The Mermaid Who Haunts the Lake Wherigo Cache

Warning ---

This is a true story and one only to be told at night. It is not for the faint of heart and should not be taken lightly.

Long ago, on a clear, crisp morning, a young girl named Eleanor Hemings ran away from home because she was severely mistreated by her overly meek Father and evil stepmother. She had brought with her a pair of vintage ice skates that were gifted to her by her Grandmother before she passed away. She cherished the skates more than any of her belongings because sliding on the ice offered her the freedom she could not experience anywhere else.

The girl traversed the iced over lake in her skates in attempt to gain travel speed in case anybody was out looking for her. When she crossed over half of the lake, alas the ice was thin and shattered. Eleanor fell through the ice into the frigid lake. Instant hypothermia paralyzed her. She drowned. Later that morning, as a snow storm moved in, temperatures dropped and the whole lake froze again, closing the gap the shattered ice had opened. Her body was never found. Legend has it that she became the Mermaid who haunts the lake because people passing by the area could always hear joyful singing voices at times but also horrifying shrieks and cries that would send shivers down your spine at other times.

As your working this cache be on the look out and if your lucky, or unlucky, as it may be, you might see her.