Three Hour
Tour
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a
fateful trip, That started in this tropic port, aboard this tiny
ship. The mate was a mighty sailin' man, the Skipper brave and
sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour. A
three hour tour.
This cache is on an island on Lake Jefferson,
roughly smack in-between Elysian and Cleveland, MN. Plan on
about 3 hours to get to the cache, find it and return to the public
access. It really is on an island, contrary to what the
mapping software and web sites tell you. You don't have to
worry about flooding either, the island is a good 20 feet out of
the water. Don't expect to ride into here on the S.S.
Minnow though. It gets pretty shallow within about 100 yards
from the island. If you are one to listen to advice, take
this; Either canoe, kayak or come in the winter as the water
gets pretty shallow. If you come in a regular boat, please
lift the motor when you get within a couple hundred yards of the
island.
The
weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for
the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost. The
Minnow would be lost. The ship set ground on the shore of this
uncharted desert isle, with Gilligan, the Skipper too, the
Millionaire and his wife, the movie star, the Professor and
Mary Ann, here on Gilligan's Isle.
There is a public access at N44°16.650'
W93°44.616'. The cache is roughly 2 miles by water from that
point. The best area to come ashore is the west side of the
island.
The cache is in a green ammo can. Also in
the can you will find a bunch of old grocery bags to pick up trash
with on the way out if you so choose. I don't think many of
them will get used as I have yet to find any evidence of humans
here. It is pretty buggy though. Use bug
dope!!
Originally placed in the cache you should
find:
- 1 Geocaching.com car window
decal
- 1 small light with batteries
- 1 Geocache compasses/keychains
- 2 Geocaching.com lapel pins
- 1 MNGCA Buttons
- 1 Waterproof Match Box
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- 1 Bubble Maker w/ bubbles
- 1 p-38 can opener
- 1 Matchbox truck
- 1 small container of Motrin
- 1 stick insect repellant
- Notebook, pencils, sharpener, etc.
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If you find Gilligan or any of the rest of the crew, bring them
back with you.
Thorns
Dogs Allowed
Available year-round Long pants suggested More than Half a Mile
from Trailhead Steep Hike
Island Cache (Boat required) Accessible in
Winter
Scenic View |
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