Girl Scout Silver Award Letterbox Stations LbNA #70935
| Owner: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Plant date: | Feb 18, 2017 |
| Location: | Marshfield School Forest |
| City: | Marshfield |
| County: | Wood |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Boxes: | 8 |
#1:
• Start at the fire pit
• Head west to the Memorial rock
• Go north to the red sign, and turn left onto the trail
• Head west until that trail joins with the bridge (do not cross the bridge)
• You will see the box to the right under the bridge
#2:
• Start at the amphitheater
• Stand on the boardwalk facing east
• Head south to main trail (around pond)
• Stay left on the main trail
• You will find a small trail opening between 2 birch trees
• Head south down the trail
• You’ll pass a hollow rotted tree standing on the right
• You’ll pass a clearing, and take about 12 steps west to stump
#3:
• Start at the large back door of the shower house (east side)
• Walk around the shower house twice, going south
• Take the first trail heading east
• Turn left at the electric transformer
• Turn right where the paths join
• Turn left at the larger trail
• Once you see the fence posts, follow them down until between the 6th and the 7th post
• Look left and you’ll see a tree with a conjoined hollow stump
#4
• Start from the bell tower
• Head north on the Totem Pole trail until you join with the main trail
• Take the main trail north, then follow it west around the pond (don’t go up hill)
If you pass a fallen tree with lots of holes in it, you are going the right way
• Turn left (south) at the trail intersection
• Stop at the 12 sign, take about 10-12 steps southeast
• Look for a tree on the left
• From the gate, walk to the lodge, from the north of the lodge there is a totem pole next to the fire pit.
• There should be a trail you are taking starting at the totem pole; cross the main trail, to the trail that leads to the pond.
• Take that trail to the right
• When the trail you are taking starts to curve back to the main trail by a mound, cross the mound and at the bottom of the mound take a left, on a smaller trail to a fallen tree stump.
• You will find your letter box in a smaller stump next to the base of this rotted tree stump (which is also the headquarters of Teepee Land of the 2013 Grant 5th Grade War (aka the Double War))
6.
• You will start at the Pop Can Island (far side of lake, opposite of dock, also known as the Pop Can Island headquarters of the Double War).
• Go to the trail between the numbers posts of 4 and 5; take the trail and stay on the right branch
• Continue on the path until you see a tree on your right with a bunch of holes in it.
• Cross the very tiny path and the main path to the curly stump
• Your letter box should be located there
7.
• Start on the dock facing east, take the left-handed trail to the memorial rock.
• Then continue to the white shower house, then turn south to the pine plantation building
• Your letter box will be on the west ledge of the lodge
8.
• Start by the bell tower, then travel to the totem pole
• Then turn south to the big stump next to the big tree by the fire place
• Head north, continue north until you find a wooden structure on the left
• Your letter box will in there
Hike length: 2-3 miles
• Start at the fire pit
• Head west to the Memorial rock
• Go north to the red sign, and turn left onto the trail
• Head west until that trail joins with the bridge (do not cross the bridge)
• You will see the box to the right under the bridge
#2:
• Start at the amphitheater
• Stand on the boardwalk facing east
• Head south to main trail (around pond)
• Stay left on the main trail
• You will find a small trail opening between 2 birch trees
• Head south down the trail
• You’ll pass a hollow rotted tree standing on the right
• You’ll pass a clearing, and take about 12 steps west to stump
#3:
• Start at the large back door of the shower house (east side)
• Walk around the shower house twice, going south
• Take the first trail heading east
• Turn left at the electric transformer
• Turn right where the paths join
• Turn left at the larger trail
• Once you see the fence posts, follow them down until between the 6th and the 7th post
• Look left and you’ll see a tree with a conjoined hollow stump
#4
• Start from the bell tower
• Head north on the Totem Pole trail until you join with the main trail
• Take the main trail north, then follow it west around the pond (don’t go up hill)
If you pass a fallen tree with lots of holes in it, you are going the right way
• Turn left (south) at the trail intersection
• Stop at the 12 sign, take about 10-12 steps southeast
• Look for a tree on the left
• From the gate, walk to the lodge, from the north of the lodge there is a totem pole next to the fire pit.
• There should be a trail you are taking starting at the totem pole; cross the main trail, to the trail that leads to the pond.
• Take that trail to the right
• When the trail you are taking starts to curve back to the main trail by a mound, cross the mound and at the bottom of the mound take a left, on a smaller trail to a fallen tree stump.
• You will find your letter box in a smaller stump next to the base of this rotted tree stump (which is also the headquarters of Teepee Land of the 2013 Grant 5th Grade War (aka the Double War))
6.
• You will start at the Pop Can Island (far side of lake, opposite of dock, also known as the Pop Can Island headquarters of the Double War).
• Go to the trail between the numbers posts of 4 and 5; take the trail and stay on the right branch
• Continue on the path until you see a tree on your right with a bunch of holes in it.
• Cross the very tiny path and the main path to the curly stump
• Your letter box should be located there
7.
• Start on the dock facing east, take the left-handed trail to the memorial rock.
• Then continue to the white shower house, then turn south to the pine plantation building
• Your letter box will be on the west ledge of the lodge
8.
• Start by the bell tower, then travel to the totem pole
• Then turn south to the big stump next to the big tree by the fire place
• Head north, continue north until you find a wooden structure on the left
• Your letter box will in there
Hike length: 2-3 miles