Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Loons, Kiwis and Time!

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)

Sunday, July 18, 2004

Loons, Kiwis and Time!

This week, The Maine Loon is our Box of the Week. Placed by Pine Tree while she was on vacation, this is her second box located at Mount Blue State Park in Weld, ME. Maybe you could stop off at this one on your way to this Saturday's A Gathering in the Maine Style, to be held in South Casco, ME. Don't miss this wonderful gathering and grab some of that wonderful Maine tupperware!

Our Poll of the Week relates to the exposure and publicity letterboxing is receiving in this week's Time Magazine. You decide whether it's good or bad for this pastime.

Our Website of the Week is Psychokiwi's Letterboxing Site. While Judi and Linton have moved back to New Zealand, their influence and wonderful letterboxes remain. How about that Vegetarian Chili recipe????

posted by Mark and Sue at Sunday, July 18, 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.