Thanks Chris,

I will update the FAQ and update the first in state series. This seems to
be along the lines of my research into the claim of letterboxing being
started in this area about 10 years ago (although the earliest box on their
site appears to be dated 1997). I will have to keep digging for the earlier
ones.

I will pass this on to the group.

Randy

CLynch1066@aol.com wrote:
>
> Thank you for the FAQ's. I don't know if you know about the book put out in
> Vermont, but there is a book called "Valley Quest," that has about 54 letter
> boxes scattered throughout 24 communities in Vermont. I was on vacation this
> summer with my wife in Norwich Vermont, and I saw the book for sale. I had
> read last year's Smithsonian article, so I vaguely new a little about the
> sport.
>
> Anyway, we tried the first letterboxing hunt, and it was brilliant! So,
> then, every day, we would try another one. By the end of the trip we did
> three in one day! The book is available via the organization that helped put
> it together. There web site is http://www.vitalcommunities.org/vq.htm. I
> believe that you and your fellow letterboxing fans would have a field day
> exploring these clues. And with a Vermont autumn coming up, with the trees
> turning golden, and red, what a great way to see Fall colors and letterbox at
> the same time.
>
> I just tried an Evanston Illinois letterbox today, and it was great. I just
> wish there was more in my community. I'll have to add a few.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Chris Lynch
> Chicago IL.

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Randy "the mapsurfer"
Orienteer * Letterboxer * Globetrotter
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