Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. Using GPS-enabled devices, participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. Mason City is home to the Mr. Toot Geocaching Adventure. Mr. Toot is the mascot of the North Iowa Band Festival, and representative of Mason City as a whole. His image has appeared on everything from t-shirts to business cards, banners on light poles, and even the water tower. Now, his image has been used to create a geocaching trail throughout the Mason City area. Each of the puzzles in this collection of caches includes a fun fact or story related to Mason City history, native son Meredith Willson, or “The Music Man” theme. Questions answered correctly reveal coordinates and clues that lead geocachers along the Mr. Toot trail.
