Harbor Island Letterbox LbNA #7018 (ARCHIVED)

HARBOR ISLAND LETTERBOX

Number of boxes: 1

Time Estimate: 30 - 60 minutes

Nearest City: Metropolitan Milwaukee

Terrain: This box is a level walk. This box is not suitable for unsupervised children. This box is winter friendly except during periods of icing.

Reminder: Please be discreet when finding and rehiding this box as the area is high traffic during the warmer months.

Checked: The box status was changed to unknown on the LBNA site on 11/13/2005. The State of Wisconsin has acquired the property and started terra-forming a new state park on the site. The island is not accessible to the public at the moment and thus the status of the box cannot be confirmed. Do not attempt this letterbox until further notice. We will return the box to active status when the state finishes the new park and reopens the site to the public.

This letterbox is placed along one of Milwaukee's wonderful Lake Michigan trails. Park your car next to the red lighthouse that marks the mouth of the Milwaukee river where it joins Lake Michigan. Walk along the lighthouse pier and record the half-length of Johnny V.'s ruler. (A = _____) Follow the red fence north along the harbor until the path splits. Head down the path that leads to a stone monolith. Follow the path left past the stone monolith and along an inner harbor. Often in the summer, a sailboat or two are anchored in this tranquil pool. The path will curve west, then north, and finally curve toward Lake Michigan. A dead-end path guarded by an iron eye branches off to the northwest just as the main path curves east. Take the dead-end path to the iron eye. Count the number of mid-height triangles on the tallest landmark. (B = _____) Return to the junction with the main path and continue east toward the lake until you spot an old wooden post protruding at an acute angle from the rocks. Take B steps along the path toward Lake Michigan. A clearing reveals a trail to your right. Take this trail up a hill and follow it away from Lake Michigan. The trail takes a sharp left turn near the end of the hill. Stop here and admire the view. You will note a point of land between two pairs of trees. Go to this point. Face Lake Michigan at this point and take A steps along the shore. You will see the Lake in front of you and a cluster of rocks to your right. The box is hidden under the edge of the large rock. Stamp up carefully because this location can be highly visible.