Logs for UsTwo
08-Sep-05
We found this bridge that moves on North State Street (US 23) in Cheboygan, Michigan, USA. It crosses the channel that comes in from Lake Huron and rises up to allow large boats to enter the channel. We had started to walk across the bridge looking for a benchmark when a bell rang and the traffic barriers came down. The photos we got are all from the top as we couldn’t cross back over the barriers to get a side view. After the bridge was lowered we walked to the middle for the GPS coords. Never did find the benchmark we were looking for but glad we had the camera and GPS with us so we could log this cache!
We found this torpedo on display at the Don Rea VFW Post 8848 on the corner of Witham and Dykstra Roads in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. We actually saw several torpedoes on display while caching around Muskegon but this was the only one we could find that had not been logged yet.
We found this memorial to Michigan military people who lost their lives, or are missing in action, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. It’s a wonderful memorial but sad to see so many names. There are two soldiers listed as MIA in the photo we took. (One star by a name means MIA and two stars indicate the soldier died in captivity.) The MIA soldiers are Douglas Vincent Dailey and James Eugene Dennany. The information we found on them is from a report by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.
Douglas Vincent Dailey
Home of Record: Waterford, MI
Military Service: USAF
Rank: E5
Status: Presumptive Finding of Death
Country of Casualty: Laos
Date of Incident: 1968/12/13
James Eugene Dennany
Home of Record: Mattawan, MI
Military Service: USAF
Rank: O4
Status: Presumptive Finding of Death
Country of Casualty: Laos
Date of Incident: 1969/11/12
Two other soldiers in our photo (J. DeLong and T. Dennison) had two stars by their names, which means they died in captivity, but I could not find any information on them.
Douglas Vincent Dailey
Home of Record: Waterford, MI
Military Service: USAF
Rank: E5
Status: Presumptive Finding of Death
Country of Casualty: Laos
Date of Incident: 1968/12/13
James Eugene Dennany
Home of Record: Mattawan, MI
Military Service: USAF
Rank: O4
Status: Presumptive Finding of Death
Country of Casualty: Laos
Date of Incident: 1969/11/12
Two other soldiers in our photo (J. DeLong and T. Dennison) had two stars by their names, which means they died in captivity, but I could not find any information on them.
We found this steam tractor while driving on 15 Mile Road south of Bellevue, Michigan, USA. There were two of them on display by the road and several more across the road near a barn. When we stopped to look at them an older fellow came out of the house and was happy to let us take several photos when we told him what we were doing. He said he restores them for a hobby and he was in the process of restoring the one we chose to log. It was made by the M. Rumely Company and says “Advance†on the logo on the front of the tractor.
We found this turtle as it was starting to cross County Road F05 north of Onaway, Michigan, USA, near Black Lake. Mr. UsTwo spotted it and agreed to turn around so I could get out and rescue it. (You gotta love a guy who does u-turns for locationless caches!) The turtle didn’t seem to be anxious to be rescued as it tried to scamper away when I made a grab for it but I prevailed and got it to the other side. Probably a good thing for the turtle as there was a sharp turn in the road ahead and drivers coming from that direction would not have seen the turtle in time to avoid hitting it.
03-Jun-05
An interesting and informative cache. Liked the cool certificate too. Thanks for the fun!
22-May-05
Tippy Dam, Wellston, Michigan, USA
Tippy Dam is a hydroelectric dam located about three miles north of Wellston, Michigan, and 25 miles upstream from Manistee Lake at Manistee Michigan. It is owned by Consumers Power Company and was originally called the Junction Dam because of its location at the confluence of the Manistee and the Pine Rivers. Now called Tippy Dam, it was built between 1917 and 1920. Tippy Pond, the impoundment created by Tippy Dam, is 1,540 acres in size. Judging from the information we were able to find on the Internet it is a very popular fishing and camping area. Most of the information we found came from websites about fishing.
Tippy Dam is a hydroelectric dam located about three miles north of Wellston, Michigan, and 25 miles upstream from Manistee Lake at Manistee Michigan. It is owned by Consumers Power Company and was originally called the Junction Dam because of its location at the confluence of the Manistee and the Pine Rivers. Now called Tippy Dam, it was built between 1917 and 1920. Tippy Pond, the impoundment created by Tippy Dam, is 1,540 acres in size. Judging from the information we were able to find on the Internet it is a very popular fishing and camping area. Most of the information we found came from websites about fishing.
15-May-05
We had a great time visiting the Point Iroquois Lighthouse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Here is some historical information that we found:
In 1975, The Point Iroquois Lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic places. It stands high above the waters of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, at the entry to St. Mary's River, the only water connection between Lake Superior and the remaining Great Lakes. It served passing sailors by marking the narrow channel between the shallow sand beaches and shoals of Point Iroquois and the rocky reefs of Gros Cap on the Canadian side of Whitefish Bay.
The discovery of copper and iron ore in 1844 necessitated a passage for ore-carrying vessels through the rapids of St. Mary's River to the steel plants of the lower Great Lakes. In 1865, the St. Mary's Falls Canal (commonly known as the Soo Locks) was opened. The locks have since become the most heavily used commercial shipping canal in the world.
The first lighthouse and lightkeepers residence were built in 1855, and the light was exhibited for the first time on September 20, 1857. With the growth of traffic through the locks, the importance of the lightstation increased. In 1870 the wooden tower and residence were replaced with the brick buildings that stand today. The tower is 65 feet high. After 107 years of service, the light at Point Iroquois became history; it was replaced by an automatic light in the channel off Gros Cap, Ontario.
Since 1965, the property has been in the care of the Hiawatha National Forest. A section of the lighthouse has been restored as a visitor information center and museum through the efforts of the Bay Mills/Brimley Historical Research Society, using volunteer labor and donations from the visiting public. Volunteer caretakers live in a restored apartment year-round.
In 1975, The Point Iroquois Lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic places. It stands high above the waters of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, at the entry to St. Mary's River, the only water connection between Lake Superior and the remaining Great Lakes. It served passing sailors by marking the narrow channel between the shallow sand beaches and shoals of Point Iroquois and the rocky reefs of Gros Cap on the Canadian side of Whitefish Bay.
The discovery of copper and iron ore in 1844 necessitated a passage for ore-carrying vessels through the rapids of St. Mary's River to the steel plants of the lower Great Lakes. In 1865, the St. Mary's Falls Canal (commonly known as the Soo Locks) was opened. The locks have since become the most heavily used commercial shipping canal in the world.
The first lighthouse and lightkeepers residence were built in 1855, and the light was exhibited for the first time on September 20, 1857. With the growth of traffic through the locks, the importance of the lightstation increased. In 1870 the wooden tower and residence were replaced with the brick buildings that stand today. The tower is 65 feet high. After 107 years of service, the light at Point Iroquois became history; it was replaced by an automatic light in the channel off Gros Cap, Ontario.
Since 1965, the property has been in the care of the Hiawatha National Forest. A section of the lighthouse has been restored as a visitor information center and museum through the efforts of the Bay Mills/Brimley Historical Research Society, using volunteer labor and donations from the visiting public. Volunteer caretakers live in a restored apartment year-round.
