Great Fun at May Day

MommaFox and Bald Eagle did it again! The 2nd annual May Day gather on Sunday was a a mystery gathering with a unique scavenger twist and a huge success!

Clues were posted 7pm Saturday for 10 letterboxes; one of which would contain "directions" to the gathering location. Boxers could start anytime they wanted but would meet at the mystery location between 2pm and 5pm. MommaFox asked that attendees bring a snack, a piece of firewood and a lantern.

Sunday morning found the Pomfret and Putnam areas filled with wet letterboxers, clues and umbrellas in hand, sloshing through the muck and mire. The images for the 10 letterboxes also represented scavenger items that letterboxers needed to bring back to the gathering to obtain a special Hunt stamp - compass, map, flashlight, bugspray, etc. The second box's image was that of a map with the gathering's location.

The gathering proved that you don't need good weather for a great turnout. 125 letterboxers filled the pavillion and snacked, exchanged and talked. It was great to see so many new faces; some with whom we've emailed over the past several months. Those that brought a fire log and a lantern received special stamps, represented by images of those two items.

Our thanks to MommaFox & Bald Eagle for showing us all a great day. Hopefully, there will be a 3rd annual - which we will look forward to with anticipation!