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Happy 4TH !!! LbNA #23572

Owner:Flotilla the Hun
Plant date:Jul 4, 2006
Location:
City:Brighton
County:Livingston
State:Michigan
Boxes:1
Found by: KaTyKayTay
Last found:Apr 29, 2020
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jul 4, 2006
Happy 4TH of July!!! I have just checked all the clues and the box is ready to be found. There is a log book.
Flotilla the Hun 7/20/09

This Letterbox was planted as a 4th of July activity for my niece Katie Rose and my nephew Trevor. It is in the Kensington Metropark near exit 151 off the I-96 Interstate. There is a fee for entry to the Metroparks, you can buy either a daily or an annual pass. Several other Letterboxes are planted in the park so you can spend an entire afternoon hunting for boxes!

Park in the lot near the Nature Center and head towards that building.

1. ROCK ON: 4th word / 4th line

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2. What group meets every 4th Thursday?

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3. What is the 4th Rule?

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4. Fill in the missing letters to find the trail:

_____ (#2) 2nd letter / 2nd word

_____ (#1) 9th letter

_____ (#3) 1st letter / 1st word

_____ (#2) 2nd letter / 1st word

_____ (#3) last letter / 2nd word

_____ (#1) last letter

_____ (#2) 5th letter 3rd word

See the pavillion? The benches point the way!

5. Look for the Rocks & their Stories!

A. Igneous Rocks are formed from _____ _____ _____ _____ .
(hint: its a popular type of cracker on the 4th!)
B. Sedimentary Rocks form in layers and create what?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

C. Changed Rocks are?

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6. Look out for GHOSTS!!! Whose name is on the Tombstone?

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How old was he? ___ ___ Years

What date did he die? ___ / ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___

7. At the 4 way Intersection GO:

(1. Right / 2. Left / 3. Straight )

Take Ed's age minus (month x 10) = _____

8. Check out the Historical Foundations. Who lived here?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ When? _____ to ______

9. Back on the trail cross 2 bridges & past a bench to the Pioneer Woodlot Shopping Center: The 4th Goods & Service

___ ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___,

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

4th Seasonal Special: Winter ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

10. Over next bridge to T Intersection GO:

A. 180 degrees to Shelter / B. 360 degrees on trail

If Jo lived here less than 1/4 th of a century go to B in not go to A.

11. At the next T intersection GO: 315 degrees if Ignaeous Rocks are formed by heat & fire if not go 210 degrees.

12. over another bridge and past another bench to a Y Intersection. Take Ed's last year minus 1500 = ______ degrees.

13. Stay on the trail until the next Y Intersection GO:
Jo's 4th Year minus 1615 = _________ degrees.

14. Go uphill after a long walk. At the next Y Intersection GO: Roght if the Winter Special is Rabbit Stew or Left if it is Deer Meat.

15. Find the bench where George & Virginia could have watched for deer in the fields during the summer. Sit here while you look for a Y shaped tree at 1776 minus 1426 = _____ degrees. Go there and look for a faint trail on the left. take 17 steps and stop Find the tree at: (Number of years Jo lived here X 10) = ______ degrees. This tree has a pile of rocks at its base. Look under the rock on the west side of the tree for your prize!

Please rehide it well!

16. You can return the way you came or continue on the trail before the final Y Intersection (this way is shorter) past the early farm equipment and at the 4 way intersection take the OLD ROAD back to where you began!

17. There is now a BONUS BOX hidden not too far away. PLEASE BRING A GREEN INK PAD FOR STAMPING IN THE BONUS BOX! See Happy St. Patrick's Day Bonus Box for the clues!