GC1PKYP Willow - Anderdon (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by The Walkabouts

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Hidden : 4/20/2009

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Wyandot Indian Reserve 1818-1842 (Huron River - Willow and Oakwoods Metropark)

It's pronounced "WHY-an-dot." It comes from their tribal name,Wendat, which means "peninsula people." Some Wyandot people in Oklahoma use the spelling Wyandotte instead.
Huron was the French name for the Wyandot tribe. It means "wild boar" in French. The French thought that the Mohawk haircuts of the Huron warriors looked like the bristles on a wild boar's neck.
The Wyandots are original residents of the St. Lawrence Valley in Quebec. Some Wyandot people still live there today, in the Huron-Wendat First Nation. Many other Wyandots fled to Ohio and Michigan after a defeat by the Iroquois. Most of their descendants were forced to move to Kansas and Oklahoma along with other US tribes during the Indian Removals of the 1800's.
The Wyandot Indians lived in villages of longhouses, which were large wood-frame houses covered with sheets of bark. One Wyandot house could be 150 feet long, and an entire clan lived in it--up to 60 people! Many Wyandot villages had palisades (reinforced walls) around them for protection.
North American Indians Today: Huron is a good look at Wyandot life past and present. Older readers can learn more about Huron history in Huron: Indians of North America or The Huron: Farmers of the North.

This cache is located within Willow Metropark, a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system.
A Metropark Vehicle Entry Permit is required: Annual Permit $30. Senior Permit $20. Daily Permit $7.

For General information please call 810-227-2752 or 800-47-PARKS. Or visit our website at WWW.metroparks.com.

All park rules and regulations apply. Park in parking lots only.

The Hours for Willow Metropark are daily 6:00am to 10:00pm
Pets are allowed in this section of the park.