Isle Isidore LbNA #24149
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Add Location| Owner: | Brood5  |
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| Plant date: | Jul 29, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Cedarville |
| County: | Mackinac |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Isadora |
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| Found by: | Brood5 |
| Last found: | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Status: | FaFFaaaFFFFaF |
| Last edited: | Jul 29, 2006 |
BOX IS BACK IN PLACE. IT HAD BEEN MISSING FOR A WHILE.
The term "Les Cheneaux," (pronounced "Lay-Shen-O") roughly translated from the original French, is "the channels." Bordering the northern edge of Lake Huron along the southeastern lip of the Michigan Upper Peninsula (known endearingly as the UP), these "channels" are actually a 36-island archipelago arrayed along Lake Huron east of St. Ignace (the departure point for the area’s most famous tourist destination - Mackinac Island). These diverse islands, a few as small as a residential lot in the Detroit suburbs, are testament to the last glacial retreat from the Great Lakes some 12,000 years ago. From the perspective of nature tourism (our abiding interest), the Les Cheneaux serves as an entryway to the unspoiled (and relatively unknown) wild lands of the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
You need to begin this search at the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum located on Meridian Street in Cedarville. The museum is open from Memorial Day weekend thru the first week after Labor Day. Open daily 10-5, except Sun 1-5 and closed Sun & Mon in June. $2/adult, $5/family. (Handicap accessible) The museum is full of local history and the employees are very helpful. Summer Wednesdays bring featured artists from the area, one from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and one from 1 to 4 p.m. Inside the door just to the left is an 1851 surveyors map of the islands. Locate Isle Isidore. Now find its current name and ask directions to that island (you do not need a boat to access).
As soon as you enter Isle Isidore, park your car along the side of the road. Walk back to the bridge and climb over the guard rail on the north side facing Cedarville. At the base of the birch tree closest to the bridge and under some rocks you will find the box. There are often fishermen at this location so use some discretion when uncovering the box. This is a great place to watch the sun when it sets or rises (from the other side of the bridge).
Please be sure to reseal baggies and the box carefully so it will stay dry during the cold winter and replace carefully, completely hidden from view.
If you have a little time once returning to your car, continue to drive down Isle Isidore. You are likely to see several deer and their young.
The term "Les Cheneaux," (pronounced "Lay-Shen-O") roughly translated from the original French, is "the channels." Bordering the northern edge of Lake Huron along the southeastern lip of the Michigan Upper Peninsula (known endearingly as the UP), these "channels" are actually a 36-island archipelago arrayed along Lake Huron east of St. Ignace (the departure point for the area’s most famous tourist destination - Mackinac Island). These diverse islands, a few as small as a residential lot in the Detroit suburbs, are testament to the last glacial retreat from the Great Lakes some 12,000 years ago. From the perspective of nature tourism (our abiding interest), the Les Cheneaux serves as an entryway to the unspoiled (and relatively unknown) wild lands of the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
You need to begin this search at the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum located on Meridian Street in Cedarville. The museum is open from Memorial Day weekend thru the first week after Labor Day. Open daily 10-5, except Sun 1-5 and closed Sun & Mon in June. $2/adult, $5/family. (Handicap accessible) The museum is full of local history and the employees are very helpful. Summer Wednesdays bring featured artists from the area, one from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and one from 1 to 4 p.m. Inside the door just to the left is an 1851 surveyors map of the islands. Locate Isle Isidore. Now find its current name and ask directions to that island (you do not need a boat to access).
As soon as you enter Isle Isidore, park your car along the side of the road. Walk back to the bridge and climb over the guard rail on the north side facing Cedarville. At the base of the birch tree closest to the bridge and under some rocks you will find the box. There are often fishermen at this location so use some discretion when uncovering the box. This is a great place to watch the sun when it sets or rises (from the other side of the bridge).
Please be sure to reseal baggies and the box carefully so it will stay dry during the cold winter and replace carefully, completely hidden from view.
If you have a little time once returning to your car, continue to drive down Isle Isidore. You are likely to see several deer and their young.