Flyin’ Down the Highway

 
This letterbox was placed as a part of the I-94 Traffic Crawl letterbox series. This series was started to populate the I-94 corridor between Billings, MT and Port Huron, MI with letterboxes suitable for travelers. For more information and a complete listing of the boxes in this series or if you are interested in planting a box, join us at the Freewayletterboxing Yahoo! Group.

My Letterboxes in this Series…

• Welcome to Michigan!
• Miles From Our Home
• Flyin’ Down the Highway

Getting There…

This box is planted at Grand Mere State Park, which is reached via I-94 exit 22. It is approximately 1 mile from the exit to the park entrance.

Clues…

50 degrees from the quintessential quercus alba, follow the sandy path, opting for the straight-way when forced to decide. 15 paces. 315 degrees. Hollow stump.

Miles From Our Home

 
This letterbox was placed as a part of the I-94 Traffic Crawl letterbox series. This series was started to populate the I-94 corridor between Billings, MT and Port Huron, MI with letterboxes suitable for travelers. For more information and a complete listing of the boxes in this series or if you are interested in planting a box, join us at the Freewayletterboxing Yahoo! Group.

My Letterboxes in this Series…

• Welcome to Michigan!
• Miles From Our Home
• Flyin’ Down the Highway

Background…

This box was planted on our way home from a trip we took to Chicago to see one of our favorite bands, the Cowboy Junkies. The box name is a song title by the Junkies, which we found fitting as we were traveling “miles from our home” when we planted this letterbox.

No one in sight for fifty miles,
Sleeping fields sigh as I glide across their spines.
If I can just reach the crest of that hill,
This whole day will tumble, out the night will spill.

The moon hangs like a question mark,
Pale as milk, bold as a promise.
When will you share these sights with us?
When will we hold you in our arms?

Getting There…

This box is planted at Warren Woods State Park, which is reached via I-94 exit 6. It is approximately 2.5 miles from the exit to the park entrance.

Clues…

From the back of the loop, walk the dirt road at 20 degrees, keeping an eye for a shaggy-barked tree standing at the right edge of the road. Red Pollard says it is a duo, but from where he stands, the Stilt insists it is a triple… guess it just depends on your perspective. Fifty paces further along, change course and follow the small footpath to your right. At the “T”, brave the unknown and continue toward the ravine, but only until you are about to stumble across the fallen Wilt. Find Red laying sidekick over the hiding crevice.

Welcome to Michigan!

 
This letterbox was placed as a part of the I-94 Traffic Crawl letterbox series. This series was started to populate the I-94 corridor between Billings, MT and Port Huron, MI with letterboxes suitable for travelers. For more information and a complete listing of the boxes in this series or if you are interested in planting a box, join us at the Freewayletterboxing Yahoo! Group.

My Letterboxes in this Series…

• Welcome to Michigan!
• Miles From Our Home
• Flyin’ Down the Highway

Getting There…

This box is planted at the Michigan Welcome Center rest area located just inside the Michigan border along eastbound I-94. The nation’s first Highway Travel Information center opened on May 4, 1935, on US-12 at New Buffalo, not far from here. Other states followed Michigan’s lead, and by 1985 there were 251 travel information centers across the nation. The New Buffalo center was built by the Michigan State Highway Department, now the Michigan Department of Transportation, to welcome motorists entering the state via US-12. It was relocated at this site with its more modern building, on April 6, 1972, after the I-94 Freeway was completed.

Clues…

Six white poles to greet you
    As many to your right as left
A clump of stumps 25 ahead
    As 75 degrees you sight.

Tuckaway

(Arts & Crafts in Indy)

This letterbox is part of the 2005 Great Lakes Letterbox Exchange “Hometown Landmarks” series. The box was created by Speedsquare, from Indianapolis; it was planted and is being maintained by SpringChick in Michigan.

Clues…

There are four parts to to the clue for the Tuckaway Letterbox.

1. Complete the crossword puzzle in Part I
2. Use the letters in the puzzle squares indicated to find your starting location and direction in Part II
3. Park at the indicated location and follow the White Lake Pathway in the appropriate direction; as you walk, gather the information in Part III
4. Use the gathered information to fill in the blank spaces in Part IV and find the letterbox

 
| Click here to open the puzzle grid in Adobe .PDF format |

Part I: The Crossword Puzzle

The following question are all related to architecture, the Arts & Crafts movement and the Tuckaway house. Place the answers in the puzzle grid beginning at the cell indicated. In a few instances two words begin at the same cell — one across and one down. You will need to figure out which word goes in which direction based on length and intersecting letters.

