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Found Shooting Star letterbox in Farmington CT. today after work.The box is in good shape but there were a lot of snails and slugs in it and on it! I cleaned it out. I work right across the street...

We decided to take Madras to the beach last night for her little birthday excursion. Had a lovely walk down the beach at Watch Hill and to Napatree Point. Maddie had great fun chasing the piping...

Did you know that there are two solutions to mosquitos without using deet? One is that you can rub "Bounce" dryer sheets on you. The other is that I'm told that "Skin so Soft" from Avon will also...

This weekend at Chatham Light we found an extra stamp in it's own bag. It was hand carved and is of a broken down car. There was no log book. Does anyone know if this is a HH or someone's lost...

We had a beautiful day and finally got to go letterboxing! We only found one - Kirby in the Clouds at Borderland in Easton, MA - but we still had a lot of fun! We were going to try for the Fairies...

GOLDEN SNITCH HITCHIKER In honor of the release of the fifth Harry Potter Book - The Order of the Phoenix. Released on 6/24/03. (Am I supposed to tell where I released it?) If you find the Golden...

Hello Gang! I'm new to this list since I found out about letterboxing last week. My fellow Girl Guide Leader and I were out in the bush planning for an Enviro Quest event for our older girls...

Quick question about hitchikers! We are planning to place a hitchiker today and since it is my first I wanted to make sure I was doing it right. It's traveling in its own microbox (a film...

Oh, Sir Balthazar I do not spurn your attention! Ney, it is just that my crystal ball was in the shop that week and the travel to SLOville was just a dream before my pumpkin turned into a coach and...

Painterly and 46r have finally planted their first box. I placed it on the website, but I had a change in the clues. I don't know if the auto announce went out before the change. The correct...

Have you found a plastic square/rectangular mint/candy type container that is waterproof? I've tried the plastic Sucrets boxes, and although a nice size, they are not waterproof. Have also tried...

Hello all, Binx and I went for a rainy camping weekend in Franklin County and picked up the following boxes: -Captain Tupperware -Poet's Seat Tower #1 and #2 (alas, #3 is missing! We were...

We pretty much exclusivly do micro boxes now. The container weve been using is basicly a pocket mint tin, thanks to advice from the mobots. Its small and sturdy, and easy to hide. As for books...

For those of you waiting with baited breath for the Bristol Ren Faire clues, they are now posted! You can also get to them through this link: http://home.wi.rr.com/dragonlber/bristol.htm Hope you...

Happy Birthday to Madras from one letterboxing chocolate lab to another......Chuck and Molly [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I went up to Litchfield County today to plant a box at Campbell Falls State Park, and much to my dismay, our state of CT must be in dire straits for money. I went to Haystack Mountain to find the...

Question on microboxes- I'm interested in the small, smaller, smallest boxes that can be possible but yet still include a type of sign in log or sheet and decent stamp. I've come across a wonderful...

I did some letterboxing with my sister today. We went to the famous Riverbend park to see the site that was host to such a great gathering!:-) We got Muskrat Ramble, Bee's Knees and Billy Goat...

Hi,we played hooky today and went Letterboxing.Does anyone know the last time that someone did the Bartlett Brook Letterbox in Lebanon CT.You are supposed to cross over a bridge with a beaver dam...

I'm going to be in the CSU Fullerton/Anaheim area the afternoon of June 30th and July 1st and would love to have anyone available in the area do an exchange with me. Since I'm not terribly...

Homann Park Letterbox, Lacey, Wa, Thurston Co. Placed 6/23/03 by Nailhead of the Nail Family Found another little gem of a park in Lacey just begging for a box. The Homann Park Letterbox by...

Heard from Wanda again this morning as she is finally heading out of Ohio. I told her on Friday that considering the weather forecast that she'd probably be better off staying out that way...

In case there's a doubt in anyones mind, we are some very considerate people. Last Thurs. after leaving my umbrella behind at a letterbox, I get an e-mail from Music Woman that she found it. Not only...

I have added a couple of pictures I took at Balls Bluff last weekend. Ryan took a break from the Appalachian Trail with Knights of Colombo and we met them to do Balls Bluff in Leesburg. I posted...

Many of the clues say to be discreet when stamping up because of the boxes being in a busy area. Other than trying to look nonchalant until everyone leaves how can you do this? With three people,...