Here's the proof. Comments from finders on one of my boxes:
"The gal behind the counter was thrilled to see "a letterboxer doing his thing...never seen one before, actually doing it..." I guess that's opposite of seeing a letterboxer not doing his thing and not realizing he's a letterboxer because you never even knew people like that existed in the first place :)"
"It was fun going into the gift shop and chatting with the two ladies at the counter. They are both quite into the whole boxing thing for not being boxers themselves!"
"Loved the location. Met the director and staff. Had a wonderful time!"
Well, that speaks for itself!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
It's easier to get forgiveness than permission
Or is it? I recently planted 3 letterboxes. The first was at the Thoroughgood House. My contact, Starr, gave me the names of contacts at the Francis Land House and one other location (which is a mystery box, so I can't tell you where :) ). My contact at the mystery location, Kate, had many ideas of locations for boxes. After chatting back and forth in email, she offered to pave the way and send an email to her contacts for me. And quite an email it was!
I recently learned of a new activity called Letterboxing. Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with delightful "treasure-hunts" in beautiful, scenic places. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by following clues placed on a web-site, and then record their discovery in their personal journal with the help of a rubber stamp that's part of the letterbox. In addition, letterboxers have their own personal stamps which they use to stamp into the letterbox's logbook. More information on www.atlasquest.com/
Recently (location removed) was approached to be a letterbox site and we agreed. A letterbox is discretely hidden outside the building (and a bonus one inside.) There is no work to be done by any museum staff or volunteers as it is self-contained. The people who participate letterboxing appear to be nice and courteous, and a great many are families with young children - the sort of people many of us want attracted to our museums and parks.
If you are interested in learning more about letterboxing and possibly becoming a letterbox site, please let me know, and I will put you in touch with my contact.
To see our "Clue" go to www.atlasquest.com/lboxes/showboxinfo.html?gBoxId=72150or
* Go to www.atlasquest.com* type "Virginia Beach" in the location box* Click "SOS" for our box (we have a puzzle clue - harder than most)
* Click "The Francis Land House" to see their clue or "The Adam Thoroughgood House"
And please forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
Well, the response has been incredible! I am getting requests from all over Tidewater. I feel like I am taking orders for boxes (would you like a bonus box with that?) and I am really excited about placing boxes in all of these wonderful locations. Tiderwater has so many interesting educational and historical locations to share with our visitors. We don't have many locations that provide beautiful hiking since our area is so urban, so I feel that this might be a better tact to take for boxing here. Nelson is preparing to help me make more urban boxes than the typical lock n lock (thanks to a great meeting with "X" Marks the Spot this past weekend) and I am looking for images to carve. Already in one day I've had half a dozen requests! We are going to be very busy!
I recently learned of a new activity called Letterboxing. Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime combining artistic ability with delightful "treasure-hunts" in beautiful, scenic places. Participants seek out hidden letterboxes by following clues placed on a web-site, and then record their discovery in their personal journal with the help of a rubber stamp that's part of the letterbox. In addition, letterboxers have their own personal stamps which they use to stamp into the letterbox's logbook. More information on www.atlasquest.com/
Recently (location removed) was approached to be a letterbox site and we agreed. A letterbox is discretely hidden outside the building (and a bonus one inside.) There is no work to be done by any museum staff or volunteers as it is self-contained. The people who participate letterboxing appear to be nice and courteous, and a great many are families with young children - the sort of people many of us want attracted to our museums and parks.
If you are interested in learning more about letterboxing and possibly becoming a letterbox site, please let me know, and I will put you in touch with my contact.
To see our "Clue" go to www.atlasquest.com/lboxes/showboxinfo.html?gBoxId=72150or
* Go to www.atlasquest.com* type "Virginia Beach" in the location box* Click "SOS" for our box (we have a puzzle clue - harder than most)
* Click "The Francis Land House" to see their clue or "The Adam Thoroughgood House"
And please forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
Well, the response has been incredible! I am getting requests from all over Tidewater. I feel like I am taking orders for boxes (would you like a bonus box with that?) and I am really excited about placing boxes in all of these wonderful locations. Tiderwater has so many interesting educational and historical locations to share with our visitors. We don't have many locations that provide beautiful hiking since our area is so urban, so I feel that this might be a better tact to take for boxing here. Nelson is preparing to help me make more urban boxes than the typical lock n lock (thanks to a great meeting with "X" Marks the Spot this past weekend) and I am looking for images to carve. Already in one day I've had half a dozen requests! We are going to be very busy!
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