These boxes are listed alphabetically.
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (record your find)
Placed on 10/23/04 in Medina, NY (Orleans County)
This box is located at the Medina Railroad Museum in Medina, NY (can be found with a simple internet search). The clues are very simple. On the north side of the main building, you'll notice a platform. Part of the side of this platform is covered and has No Parking signs on it. Right where the boards stop covering the sides, you'll find a gap where you can reach-ch-ch in and boogie on back to your car to stamp!
The museum is pretty cool, too...you can take holiday rides as well as visit the miniature trains inside...it's MUCH bigger than it looks!
Coming Home (record your find)
Placed on 11/26/04 in Carrollton, TX (Denton County)
BEING REPLACED AS OF 8/21/05…WILL REPOST WHEN IT RETURNS!
Carrollton was the Sprite's home in the 90's and we return here each Thanksgiving, so we decided to leave a little part of us behind this holiday. In Carrollton, take Frankford Road to where Dickerson and Rosemeade meet. Take Rosemeade past E.L. Kent Elementary School (on left) and cross over the culvert to the park on the right. Turn right on Greenglen around the edge of the park and park your car down by the metal bridge that crosses the creek. Take a look around and enjoy the view, but before you even cross, make sure to check under the left side of the bridge behind the oddly circular piece of cement for what you seek.
Make sure the parkgoers are looking the other way when you acquire and rehide this one...happy hunting!
Placed on 10/17/04 in Snyder, NY (Erie County)
This box is the first and the inspiration for our series "Something I'm Thankful For", to be placed out for the Western NY Gathering on November 13th. It's also the only box that will be posted before the 2nd week of November. We've been trying to bring a little letterboxing sprite or Highlander into this world for quite a while now, so we decided to place this box outside our doctor's office. When you find it, say a little prayer and keep us in mind!Snyder is a tiny suburban city just off I-290 in Buffalo. Take the Harlem Rd. exit and turn left to get on Harlem. Go a few miles up to JUST BEFORE Route 5. On your left are the buildings for Snyder Park North. Turn in and go to the back of the parking lot. On the right is a brick building. Park here and look under the large tree to your left.This is an urban area, so be as careful with this box...well, as you would our own child! ;-) Once you get the box, you can actually sit in your car and stamp without looking too suspicious.
Flying J (record your find)
Placed on 1/4/05 in Pembroke, New York (Genesee County)
This box is right near a place near and dear to our heart, the Flying J. The Flying J is a a nice clean truck stop that has saved our lives many a time. From rushed birthday cards to last minute birthday gifts, showers and dinners, even mini tvs and DVDS...the Flying J has it ALL! We just love going it to see if they have whatever bizarre items we want...and they've only NOT had the item once!
Take the New York Thruway to the Medina/Pembroke exit #48 (the Six Flags Darien Lake exit), or for local folks, take Route 77 to where it meets the Thruway. Pull into the parking lot for cars and RVs and go to the parking along the right hand side. Stop and check the warped metal casing on the 3rd light post for this LB (whose container was ALSO purchased at the Flying J!). Stop inside and take a look around!
If Only For A Moment… (record your find)
Placed on 11/12/04 in Lockport, NY (Niagara County)
This box is hidden at a touching little park dedicated to children called the Children's Memorial Park (at the "Y" in the road between Lincoln Avenue and Transit Road (Route 78). The walkway stones are all dedicated to children who never had the chance to become adults. Refreshingly, however, this park is not just used to remember those who've passed on. Prom pictures and bridal shots are done regularly at the little gazebo, making what we consider a meaningful connection between endings and new beginnings. We think it also helps to remember the life of those same children, which was certainly filled with love and happiness as long as they were with us (even if only for a moment...)The box is quite close to the gazebo. Check the pinecone shaped bush to the right of the walkway as you head up to the gazebo and treasure the little things in life...tomorrow is not promised to any of us.
The Letterbook (record your find)
Placed on 9/23/04 in Medina, NY (Orleans County)
Letterboxes you've seen
But take a look
At our new letterbox
The Letterbook.
First go to Medina
To the middle of town
Near Main and Center
Have a look around.
See all the sights,
But the place you'll stop
Is a lovely little store
That's called The Book Shoppe.
Inside will be books
But the ones you should see
Are on the second shelf
Of "History"
On that shelf
In that bookcase
Is a Southwestern book
That seems out of place
Once you open it
Inside you'll find
A logbook and stamp
But no ink, so bring thine (poetic license)
As always, be sure
To be nice and neat
Even thought the owner knows
You should still be discreet.
Once you're done,
Don't rush off to go
Stay and look around
And have a cup of joe!
