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Traverse City Bayshore Marathon LbNA #53779 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:pjynx
Plant date:May 29, 2010
Location:
City:Traverse City
County:Grand Traverse
State:Michigan
Boxes:1
Found by: Angel Winks
Last found:Mar 30, 2012
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFr
Last edited:May 29, 2010
***BOX HAS BEEN RETIRED***

My husband is an avid runner and we tend to travel out of town quite often so he can compete in races. Since my daughter and I are usually left to wander around town while the race is going on, I thought this would be a great opportunity to plant some letterboxes. I decided to start a running theme and plant a letterbox in each town we travel to for my husband’s races. East Bay Park is a small park in Traverse City, right along the marathon route. The stamp for this box is the logo for this year's races (the event offers a 10k, a half-marathon and a full marathon).

CLUES:
Enter the park parking lot near the corner of East Bay Blvd S and Shawnee Street in Traverse City. Park near the jungle gym. Walk toward the beach, heading between 2 grills to a leaning pine. Look to your left and your right. Pick the direction that has more beach and head that way. When you get to the boat ramp, follow it down to the water's edge. From the end of the boat ramp, take a compass reading of 250°. At that reading, you will see a large shrubby tree. On the other side of that tree is a 9-trunker. Go there. Standing between the 9-trunker and the closest street sign, sight a bush at 182°. The box is tucked in near the base of this bush, on the water-side.

Please take the box away from it's location to stamp in (there are a few benches and picnic tables in the park) and be discreet while retrieving and re-hiding, as the box location is visible to neighboring houses. When finished, make sure the box is closed at all 4 corners and is pushed in under the bush well so it cannot be seen by non-boxers. If you notice the book getting full, please email me so I can replace it.