We just placed our first box.

Ye Ole Fishing Hole Letterbox

Placed: 07/13/2003
Terrain: Easy
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30 Minutes round trip


Quabbin Reservoir, Gate 16, Shutesbury Ma.

* Note: There is no actual gate or sign.

The Quabbin Reservoir was created in 1939 in the evacuated Swift River
Valley, in order to provide a supply of water for the city of Boston. The
construction of the Quabbin required the building of two dams and the
destruction of the towns of Prescott, Dana, Enfield, and Greenwich. By 1946,
the reservoir was filled, creating one of the largest bodies of untreated
drinking water in the world. The reservation also serves as a wildlife
sanctuary and offers numerous hiking trails on the nearly 40,000 acres that
are open to the public. It is one of my favorite places to go hiking and
fishing.