Chinook Pier

Nearest City:	Grand Haven, MI
County:	Ottawa
Planted By:	SpringChick
Date Planted:	August 8, 2002
Terrain:	Easy — urban streets and pathways
Time/Distance:	Less than 1 mile round trip
Status:	Retired

Getting There…

Use a Michigan map to get to the town of Grand Haven, located along Lake Michigan in the midwestern portion of the state. The following poem will provide your starting point and the clues to lead you to the end of your letterbox hunting trail.

Clues…

At the place where pianos once were made
The name within my brickwork laid,
For years I towered tall above the town
‘Till the ‘98 windstorm blew me down.

The old steam engine, Pere Marquette
You’ll find NE across the road a bit,
From it’s nose a few steps west
Buy summer produce at it’s best.

This place is known as Chinook Pier
Summer is a busy time of year,
Tourists shop and buy ice cream
Charters catch a fisherman’s dream.

Along the walk a place there’ll be
here fish are weighed and cleaned bone-free,
Stand facing water over there
Where smell of fish hangs in the air.

Along the other side you’ll see
A linear park with many trees,
The pathway to the box is now in view
How you get there, is up to you.

At the very west end of this walk
Five places people sit and talk,
When ash trees shade you from the sun
Your treasure hunt is nearly done.

Where handrail meets the seawall
Be very careful not to fall,
Reach your hand up and in
To find the letterbox tin.

Tagged: Clues, MI-Ottawa, Michigan-LP, Retired, Traditional

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