![]() Ensure that you have read the Code of Conduct. If you are planning on siting a letterbox walk or taking part more information can be found on the official letterboxing website. Letterboxing combines orienteering with treasure hunting and puzzle solving and is a great way to introduce children and young people to the joys of exploring Dartmoor and improve navigation skills. The next person to discover the site would collect the postcards and post them. Inside he put a glass jar where visitors who had ventured to the lonely, bleak spot could leave their visiting cards.įrom this hikers on the moors began to leave a letter or postcard inside a box along the trail, hence the name "letterboxing". The activity of Letterboxing originated on Dartmoor – it was started in 1854 when James Perrott of Chagford set up a small cairn at Cranmere Pool on north Dartmoor. Space is limited.Letterboxing & geocaching What is Letterboxing? Register online at: Ĭreate a Kandinsky-inspired work of art and learn about this holiday in honor of trees! For children in grades K-5. A letterbox lies in wait for an intrepid explorer to discover!ĭiscover this unique pastime that combines artistic ability with treasure hunts and create your own unique signature stamp! For children in grades K-5. Once you arrive, check carefully under the shrubs behind the big sign. Past the library head toward Cedar Fork Elementary School at 1050 B Town Hall Dr. ![]() Last stop on the letterboxing tour! Leave Indian Creek Trailhead by following the greenway past the stormwater pond and up to Town Hall Drive toward the library. Meet New People - Cedar Fork Community Center You might just find a letterbox to stamp! In the planting bed next to the bike racks, check under the shrubs next to the crapemyrtle tree. From the entrance to the parking lot at Indian Creek Trailhead, continue down the sidewalk path next to the open field past the tall evergreen tree. Follow the wall to the inside corner and you might find a secret surprise wedged away in there under the shade of the trees.Īfter your visit to the Healthy Food Hub, head down Town Hall Drive past the fire station toward Indian Creek Trailhead at 101 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville NC 27560. From the picnic tables at the Healthy Food Hub, head south along the double sidewalk toward the line of trees and the brick wall. Once you are done at the Library, head down Town Hall Drive past the roundabout toward the Healthy Food Hub at 280 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville NC 27560. You may not find a nut, but you should find a letterbox!Įat Fresh Healthy Food - Healthy Food Hub As a squirrel finds a nut, dig under the pine bark at the base of the last tree in the natural area. Turn left at the end of the low brick seat-wall and walk to the stand of trees. (Attendance at the K-5 program is not required to participate in the Arbor Day Letterboxing Tour.)įrom the main entrance to the Morrisville Community Library, continue down the sidewalk along the building. Youth in kindergarten through 5th grade can learn more about letterboxing and make their own trail stamp at the library’s K-5 programs April 5 and 6. Visit the Morrisville Community Library during April to make a trail journal and pick up clues leading to trailside boxes hidden nearby! Learn tree facts and stamp your journal at each box you find. Each box contains a logbook for finders to record their visit and a rubber stamp with ink pad that the finder can stamp into their own personal trail journal as a record of all the letterboxes they've found. We encourage individuals and families to discover amenities in their local community! Participants of all ages follow clues to find small boxes hidden in various locations outdoors. The Town of Morrisville Parks and Recreation department and Morrisville Community Library have partnered on a letterboxing event in honor of National Arbor Day. Parks, Greenways and Community Centers +.Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center +.Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Resources.
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