Little Cabin In Indian Falls (record your find)
Placed on 1/9/05 in Indian Falls, New York (Genesee County)
This box isn’t far from the Flying J, but we chose this location more for its view than its products. The Log Cabin Restaurant is just as nice and clean as the Flying J, but just not quite as appetizing, in our opinion (stop in for a bite and prove we’re wrong, please!) It is, however, an actual log cabin, which we love, and it DOES have a little hidden waterfall just behind it, which is even nicer.
From the Flying J, head north on Route 77 to Indian Falls. You’ll eventually drive down a hill that crosses over a small bridge. DO NOT cross over, but turn left and pull into the parking lot of the Log Cabin. Our box is right by the guardrail that prevents you from going into the waters below. Park on the far right end of the guardrail. Look between the 3rd post of the guard and the rail itself for a metal microbox.
Note: Snow gets shoved against this rail in the winter, so check the snow bank closely…the other side of it is entirely clear, so you can get to the box.
Lock City (record your find)
Replaced on 7/15/2004 in Lockport, NY (Niagara County)
This box was moved from Outwater Park after vandals destroyed the container. Luckily, we were able to recover the stamp and have moved it to a more appropriate location:
To get to Lockport: From the NYS Thruway, take the Airport exit (Route 78/Transit Road) all the way into Lockport. If you're already in the Western New York area and know the back roads, you can take take the 990 to Millersport, which dead ends into Transit, too.
Once in Lockport, follow the signs to the two canal locks right in the middle of town. Park nearby and take the stairs down to the locks on the SOUTH side (NOT the side the towpath is on!). Head EAST down more stairs and along the canal, keeping the cement wall on your right. The wall eventually curves away from the sidewalk and heads uphill, becoming a old stone wall. A hole in the wall that looks like someone has tried to partially refill it with cement is here. Just below this hole to the bottom left is a microbox (Altoids tin) containing a smaller version of the old Flight of Five that made Lockport famous. You’ll have to move two flat rocks about half your palm size to see it.
Please be sure to be EXTRA discreet in acquiring and replacing this box. This is right in town and LOTS of people hang around, so watch for tourists on the bridge and on the opposite side of the canal…you are visible from quite a few locations!
The Mystery of A’Tuin (record your find)
Placed on 12/22/04 in New York
Location: The word "Onguiaahra" appears on documents as early as 1641, and a little later "Ongiara" . Both are Indian words thought as meaning "The Straight". A more romantic meaning "Thunder of Waters" is also given.
Clue: Find the Native American A'Tuin overlooking this place (perhaps not THE A'Tuin, but large enough). Look under the middle tree near its southern side for a smaller version of its likeness. Note: This is a VERY small circular shaped Lock N Lock box, so look carefully!
Once A Year (Uncle Julie) (record your find)
Placed on 11/28/2004 in Addison, TX (Dallas County)
When we visit Texas for Thanksgiving, the one thing the Highlander INSISTS on is a trip to his favorite restaurant, Uncle Julio's (affectionately termed Uncle Julie!). So, it seemed only fitting this year that as we sat knocking back salsa, chips and margarita swirls, we created our second Texas stamp.You'll need to head to the Uncle Julio's at Keller Springs Road and the Dallas Tollway. Once you pull in by the sign, try to get the first parking space on your left facing the restaurant. If you can't, park close by and go the shrubbery in front of that space. It's basically at the southeast corner of the building. Check around under this shrubbed in area for our loving tribute (if it doesn't QUITE look like him, remember this is what he looks like to us AFTER a few margarita swirls!)
To Your Health, Too! (record your find)
Placed on 5/21/2005 in Clarence Hollow, NY (Erie County)
This box was originally part of the huge Royalton Ravine series and was called To Your Health. The stamp is still the same, but the location is new and quite worth the re-find! Incidentally, the reason we chose the location is because the historic museum here is actually the old home of Wilson Greatbatch, the inventor of the first implantable pacemaker! If you’d like to make a nice weekend of it, the Asa Ransom House is a stone’s throw past this box and it’s the best bed & breakfast in town, not to mention an award-winning restaurant.
Head down Route 5 from Williamsville and take it all the way until you get to the Clarence Historical Museum at 10465 Main Street (the entrance is on the right, just past the soccer fields and before the Asa Ransom House). Pull into the parking lot and park at the far end near the picnic tables and lake. Head down to the lake and go around to the side with the bridge. Before you cross the bridge, look to your left and you’ll see a faint path heading along the creek into the woods. At the start of this path, head 10 steps in and look down to the left. A fallen tree leans up against a tree near your path. You’ll have to leave the path and climb down a little to lift some deadwood for this box.
