Hemlock Aquarium LbNA #49660
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Add Location| Owner: | Grandvilla  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | West Olive |
| County: | Ottawa |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 5 |
| Found by: | IndyStamper (3) |
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| Last found: | Apr 7, 2013 |
| Status: | FaFFFFaFFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Aug 12, 2009 |
Clues revised and ready 5/22/2012
Hemlock Aquarium replaces Something Is Fishy at Hemlock Crossing! The stamps are the same, but the boxes have all been relocated and the clues are all new.
Hemlock Crossing is located in Port Sheldon Township just West of US 31 on West Olive Rd.
Traveling northbound on US 31 from Holland, follow the signs from Port Sheldon St. Traveling southbound on US 31 from Grand Haven, follow signs from West Olive Rd.
What is a fish?
A fish is an animal which lives and breathes in water. All fish are vertebrates (have a backbone) and most breathe through gills and have fins and scales. Fish make up about half of all known vertebrate species.
What is a person who studies fish called : An ichthyologist.
How are fish identified : A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, scale counts, general features, color, maximum length and distribution are used.
Difference between male and female fish - In some species the males and females have different shaped bodies or different coloring; in other species there is no visible difference.
How fishes breathe: Some fish have lungs and breathe air, but most breathe through gills. Gills are made up of thin sheets of tissue richly supplied with blood vessels. As water passes over them dissolved oxygen is absorbed into the blood and waste products such as carbon dioxide pass out into the water. The gills are protected by a large bony plate called an operculum.
What is a lateral line : The lateral line is a row of scales that most fish have along their sides, stretching from their head to tail. Under these scales are a system of fluid-filled canals and specialized cells which transmit vibrations to the brain. The lateral line helps fish to detect objects including predators and prey.
Why are fish slimy : Fish secrete a type of mucus from their skin. This slime coating is important because it provides protection against parasites and diseases, covers wounds to prevent infection and helps fish move through the water faster. Some species release toxins in their slime which ward off attacking creatures while others use their slime to feed their young.
What do fish eat? Fish Diet :
Detritus, diatoms, aquatic macro-invertebrates (particularly insect larvae, crustaceans and worms), molluscs, aquatic plants, algae, zooplankton, fish and their eggs, terrestrial insects, water birds, turtles, frogs, snakes and mice etc .
What eats fish?
Other fish, birds (e.g. pelicans, cormorants and herons), snakes, turtles, crustaceans, some insect larvae (e.g. dragonfly larvae), and humans. In other parts of the world there are also animals such as wild cats, wild pigs and bears that feed on fish.
Where do freshwater fish live : Freshwater fish inhabit all sorts of environments: streams, rivers, lakes, springs, lands, lagoons, billabongs, backwaters, estuaries, swamps, dune lakes, reservoirs, ponds and drains. Some freshwater fish also spend part of their lifecycle at sea.
Did You Know - Fish Facts :
Are there more mammal, bird or fish species on Earth? Fish! It’s believed there may be 28,000 different fish species.
What fish can walk on land? The climbing perch. This amazing fish, native to India, can walk on land in search of water when its water hole dries up.
The world's largest lake trout was caught on the Saskatchewan end of Lake Athabasca, Canada, and weighed in at 102 pounds.
Peter and Brad loved tropical fish! Their aquarium was the highlight of their room! They took very good care of their fish. One day the boys realized there were too many fish in the aquarium; they would have to get rid of some. They knew that fish liked to have lots of room to swim…so they decided to let 5 of them go in the creek at Hemlock Crossings Park!
Clues:
Trail head
Upstream, jump up the fish ladder
Next intersection swim with the bottom current
Next choice follow the arrow
Huh, a Maple among all these cone holders
Once again a choice; from the middle of the intersection head 50 degrees if there are more mammals on earth than fish or 315 degrees if there are more fish than mammals
Interesting gnarly Pine
Ah, a sandy bottom
At the top of the hill, swim toward warmer water
At the T, meander opposite the smaller arrowed number
Don’t be mislead by the cleared area, stay on the trail
When once again faced with a choice; 295 degrees if fish are slimy, 145 degrees if they are not
A multitrunked Cherry with a hole in it’s side. From that hole, 37 degrees, about 25 paces find the remains of what once was another multiarmed Cherry. Longtail swims there.
