Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Another New Gathering Announced

Mark & Sue Pepe hail from Kensington, CT USA.

After finding our initial box in June 2002, we have since found letterboxes in 18 states and placed them in 13 states; 4 countries: Aruba, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Great Britain; and on a cruise ship! Thanks for stopping by our website and we appreciate your continued support.

"Have fun and just get out there & box!!!"

Email us: mjpepe1@comcast.net (Mark) or suepepe1@comcast.net (Sue)

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Another New Gathering Announced

Chuck Straub announced on the LBNE talk list that preliminary plans are underway for a Mansfield Monster Mash gathering. There will be letterboxes all over the town of Mansfield for this event [as if there weren't enough in this area as it is!] to last for the complete month of October, then this special series will be pulled forever. Saturday, October 2 is the date to mark on your calendars. Check out our New England Area Gatherings webpage for details. Chuck called for volunteers to make a letterbox in the theme of TV or Movie monsters or science fiction characters. I have volunteered to submit two: Karloff's Dracula and The Mummy. Hope you can help also. Email Chuck if you are interested. His email is on the LBNE talk list.

posted by Mark and Sue at Thursday, May 13, 2004

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What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing enthusiasts hide and hunt weatherproof containers in remote or scenic places. Each container holds a logbook, a rubber stamp and stamp pad. The planter of the letterbox distributes clues to it's location via the internet, Word of Mouth, on websites or via other means. Clues can be easy to difficult. Finding a letterbox may require a combination of skills such as mapreading, orienteering, and puzzle-solving.

Letterboxers carry their own logbook and personal stamp when hunting for hidden boxes. Upon finding a letterbox, they will imprint their own logbook using the found stamp, and leave their own stamping or personalization in the letterbox's logbook. Some artistic letterboxers carve and even design their own stamps and logbooks. Letterboxes are hidden in various locations throughout the world.

Letterboxing has its beginnings in Dartmoor National Park in England, where the first letterbox at Cranmere Pool was placed in 1854 by a Dartmoor guide named James Perrott, who left his calling card in a container there while guiding tourists through Dartmoor.