McNutt’s Island Caching Caper (GC1AXRF)
Last Updated on Thursday, 07 August 2008 15:18 Wednesday, 11 June 2008 06:26
Submitted by OhioRider
McNutt's Island is located at the mouth of Shelburne Harbour. Its history goes back to the arrival of the Loyalists, when Alexander McNutt brought a group of settlers to his New Jerusalem. Settled sporadically since then, it enjoyed a thriving community in the 1920’s, complete with cannery, dance hall, a schoolhouse and, for a short time, a hotel. Today the island is a collection of camps.
It was a cold day this past winter while hunting for the OhBoy series, when Zipalong said “We should plan an event! We haven’t had an event in Shelburne Co. for a long time.” Of course the rest of the FearSome 4-Some (Zipalong, Foggy Hoofer, OhioRider and JoliWanderer) agreed, not knowing what we were letting ourselves in for. McNutt’s Island was the logical choice for the event since it was not easy to get to, had a unique history and lots of places to plant some caches. Out came the “to do” lists, and refreshments! We reviewed the routes and layout of the island and started brainstorming!
Our first order of business was to figure out what type of caches we were going to create! Since this was our first event, we decided to be as creative with the caches as possible; some whimsical, some traditional, some park and grabs, some more challenging. We mapped out our responsibilities, our timelines and starting making caches!
Planting day was a perfect day. We arrived on the island, unloaded the boat with some supplies, jumped on the 4-wheeler and with caches in tow, we hid, dropped, threw, nailed, covered and searched for the perfect spots! When we were through, we were exhausted but ecstatic. Our goal of a great caching event was nearing completion.
The day of the event, the weather cooperated, and everything was a huge success! Upon registration, cachers received an info packet with the listings, agenda, pencils, emergency phone #’s and a bingo game. After the boat ride, the hunt was on! All day long, there were cachers on foot, cachers zooming around on the 4-wheeler taxi service, and some cachers even convinced a local to drive them around the island. By the time people started to return to base camp, the watermelon and cookies were ready for them!
BBQ time, prize draws, a 1000 banner for young cacher, and a special cake for our departing cachers was next. It was time to load up the boat and return to the mainland. We thank everyone for the accolades, kind comments and fun remarks. It was especially enjoyable to hear the laughs and see the smiles on people’s faces. The camaraderie that day was the highlight for all of our work. Happy Caching!
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