Continue swimming along the trail
Somewhat of a clearing and back into the woods
At the T, swim uphill
At the next intersection, bigger is better
Ride the current downhill…Wheeee!
At the bottom of the hill, “Y” it just might be right to go right!
Another choice. First go overlook the river and make notes
Back to the intersection and follow the trail with degrees equal to the sum of 2 X number of uprights + the number of benches + the total number of boards making up the benches (see I told you to take notes :-)
See the very tall bi-trunked living Maple embracing the smaller(shorter)dead one?...and the sleeping one behind? Ebony Angel awaits behind the sleeping one. Be careful of the briars.
Again continue in the same direction
When given a choice, again swim downhill…it is so much easier than fighting the current
Past SWAP
The smaller number is your choice when once again you have to make one.
If you have taken a rest (and there is room for one), from there #1 is *the* one
Over the bridge (lots of uprights here too)
Then, 2 is not true
Next choice swim along the gravel bottom.
Follow the path along the outside edge of the meadow to the obvious trail into the woods
Past some more muiltitrunked Cherrys
Trip trap, trip trap; no trolls
From the 5 foot stump, paces equal to ½ the total uprights on the bridge; then 4 paces at 100 degrees. Fancifull preens there behind a fallen one.
**Note** 6/28/2011 (and looked again 5/18/12) Fanciful could not be found. She is probably still there...somewhere, but the 5 ft. stump does not appear to be there anymore and the undergrowth is so abundant, I could not find the box. If you should be able to find it, PLEASE let me know!
Continue along as you were.
Yet another choice…the way not indicated would be *your* way
If you are tired, you could rest and check out the cattail marsh..and then continue on.
Site between the large twin Beeches to a small stump. From that small stump, paces equal to the other half of the uprights to a much larger decaying stump. Swim to the West to the tiny Pine tree. Goldie awaits.
Keep on swimming, same old way.
When you have another choice, turn right of all fish have gills, or go straight if some fish have lungs and breathe air.
At the T left is right.
This trail is an “S”
What is that..an exclosure? From the sign, 33 paces will find a small stump. Look past, and find the reddish leaner
Fantail is fanning her tail at the base of the leaner.
Back to the trail and right is right!
Hemlock Aquarium replaces Something Is Fishy at Hemlock Crossing! The stamps are the same, but the boxes have all been relocated and the clues are all new.
Hemlock Crossing is located in Port Sheldon Township just West of US 31 on West Olive Rd.
Traveling northbound on US 31 from Holland, follow the signs from Port Sheldon St. Traveling southbound on US 31 from Grand Haven, follow signs from West Olive Rd.
What is a fish?
A fish is an animal which lives and breathes in water. All fish are vertebrates (have a backbone) and most breathe through gills and have fins and scales. Fish make up about half of all known vertebrate species.
What is a person who studies fish called : An ichthyologist.
How are fish identified : A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, scale counts, general features, color, maximum length and distribution are used.
Difference between male and female fish - In some species the males and females have different shaped bodies or different coloring; in other species there is no visible difference.
How fishes breathe: Some fish have lungs and breathe air, but most breathe through gills. Gills are made up of thin sheets of tissue richly supplied with blood vessels. As water passes over them dissolved oxygen is absorbed into the blood and waste products such as carbon dioxide pass out into the water. The gills are protected by a large bony plate called an operculum.
What is a lateral line : The lateral line is a row of scales that most fish have along their sides, stretching from their head to tail. Under these scales are a system of fluid-filled canals and specialized cells which transmit vibrations to the brain. The lateral line helps fish to detect objects including predators and prey.
Why are fish slimy : Fish secrete a type of mucus from their skin. This slime coating is important because it provides protection against parasites and diseases, covers wounds to prevent infection and helps fish move through the water faster. Some species release toxins in their slime which ward off attacking creatures while others use their slime to feed their young.
What do fish eat? Fish Diet :
Detritus, diatoms, aquatic macro-invertebrates (particularly insect larvae, crustaceans and worms), molluscs, aquatic plants, algae, zooplankton, fish and their eggs, terrestrial insects, water birds, turtles, frogs, snakes and mice etc .
