Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Heading to VT

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)

Friday, August 27, 2004

Heading to VT

Sue and I will be wending our way to the mountains tonight. Wilmington is celebrating its 87th Annual Deerfield Valley Farmer's Days this weekend, which is a local fair with a small midway with food and rides and one of VT's largest of its 14 agricultural fairs. Another of the main attractions is a great parade that features Wilmington-born residents who have moved away and come back every year to march or ride in the event. The culmination of the event is an all day demolition derby on Sunday afternoon - my favorite! We should also find some time on Saturday to do a few of the Valley Quests in Wilmington from the new quest book that just came out. Whatever you do this weekend - enjoy and be safe. We'll be back posting on Monday.

posted by Mark and Sue at Friday, August 27, 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.