Snow Day LbNA #19744 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Dec 26, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Winnetka |
| County: | Cook |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Cherokee Rose 2  |
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| Found by: | Atom 118 |
| Last found: | Feb 12, 2006 |
| Status: | FFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | Dec 26, 2005 |
THIS BOX IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF COMMISSION. IT WILL BE BACK SOON! (FEBRUARY 26, 2006)
Snow Day
Who doesn’t love a snow day?! As adults we can remember the feeling of excitement when, as children, we heard on the radio that school was closed due to snow. Chicago’s “Snowstorm of the Century” occurred in the winter of 1967. During a 24-hour period, 23 inches of snow fell with drifts up to 6 feet. Although trains ran, cars, buses and planes didn’t. Schools were closed for not one, but several days! Then there was the blizzard of 1979. It started on January 12 and lasted until January 14. On top of a 10 inch base left from a New Year’s Eve blizzard, 20 inches of new snow fell. An added difficulty this time was that the trains stopped running. De-icing salt caused electrical motor failures on trains running in expressway medians. Many people believe that the troubles resulting from this storm contributed to Mayor Bilandic’s defeat in his bid for re-election on February 27, 1979.
Now here are the clues for your snow day adventure! The main entrance to Crow Island Woods is closed during the winter. You can access the woods, however, by going south on Glendale from Willow Rd. (Glendale is east of Hibbard Road.) You can park in one of the diagonal spaces along side of the school. Walk south to Mt. Pleasant. This is where Glendale dead-ends. Turn right (west) on Mt. Pleasant. As you are walking, the school play area will be on your right and houses will be on your left. Continue walking to where the street ends and the path begins. Enter the path to the left of the tree "bumper." As you get on the path you should see a large V tree on your left and a smaller V tree on your right. As you walk you will see a large clearing on your right. Through the clearing you will see the picnic area. Follow the path as it curves to the left and head south. Watch for a path coming in on your right. Go right on that path. Immediately there will be a fork in the path. Veer right and continue your stroll deeper into the woods. Farther along, watch for another path coming in on your right. Don’t go on that path. Instead notice the large tree with the hollow base on your left. From this point continue westward on the path about 30-35 paces. Stop and look to your left and you will see a huge fallen tree which is about 17 paces off of the path. Walk to the tree. Facing the tree to your right will be the base. The tree is split and about 4 feet from the base of the tree, in the split, under some bark the box awaits you.
As you are walking in these woods, if you are observant, you will see evidence of lots of child’s play. Enjoy your “snow day!” We hope you enjoy our first letterbox and would love to hear from you if you have time to comment on it.
Cherokee Rose 2 and Hawkeye
Snow Day
Who doesn’t love a snow day?! As adults we can remember the feeling of excitement when, as children, we heard on the radio that school was closed due to snow. Chicago’s “Snowstorm of the Century” occurred in the winter of 1967. During a 24-hour period, 23 inches of snow fell with drifts up to 6 feet. Although trains ran, cars, buses and planes didn’t. Schools were closed for not one, but several days! Then there was the blizzard of 1979. It started on January 12 and lasted until January 14. On top of a 10 inch base left from a New Year’s Eve blizzard, 20 inches of new snow fell. An added difficulty this time was that the trains stopped running. De-icing salt caused electrical motor failures on trains running in expressway medians. Many people believe that the troubles resulting from this storm contributed to Mayor Bilandic’s defeat in his bid for re-election on February 27, 1979.
Now here are the clues for your snow day adventure! The main entrance to Crow Island Woods is closed during the winter. You can access the woods, however, by going south on Glendale from Willow Rd. (Glendale is east of Hibbard Road.) You can park in one of the diagonal spaces along side of the school. Walk south to Mt. Pleasant. This is where Glendale dead-ends. Turn right (west) on Mt. Pleasant. As you are walking, the school play area will be on your right and houses will be on your left. Continue walking to where the street ends and the path begins. Enter the path to the left of the tree "bumper." As you get on the path you should see a large V tree on your left and a smaller V tree on your right. As you walk you will see a large clearing on your right. Through the clearing you will see the picnic area. Follow the path as it curves to the left and head south. Watch for a path coming in on your right. Go right on that path. Immediately there will be a fork in the path. Veer right and continue your stroll deeper into the woods. Farther along, watch for another path coming in on your right. Don’t go on that path. Instead notice the large tree with the hollow base on your left. From this point continue westward on the path about 30-35 paces. Stop and look to your left and you will see a huge fallen tree which is about 17 paces off of the path. Walk to the tree. Facing the tree to your right will be the base. The tree is split and about 4 feet from the base of the tree, in the split, under some bark the box awaits you.
As you are walking in these woods, if you are observant, you will see evidence of lots of child’s play. Enjoy your “snow day!” We hope you enjoy our first letterbox and would love to hear from you if you have time to comment on it.
Cherokee Rose 2 and Hawkeye