What eats fish?
Other fish, birds (e.g. pelicans, cormorants and herons), snakes, turtles, crustaceans, some insect larvae (e.g. dragonfly larvae), and humans. In other parts of the world there are also animals such as wild cats, wild pigs and bears that feed on fish.
Where do freshwater fish live : Freshwater fish inhabit all sorts of environments: streams, rivers, lakes, springs, lands, lagoons, billabongs, backwaters, estuaries, swamps, dune lakes, reservoirs, ponds and drains. Some freshwater fish also spend part of their lifecycle at sea.
Did You Know - Fish Facts :
Are there more mammal, bird or fish species on Earth? Fish! It’s believed there may be 28,000 different fish species.
What fish can walk on land? The climbing perch. This amazing fish, native to India, can walk on land in search of water when its water hole dries up.
The world's largest lake trout was caught on the Saskatchewan end of Lake Athabasca, Canada, and weighed in at 102 pounds.
Peter and Brad loved tropical fish! Their aquarium was the highlight of their room! They took very good care of their fish. One day the boys realized there were too many fish in the aquarium; they would have to get rid of some. They knew that fish liked to have lots of room to swim…so they decided to let 5 of them go in the creek at Hemlock Crossings Park!
Clues:
Trail head
Upstream, jump up the fish ladder
Next intersection swim with the bottom current
Next choice follow the arrow
Huh, a Maple among all these cone holders
Once again a choice; from the middle of the intersection head 50 degrees if there are more mammals on earth than fish or 315 degrees if there are more fish than mammals
Interesting gnarly Pine
Ah, a sandy bottom
At the top of the hill, swim toward warmer water
At the T, meander opposite the smaller arrowed number
Don’t be mislead by the cleared area, stay on the trail
When once again faced with a choice; 295 degrees if fish are slimy, 145 degrees if they are not
A multitrunked Cherry with a hole in it’s side. From that hole, 37 degrees, about 25 paces find the remains of what once was another multiarmed Cherry. Longtail swims there.
Continue swimming along the trail
Somewhat of a clearing and back into the woods
At the T, swim uphill
At the next intersection, bigger is better
Ride the current downhill…Wheeee!
At the bottom of the hill, “Y” it just might be right to go right!
Another choice. First go overlook the river and make notes
Back to the intersection and follow the trail with degrees equal to the sum of 2 X number of uprights + the number of benches + the total number of boards making up the benches (see I told you to take notes :-)
See the very tall bi-trunked living Maple embracing the smaller(shorter)dead one?...and the sleeping one behind? Ebony Angel awaits behind the sleeping one. Be careful of the briars.
Again continue in the same direction
When given a choice, again swim downhill…it is so much easier than fighting the current
Past SWAP
The smaller number is your choice when once again you have to make one.
If you have taken a rest (and there is room for one), from there #1 is *the* one
Over the bridge (lots of uprights here too)
Then, 2 is not true
Next choice swim along the gravel bottom.
Follow the path along the outside edge of the meadow to the obvious trail into the woods
Past some more muiltitrunked Cherrys
Trip trap, trip trap; no trolls
From the 5 foot stump, paces equal to ½ the total uprights on the bridge; then 4 paces at 100 degrees. Fancifull preens there behind a fallen one.
**Note** 6/28/2011 (and looked again 5/18/12) Fanciful could not be found. She is probably still there...somewhere, but the 5 ft. stump does not appear to be there anymore and the undergrowth is so abundant, I could not find the box. If you should be able to find it, PLEASE let me know!
Continue along as you were.
Yet another choice…the way not indicated would be *your* way
If you are tired, you could rest and check out the cattail marsh..and then continue on.
Site between the large twin Beeches to a small stump. From that small stump, paces equal to the other half of the uprights to a much larger decaying stump. Swim to the West to the tiny Pine tree. Goldie awaits.
Keep on swimming, same old way.
When you have another choice, turn right of all fish have gills, or go straight if some fish have lungs and breathe air.
At the T left is right.
This trail is an “S”
What is that..an exclosure? From the sign, 33 paces will find a small stump. Look past, and find the reddish leaner
Fantail is fanning her tail at the base of the leaner.
Back to the trail and right is right!