Water Cycle Series LbNA #51420
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Alpena |
| County: | Alpena |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Planted by: | Lizard lady  |
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| Found by: | FloridaFour |
| Last found: | Jul 3, 2015 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 16, 2009 |
This is a series of four letterboxes placed by my Brownie Troop in recognition of their work on a project on conserving water. The first three boxes only contain a stamp. The last contains a stamp and a book for you to sign/stamp.
What better place to put the letterboxes than along the Thunder Bay River in Alpena. To start, begin at the parking lot on Fletcher Street and 2nd next to the Fletcher Street Microbrewery. This is the beginning of the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail. You can't miss it as there is a large arch over the beginning of the path. This path is used by pedestrians as well as bicylclists and is wheelchair accessible. Proceed under the arches and along the path which will go along side the Thunder Bay River. You will bo past the 'finish' line to a bench. Have a seat and enjoy the view. To your left is the towns drawbridge and you can often see various Coast Guard boats or large sailing vessels moored on the other side. The first letterbox is on PRECIPITATION. In Alpena, we get precipitation in the form of rain and snow...lots of snow. Look to your right and you will see 6 sister elms. Just beyond them is another forked pair and at their skirt a bush. Under this bush and a rock you will find the first box. Be descrete and please recover well. Across from where you are sitting is a mural depicting a sailing scene with clouds in the background. Clouds form from water that EVAPORATES (turns from a liquid to a gas)from our river and land and moves upwards till it cools and then condenses. Evaporation leads us towards the second box.
Continue down the path. You will come to a picnic table and there is a river overlook with a ramp going down. From this view you can watch the small craft sailing lessons in the summer time with local kids learning to enjoy our lakes. Watch a while and you'll see them take a spill. Good thing the water is clean. Water saving tip - water your yard in the early mornin or late evening so most of the water won't EVAPORATE before your plants can use it. If you proceed down the ramp to the overlook and then put your back to the river, in front of you where the overlook turns to the left you will find the second box next to the corner on the right.
Continue down the bike path. Did you know that if you leave the water running while you wash your bike or car, that it wastes 6 gallons per minute. Using a bucket can save a lot. You will pass a sidewalk to nowhere and then see another lookout, much shorter than the last. Hop up and take a look. You can often see ducks, cormorants, swans, and geese using the river. It is amazing how much wildlife depends on clean water just like us. Wildlife has always needed clean water including wildlife of the past. If you look to either side of the platform, you will see some of our box three is missing but others ok. Will try to replace this summer. July 5, 2014.
local limestone loaded with fossils of some ancient life. Especially check out the limestone to the left of the platform as in a little 'cave' you will find the third box. It is on condensation. If you are hot, grab yourself a cold glass of lemonaide and as you drink it, moisture will form on the outside of the glass. That is CONDENSATION. The clouds above you condensed in the cooler air above.
Don't have a glass of water handy? Then proceed down the path past the flag of our country; anchors away, and you will come to a blue building. This is NOAH. Which is our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Headquarters for the Great Lakes. They have a nice drinking fountain inside as well as many other lovely displays. There is no charge for admission. They are open Monday-Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12-5pm. Especially check out the new shipwreck display. While you are there also check out the store and then ask at the information desk about saving water with the Fourth and final box. Thyis is the box that contains the book where you can leave your stamp. If everyone does their share, we can protect a vital resource....water. Just because we are surrounded by water here with Lake Huron doesn't mean we can waste it or pollute it. Thanks for coming on our aquatic journey.
What better place to put the letterboxes than along the Thunder Bay River in Alpena. To start, begin at the parking lot on Fletcher Street and 2nd next to the Fletcher Street Microbrewery. This is the beginning of the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail. You can't miss it as there is a large arch over the beginning of the path. This path is used by pedestrians as well as bicylclists and is wheelchair accessible. Proceed under the arches and along the path which will go along side the Thunder Bay River. You will bo past the 'finish' line to a bench. Have a seat and enjoy the view. To your left is the towns drawbridge and you can often see various Coast Guard boats or large sailing vessels moored on the other side. The first letterbox is on PRECIPITATION. In Alpena, we get precipitation in the form of rain and snow...lots of snow. Look to your right and you will see 6 sister elms. Just beyond them is another forked pair and at their skirt a bush. Under this bush and a rock you will find the first box. Be descrete and please recover well. Across from where you are sitting is a mural depicting a sailing scene with clouds in the background. Clouds form from water that EVAPORATES (turns from a liquid to a gas)from our river and land and moves upwards till it cools and then condenses. Evaporation leads us towards the second box.
Continue down the path. You will come to a picnic table and there is a river overlook with a ramp going down. From this view you can watch the small craft sailing lessons in the summer time with local kids learning to enjoy our lakes. Watch a while and you'll see them take a spill. Good thing the water is clean. Water saving tip - water your yard in the early mornin or late evening so most of the water won't EVAPORATE before your plants can use it. If you proceed down the ramp to the overlook and then put your back to the river, in front of you where the overlook turns to the left you will find the second box next to the corner on the right.
Continue down the bike path. Did you know that if you leave the water running while you wash your bike or car, that it wastes 6 gallons per minute. Using a bucket can save a lot. You will pass a sidewalk to nowhere and then see another lookout, much shorter than the last. Hop up and take a look. You can often see ducks, cormorants, swans, and geese using the river. It is amazing how much wildlife depends on clean water just like us. Wildlife has always needed clean water including wildlife of the past. If you look to either side of the platform, you will see some of our box three is missing but others ok. Will try to replace this summer. July 5, 2014.
local limestone loaded with fossils of some ancient life. Especially check out the limestone to the left of the platform as in a little 'cave' you will find the third box. It is on condensation. If you are hot, grab yourself a cold glass of lemonaide and as you drink it, moisture will form on the outside of the glass. That is CONDENSATION. The clouds above you condensed in the cooler air above.
Don't have a glass of water handy? Then proceed down the path past the flag of our country; anchors away, and you will come to a blue building. This is NOAH. Which is our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Headquarters for the Great Lakes. They have a nice drinking fountain inside as well as many other lovely displays. There is no charge for admission. They are open Monday-Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12-5pm. Especially check out the new shipwreck display. While you are there also check out the store and then ask at the information desk about saving water with the Fourth and final box. Thyis is the box that contains the book where you can leave your stamp. If everyone does their share, we can protect a vital resource....water. Just because we are surrounded by water here with Lake Huron doesn't mean we can waste it or pollute it. Thanks for coming on our aquatic journey.