• The Arts & Crafts movement stressed ________________. (F20)
• Interiors of homes built in the Arts & Crafts style generally have an ___________ floor plan. (O10)
• One of the styles of the Arts & Crafts movement was known as the American ___________________. (A8)
• Arts & Crafts style homes often have _____________ chimneys. (C1)
• Two famous American Arts & Crafts architects were Charles and Henry _____________. (B22)
• Popular design details fostering privacy and contemplative thinking were window seats, recesses and ____________. (Q15)
• Gustav believed that the _____________ instinct was “the most deep-seated impulse of humankind.” (P21)
• These owners enlarged and expanded the home in 1910. (G22)
• Nellie was a __________ reader. (P10)
• George was a _____________ designer. (F11)
• It is rumored that while staying at Tuckaway, Carole _____________ was warned not to take her fatal flight to California. (B3)
• ______________ is the architect credited with the design of Tuckaway. (D16)
• Name of the street on which Tuckaway is located. (L2)
• American president who visited Tuckaway. (D27)
• George and Nellie made several trips to _____________ to collect items for Tuckaway. (A15)
• Book written by Nellie - “Lion’s ___________.” (E14)
• Tuckaway was once featured in “American Bungalow” magazine in an article titled, “The Tuckaway Time _____________.” (J2)
• Frank Lloyd _____________ was the architect most associated with Arts & Crafts style homes in the Midwest. (N25)
• This style of Arts & Crafts home was very popular in the Midwest. (K17)
• Magazine published by Gustav which featured monthly floor plans - “The ___________________.” (J13)
• Popular Arts & Crafts “catalog” homes were sold by ______________. (A24)
• Bay City, Michigan company known for offering affordable bungalow home kits. (R4)
• Arts & Crafts style homes often feature colorful ______________ glass windows. (F1)
• Furniture maker Gustav ________________ was one of the primary individuals credited with the spread of the Arts & Crafts movement in America. (O13)
• One or one-and-a-half story Craftsman style homes are often called __________________. (G7)
• Popular style of furniture associated with the Arts & Crafts movement. (K15)
• One of the leaders of the Arts & Crafts movement in England was the poet, William ___________. (G22)
• A common external feature of Craftsman style homes area exposed _____________. (A6)
• Arts & Crafts style homes frequently have a street-facing front ___________. (I20)
• _______ is a popular type of wood used in Arts & Crafts style homes. (O1)
• Arts & Crafts style homes often have overhanging __________. (F5)
• Exteriors of Arts & Crafts style homes generally feature an ___________________ design. (D18)
• Homes built in the Arts & Crafts style utilize ______________ materials like wood, tile and stone. (L5)
• Craftsman style homes often feature built-in _________________ and bookshelves. (J2)
• Posts and columns found in Arts & Crafts style homes are generally characterized by ___________-angle corners. (S21)
• ____________ or rounded architectural elements are usually minimal in Arts & Crafts style homes. (C7)
• Chicago suburb, Oak _________ features many outstanding examples of architecture from the Arts & Crafts movement. (A19)
• ________________, one of Indianapolis’ best-known bungalows, is tucked away into a heavily wooded lot in the Historic Meridian Park neighborhood. (N20)

Part II: Location / Direction

Unscramble the letters from the indicated cells of the completed crossword puzzle to find the location and the direction that will head you on your journey to the letterbox.

(location - 2 words): C3 J2 N5 C7 O10 G13 J13 O14 K19 P22 B22 C24
(direction): A9 K11 Q19 N21 I24

Part III: Gather Information

• (1-L) # of wooden rail uprights
• (2-L) In memory of _____ _______
• (3-L) # of red hydrants

• (1-R) direction of switchback benches
• (2-R) # of lighthouse views
• (3-R) “Entrance ___D”

Part IV: Find the Letterbox

Use the information gathered in Part III to fill in the missing parts of the clue below:

Shortly after passing the recreational area, watch for a trail on the [found in (2-L)]. Follow this path [(1-L)] paces. Walk [opposite (1-R)] for [((2-R) + (3-L)) * (3-R)] paces to find the box in a hollow stump.