore docks where summer tours are available.

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Great Lakes Tug Bug

It's a Minnesota state shape charm with a picture of the Edna G tugboat.

The Edna G was built in 1896 by the Cleveland Ship Building Company of Cleveland, Ohio. she was purchased by the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad for approximately $50,000, and was named after the railroad president's daughter, Edna Greatsinger. this coal-burning, steam-powered tugboat was the last one of its kind operating on Lake Superior. She measures 110 feet in length and has a beam of 23 feet. Her average coal consumption was 25 tons a week. She was designed specifically for transporting ore carriers to and from the Two Harbors docks, and for towing barges and smaller steam ships. Her crew consisted of the Captain, the Chief Engineer, a deckhand and a fireman. She only left the Two Harbors area once in her 85 years of operation, when she was requisitioned to tow vessels up and down the Atlantic coast during WWI. the Edna G was retired on January 6, 1981.

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Tracking History (2859.5mi) View Map

Discovered It 10/22/2011 TeamHasenpfote discovered it   Visit Log

Have a nice trip!
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/22/2011 Herr Hasenpfote retrieved it from Coyote Landing California   Visit Log

Let's get going
Discovered It 10/22/2011 Mackhack discovered it   Visit Log

Left it there!
Dropped Off 10/20/2011 Dwyers5 placed it in Coyote Landing California - 90.14 miles  Visit Log

Racing against fading light and the marine layer coming in off the coast, this picture was taken not far from the Coyote Landing cache. No coyotes at Miramar Lake tonight but I've seen them here before. Good luck in your travels!

  • TB at Miramar Lake
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/14/2011 Dwyers5 retrieved it from Puddle View #2 California   Visit Log

This is a long way from the Great Lakes! I found this at a nice lake near Cal Poly and I know another nice lake near San Diego... it's warmer here than MI anyhow! Thanks!
Dropped Off 8/20/2011 Greymalkin placed it in Puddle View #2 California - 16.16 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/29/2011 Greymalkin retrieved it from Farf's Pirate Cache California   Visit Log

Not sure what this little fellow's doing all the way over here in California, but I'll try to find a lake. Maybe not a great one, but a lake.
Dropped Off 7/27/2011 El-Mofro placed it in Farf's Pirate Cache California - 801.71 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/23/2011 El-Mofro retrieved it from Cachesaurus Rex Colorado   Visit Log

Not too many "Great" lakes in Southern California, but I'll find a "pretty good" one for this.
Dropped Off 7/4/2011 CacheKamm placed it in Cachesaurus Rex Colorado - 706.37 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in Cachesaurus Rex
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