Posted by Freak I think all the big caves there have been discovered. There's always the Gatsby Cave (old wine cellar / creamery cave), not super big but a little harder to find than the other ones

I see, not sure if I was in that one but we did explore the main body of the two caves as well as a one or two other semi-collapsed limestone-ceilinged cavernous spaces that were connected to the main caves.

Posted by Derpyfingers I see, not sure if I was in that one but we did explore the main body of the two caves as well as a one or two other semi-collapsed limestone-ceilinged cavernous spaces that were connected to the main caves.

Yeah, theres a few cool limestone like caves in the system from what I recall. I havent been there in a long time though.

Posted by Cosmic Yeah, theres a few cool limestone like caves in the system from what I recall. I havent been there in a long time though.

Are those the creamery/wine caves you mentioned earlier do you think?

The "Gatsby Cave" is one long tall room, masonry walls and ceiling IIRC. It had a shaft in the ceiling and connections to some of the crawls. I don't think it's on the official maps that I've seen, Gatsby and I came across it by accident while crawling around.

In the late 1800s, A.M. Smith's wine cellar was located there. The DeSoto Creamery was also nearby. Later on the Minneapolis Cold Storage was in that same area.

Posted by Freak The "Gatsby Cave" is one long tall room, masonry walls and ceiling IIRC. It had a shaft in the ceiling and connections to some of the crawls. I don't think it's on the official maps that I've seen, Gatsby and I came across it by accident while crawling around. In the late 1800s, A.M. Smith's wine cellar was located there. The DeSoto Creamery was also nearby. Later on the Minneapolis Cold Storage was in that same area.

Hmm.. Not sure if I remember that. The only bricks I remember were the water main tunnel and some collapsed archway type structure within the caves. I do remember a few other large cavernous cave like spaces we walked through before we entered the main caves... I think....

Posted by Derpyfingers Hmm.. Not sure if I remember that. The only bricks I remember were the water main tunnel and some collapsed archway type structure within the caves. I do remember a few other large cavernous cave like spaces we walked through before we entered the main caves... I think....

You're quite a ways off (;

There is MUCH more to see

Been there myself, thanks to some kickass locals.

"We tied a wrench to a small length of rope and stuck it down the hole, then pulled the cover off with it."

Damn, that's a good idea. It is rather conspicuous carrying around a prybar at night through the city.. I'll try this method sometime.

Posted by SubLunar Been there myself, thanks to some kickass locals. "We tied a wrench to a small length of rope and stuck it down the hole, then pulled the cover off with it." Damn, that's a good idea. It is rather conspicuous carrying around a prybar at night through the city.. I'll try this method sometime.

some covers dont have a hole to stick any wrenches down though so keep that in mind

Posted by w0nKa You're quite a ways off (; There is MUCH more to see

yeah i dont really remember the fine details except for the essentials;how to get in and out. My mindset was more along the lines of "holy fuck im in a cave i wanna look at all of the things".

So thats what i did, and it all kinda just mushed together in the excitement

great story! need to try this at some point

yeah im pretty sure me and cosmic found the Gatsby caves but i cant say for sure. but it looked similar to the water main tunnel except that you could actually stand up all the way and maybe even walk with a person right next to you.