As an avid geocacher, I am not so much interested in finding the typical urban geocache but love finding geocaches that take you on an adventure. One of my goals as a geocacher is to find as many of the oldest, original, stashes that were hidden back during the early days of the activity. One such geocache is located on Lake Michigan's Power Island (originally known as Marion Island), appropriately named, Power Island (GC35). It was hidden July 16th, 2000, and is Michigan's oldest active geocache that is only accessible via boat.
When I began planning my itinerary to Power Island, I thought it would be a nice idea to host a geocaching event. It would give others that share my goals the opportunity to complete the adventure and to join in on the camaraderie and fun of geocaching as a group. I listed the event as the Power Island Beach Party (GC462H4) and really didn't expect more than a handful of interested adventure seekers. How bad did I underestimate the interest of the event? By the time the event concluded, there were seven boats in the armada consisting of over 45 known individuals that signed the log, not including some children and canine companions.
Enjoy the photographs (click thumbnails for larger view)..
2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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2013 - Power Island Beach Party, Traverse City, MI
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