A Trail with Many Tails

The Whale Trail is a public art event with shoreline participants from Old Lyme, CT to Westerly, RI. These fiberglass, uniquely decorated whales are of two varieties: sperm and beluga, and reflect CT's designated state animal and an important link in the state's history. Like the turtles on Mackinaw Island, the on-going MooseFest in Bennington, VT and the international CowParade, these whimsical pieces of art entertain thousands, as well as serve as a major fundraiser for their sponsors.





Jay Drew, in all of his letterboxing wisdom, decided to plant a letterbox, Free Welly, near one of the whales in East Lyme, near Flanders Fish Market Restaurant. Likewise, Wanda & Pete have also followed in kind, with clues to be posted early next week. Might there be more CT and RI-based letterboxers who will join in the whale parade of letterboxes to allow us to not only appreciate the art of fiberglass mammals - but the art of hand-carved stamps as well?





If there are enough letterboxers that continue to plant boxes associated with the whales along the trail, we'll open up a page on this website to list and link to clues. Now - your challenge is to get out there and plant and box!!!