R.K.W. Storm Letterbox LbNA #: 5305
| Placed by: Cat lover (Contact the Placer) | |
| Placement date: Aug 19 2003 | |
| State: Connecticut | |
| County: Middlesex | | | Nearest city: East Haddam |
| Number of boxes: 1 |
Clues** This box has been pulled and will be replaced at a different location in E. Haddam.
* Clues revised on 10/13/07.
The R.K.W. Storm Letterbox is placed at Harlo N. Haggenson Audobon Sanctuary in East Haddam, CT.
*Please refer to Barry’s clue sheet for Eagle Watch. He has a comprehensive description of the sanctuary and detailed driving directions.
The R.K.W. Storm Letterbox is in honor of my father, a builder and restorer of wooden boats. The Storm is my family’s favorite masterpiece of his. My father began construction the year I was born (1956). She was christened and launched the summer I turned 12. The Storm is a 35-foot gaff rig sailboat with 5-foot draw (this refers to the portion of the hull that is under water). She was designed by John Atkins. Another boat of this design sailed around the world.
I intensely cherish my memories of time spent aboard the Storm. I remember studying charts, watching the banks of the CT River slide by, while steering the ship, feeling the water’s power through the tiller, Hamburg Cove, Cuddyhunk, Block Island, Greenport were favorite ports of call. We all ravenously devoured whatever food my mother prepared in the tiny but efficiently designed galley. I only got seasick once..could the 3 hotdogs I’d wolfed down have something to do with that? I will always recall that most incredible sensation of being rocked to sleep on gentle waters, as sweet as being rocked by loving hands in a baby's cradle.
So, there you have it. The story behind the creation of the R.K.W. Storm Letterbox.
Clues:
Drive or walk to the small field at the end of the dirt road. Facing the sanctuary sign, look for the medium sized boulder on the right. Stand with your back to the boulder, facing the river. There are 3 large oaks in front of you. Walk to these oaks.
Turn left and walk to the cedar tree being hugged by a fence. With your back to the cedar, take a compass reading of 250. Walk to a small stand of trees. In the middle of these trees is an old log, sawn at one end. Its root ball is still attached, covered with dirt. Go around to the other side of the log. The R.K.W. Storm Letterbox is hidden under a pile of sticks and a flat stone. It is flush with the ground.
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