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Pickerel Lake Park Letterbox LbNA #17904

Owner:wolfiewolf
Plant date:Sep 5, 2005
Location:
City:Cannonsburg/Rockford
County:Kent
State:Michigan
Boxes:1
Found by: Krys Jones
Last found:May 17, 2018
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFaFFFFFaF
Last edited:Apr 11, 2020
Pickerel Lake Park Letterbox
6001 Ramsdell Road NE
Cannonsburg, MI 49317
Phone: (616) 336-PARK (7275)

This picturesque park provides ample viewing of birds and wildlife from the boardwalk and trails that wind throughout the park.
Park activities and facilities include; cross country skiing, fishing, hiking/walking, and restrooms.
Pets are not allowed at Pickerel Lake Nature Preserve.

Directions: Take M-57 (Northland Drive) towards Rockford to Cannonsburg Road. Turn East and head to the village of Cannonsburg. The first road past the village of Canonsburg is Ramsdell. Turn North on Ramsdell. Townson Park is on the corner of Canonsburg Rd and Ramsdell. Pickerel Lake Park is located on the West side of the road about 2-3 miles from Canonsburg Road.

Start at the trailhead, south of the parking lot. Take careful note of the numbers on the plaque on the big rock..
At the Y past the rock, head 210 degrees.
Summer brings a carpet of green pads, white flowers and a chorus of frogs. Winter brings a carpet of white.
Continue on the boardwalk. Don’t miss the sign on Underwater Life. You may be lucky enough to spot the family of Swans.
Note the sign about the birds. How many kinds of water birds are on the sign?
Over the bridge, continue the trail. Soon a blue trail marker you will see. Watch out for “Invaders”.
When a choice you have to make, it is time for a potty break. Visit the Lake of the Clouds. Interesting how many years “Indian Joe” lived. (EVEN though the plaque is now missing at Lake of the Clouds, don't think it is odd. You will not be LEFT without a clue.)
Now that you have collected the information you will need, go back to blue and follow until your next clue.
Tracks give interesting clues, don’t you think? Single, diagonal, multiple: all let you know what has past!
Oh boy, another choice…where should you go?
Get your compass, do some math…280 degrees plus half of Indian Joe’s age when he died is where you go! Pickerel Lake is what you should see.
When the trail ends…Remember this: Indian Joe was always right, at least this time.

Indian Joe now resides in the Lake of the Clouds-follow the trail the color of clouds on a sunny day.
On the left-Larch Swamp is what you pass.
Think back to the start of this quest. A big rock marked the trailhead. On the plaque was the year Joe died. If the year was odd, head right. If the year was even, head left.
You travel only a short distance and a choice you must make. Again, math you must do.
Remember the number of years Indian Joe protected this land from development? This 2-digit number was on the plaque at the entrance. Take that number and multiply it by 5. This will give you the degrees to go!

A choice so soon? Remember that Indian Joe was always right and he didn’t horse around!

A map-you’re not lost Head South.

Another choice? Keep heading South.

White trail once again divides. Remember the number of years Indian Joe worked to preserve this land from development? Go that number of degrees-that is the way to go. Take the same number of paces down the hill. Look to the left for a tree where 1 tree trunk become 3. Remember the sign about the birds? Take the number of different species and multiply by 3. Take this many paces up the hill on the left to that tree. This is the spot that the box shall be.

You found it, good for you. A master sleuth are you!
Now to get back from where you came…a few more sights you will see.
Continue on the trail you are on until “brown” which is now the way you go.
Over the boardwalk you must travel…Live Life on the Edge!
Take a short side trip if you like to visit the swamp and learn about the Tamarack Tree.

Back on the main trail; keep following until brown turns to white. Look around, it should seem familiar…go back the same way you came.

I hope you enjoyed finding our letterbox.
Enjoy God’s gift of Nature in this beautiful Park.
Our Thanks to “Indian Joe” and his family for protecting this piece of nature for others to enjoy and to the Meijer family for their monetary gift to develop this park.
If this letterbox needs attention or you have comments, you may contact Wolfiewolf at: nonpub@sbcglobal.net