**Feb2** "SpruceHill Lake Island Cache" Traditional Geocache
**Feb2** "SpruceHill Lake Island Cache"
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The cache is on a small Island close to the western shore of
SpruceHill Lake. Easy access when then the lake is frozen, will
require some bushwacking & short swim when not!!
A walk into Spruce Hill Lake from Old Sambro Road in Harrietsfield[
parking N44 35.092 W063 38.532]is a pleasant experience any time,
but it is particularly beautiful in the fall of the year. You will
be taken back in time as you explore the northeastern shoreline
which was fortified with rock walls by local stone cutters and
labourers in 1868. The main dam, built at the same time, is still
intact, with a sluice gate that was opened and closed by the
caretaker. This dam, an earthen structure, is 1200 feet long and 12
feet wide on top, with 16 inch granite blocks on the inner and
outer slopes. The gatehouse, was built in 1889 of brick, concrete
and granite. Its walls were 4 feet thick. Unfortunately the
gatehouse no longer exists. When standing on the dam looking down
the lake, the small Island close to the western shore holds the
Island Cache.There is a trail at end of the dam that will take you
to a point overlooking the Island.A short bushwack will put you on
the shore. The easiest access is by the ice.( Red Cross recommends
a minimum of 6"/15cm ice thickness) The cache {tobacco container}
when placed contained a Lunneburg Co. Geo coin for first to find
prize,Kleenex packet,Wah Wah Balls stress reliever,carabiner with
light,Thing2,Felix Cat,geo pin,Mouse pad,& trash out bag with
glove.
This cache placed as part of the
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
pnpur vf ebhaq & abg ba gur tebhaq