Please Have a Seat Letterbox

Placement Date: 11/4/2006 (New clues and location 11/11/2006)

County: Tuscola

Nearest City: ???

Find all the words in the wordsearch puzzle . Enter the leftover letters in the spaces provided beneath the word list. (Disregard the extra letter.)

Word list:

AGRICULTURE

BEETS

CASS (separate from Lewis Cass)

CATTLE

CENTERVILLE

CONSERVATION

CORN

COUNTY

COURTHOUSE

DAIRY

EBENEZER DAVIS

EXHIBITS

FAIRGROUNDS

FARMLAND

FESTIVAL

FOUR H CLUB

GENERAL

HERITAGE HALL

HORSES

HORTICULTURE

INDIAN FIELDS

LEWIS CASS

LIMESTONE

LIVESTOCK

LUMBERMAN

MANUFACTURING

MERCHANTS

MICHIGAN

PIONEER

PUMPKINS

QUASQUICENTENNIAL

RIBBONS

RIVER

SEAT

SHOWMANSHIP

SUGAR

THUMB

TIMBERLANDS

TOWNSEND NORTH

TROPHY

TUSCOLA CENTER

VETERINARY

VILLAGE

WILLIAM H KUNL

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Solve the cryptogram to determine your starting point. There may be more than one word, the line break does not necessarily reflect a word break. Hint: For some odd reason, the second to last letter didn't encrypt. So, it equals itself.

Park west of the diner.

Walk generally south along the path

Turn west at your first logical opportunity

Head south on the dirt path east of the place where Venus might play

Keep going until it seems like you should go a different way

Head toward something sweet

Pass three of something invented in 1879 by a dude named Thomas

After the third, see a green thing unlike everything else here

Then notice three short brown things behind and east of the green thing.

Buried in the third is your cozy seat.

Rehide it well!

Box Notes:

This box is completely airtight and water proof when closed correctly. Please take care that there is no plastic or dirt between the lid seal and box. Snap all four latches completely when closing.

Please do not place this box inside of a plastic bag.

Note, there is no pen or stamp pad inside of this box! Remember to bring your own!

At certain times, this place may be extremely busy. When you figure out where you need to go, you should check their website to see if anything is going on the day you plan to search. If so, you may have to abort your mission. You'll be very conspicuous!

In general, it might be a good idea to bring a dog, friend or kid whenever you visit to make yourself look like you have a reason to be here! The hiding spot may be very close to muggles if the place is crowded. Please be sure to hide it very well for extra protection from snoops!

This box is very tightly packed and needs to be closed properly to be watertight. Please do not place hitchhikers in this box unless they are very small and will allow the lid to be sealed completely when closed. Thanks!