1st (okay, really the 2nd) Annual Western New York Letterbox Gathering
Wrap Up
Well, we know the first gathering in our area had 100% attendance (meaning both Dagonell and Team Dakota were there!), but this 2nd gathering was just a blast! Even with the cold (which was enough to make us decide that NEXT year's gathering will be NO LATER than mid-September!), we had 49 people cruise through Rotary Park on Saturday. Not only did we all get to exchange with pretty much everyone who came, but most of us left with 30 or more box finds! We took pictures of all our guests, but my camera not only cut some heads off, but it made pretty fuzzy pictures. Here's the ones I have, but if anyone has better pictures, PLEASE send them!
Note: The "Thankful" series of boxes left from this gathering are now posted at both Atlas Quest and Letterboxing North America instead of a separate web page.
Guest List
Team Dakota & Irish American Princess |
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Elba Onions (Janice, Chicken Hawk, Star Cat Star) |
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Elba Onions (Baby Pink BagPiper & Butterfly) |
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Craftymouse & Dandelion |
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The Quinns (Celtic Quinn, Jade & Jerry) |
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Team G.R.E.D. |
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Wanda & Pete (surprise guests!) |
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The Sprite & The Highlander |
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Dagonell the Pirate |
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Missmoon & Irene of Hikers & Hounds |
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Mtnman & MTNestRobin
(an artist's rendition of what they might have looked like if I had remembered to take their pictures!) |
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ROCNRon |
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Clan Jiggs |
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Northwoods Adventure Team |
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God's Creation Chasers |
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Team Arlington |
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Lock City Explorers |
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The Butchers |
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Tirolbill |
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Big Foot C's |
Boxed at Royalton Ravine, but didn't stop by the park! |
Total |
54 VERY happy boxers! |
Plus Hilily and Swift Falcon's logbooks! |
Other Year Round Local Boxes
Heading West to Lockport, Tonawanda & Niagara Falls: Keeping Up the PACE, Lockport Air Sprite, Squirrel's Treat, Lonesome Train, Drew the Cary Tree, Fishin' Woes, Erie Passage, BOND-ing Time, Goat Island, Love Canal--Toxin #4 Mystery, Food Lion
Heading East to Medina, Albion, Holley & Brockport: Sprilander Hitchhiker Hostel, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, The Letterbook, Medina Water Sprite, Culvert Earth Sprite, Mt. Albion, Mr. Bojangles, Box of Rain, Towpath, Diaz Chemical (Toxin #3), Fuschia Fish, Golden Eagle, Amanda's Gold
Heading South/Southwest to Alabama, Oakfield, Bergen, Elba & Batavia: Highlander Series (Iroquois Goose & Tonawanda Widgeon), Lancer, Onion At Home, Woodland Flower Sprite, Oak Orchard Black Duck, Bergen Swamp Series, Northern Confederate, Little Ruth's LB, Still Standing, Richland Memorial
Heading North to (and along) Lake Ontario: OOOTL, Picnic Place, Jolly Roger, Point Breeze, Braddock Duck, Oak of 1812
Heading Southeast to Buffalo: Faith, Hope & Patience, Buffalo Wings, Sinking Ponds, Eternal Flame, Every Day Is Earth Day
Mystery Boxes: Check Western NY region on the LBNA site for these!
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