The Feverish Feline LbNA #16472 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Aug 28, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Stratford |
| County: | Ontario, CAN |
| State: | Ontario, Canada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | keldar5
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| Found by: | Rosebud5 |
| Last found: | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Status: | Faaaaa |
| Last edited: | Aug 28, 2005 |
The Feverish Feline
A few letterboxers let me know they found the feline, but it has since gone missing again. I guess this site is just too well used. It may be a long while before the feline is re-planted due to the fact that I don't live in Stratford....
The number of folks who've emailed me recently to let me know it is missing tells me that Stratford is ripe for some new plants... so get out there local letterboxers!! Good luck!
Now newly replanted! I had heard from some eager letterboxers that this box was missing. When I went to re-plant it I discovered that the entire bush (and three giant hollowed tree stumps were completely dug up... a new home has now been found for the feverish feline 2. Hope you enjoy!
This is the first letterbox (that we know of) in beautiful Stratford Ontario. I’ve pinched some history from the festival website to entice you to travel there.
Stratford, Ontario, the home of the largest classical repertory theatre in North America, is ultimately attributable to the dream of one man, Stratford-born journalist Tom Patterson. In the early 1950s, seeing the economy of his home town endangered by the withdrawal of the railway industry that had sustained it for nearly 80 years, Patterson conceived the idea of a theatre festival devoted to the works of William Shakespeare. In the years since its first season the Stratford Festival of Canada has become known for the production of Shakespeare as well as other great dramatists of the 20th-century, musical theatre and outstanding Canadian contemporary playwrights.
Drawing audiences of more than 600,000 each year, the Festival season now runs from April to November and includes a full programme of Fringe activities, including concert recitals, discussion sessions and readings by celebrated authors
I would highly recommend a stay, a play, a meal in addition to finding this little letterbox. For more information on the Stratford Festival and the town check out their website: http://www.stratford-festival.on.ca/. There are some great deals on tickets if you check the website. In 2005 if you are between 19 and 29 you can see any show for $20 and take a guest of any age for the same price.
Now on to the hunt…
A list of the plays from 2005 might make this hunt more interesting or the clues seem less abstract… but it is not necessary. Free parking is available at the city lot at Cooper and St Patrick.
Make your way to the theatre named for Shakespeare’s home town. Find the cornerstone with the words from his final play and turn to face an English Queen. Turn right and follow this street to its end. Cross the road and head to your left passing the lions’ faces on your right. Make your way to the northwest corner where two “Great Lakes” meet.
You should now be able to look to your right and see the river. Make your way towards the bank and follow it to the left until you reach the dam. As Orpheus was “dammed” to descend so are you. Continue to follow the bank to the left. Pass through the twin arches and ascend into the four cornered garden.
Pass through the garden and turn right to walk towards the lonely tower that could be Rapunzel’s cell. Just before you reach the tower turn to the right and face the face that is the inspiration for the festival. Look past to what could be Prospero’s prison.
Make your way there and head left to the three trees and the point of this land. Now gaze back across the moat you crossed in the direction of the little cottage (to the right). While looking in this direction drop your eyes to the stone river bank wall on the mainland and you are looking to where the feline lies. Make note of the area you are aiming and make your way back over the bridge. Follow the riverbank to the right and where you were just looking. Look to the crevices between the giant grey stones for a red brick. Pull out the brick and you should see the feline lying in wait underneath. Please be discreet and make sure the box is well hidden when you are finished. Good luck! I hope this new box lasts longer than the first one.
Please email erccarson@yahoo.ca with updates, comments, questions...
Good luck!
A few letterboxers let me know they found the feline, but it has since gone missing again. I guess this site is just too well used. It may be a long while before the feline is re-planted due to the fact that I don't live in Stratford....
The number of folks who've emailed me recently to let me know it is missing tells me that Stratford is ripe for some new plants... so get out there local letterboxers!! Good luck!
Now newly replanted! I had heard from some eager letterboxers that this box was missing. When I went to re-plant it I discovered that the entire bush (and three giant hollowed tree stumps were completely dug up... a new home has now been found for the feverish feline 2. Hope you enjoy!
This is the first letterbox (that we know of) in beautiful Stratford Ontario. I’ve pinched some history from the festival website to entice you to travel there.
Stratford, Ontario, the home of the largest classical repertory theatre in North America, is ultimately attributable to the dream of one man, Stratford-born journalist Tom Patterson. In the early 1950s, seeing the economy of his home town endangered by the withdrawal of the railway industry that had sustained it for nearly 80 years, Patterson conceived the idea of a theatre festival devoted to the works of William Shakespeare. In the years since its first season the Stratford Festival of Canada has become known for the production of Shakespeare as well as other great dramatists of the 20th-century, musical theatre and outstanding Canadian contemporary playwrights.
Drawing audiences of more than 600,000 each year, the Festival season now runs from April to November and includes a full programme of Fringe activities, including concert recitals, discussion sessions and readings by celebrated authors
I would highly recommend a stay, a play, a meal in addition to finding this little letterbox. For more information on the Stratford Festival and the town check out their website: http://www.stratford-festival.on.ca/. There are some great deals on tickets if you check the website. In 2005 if you are between 19 and 29 you can see any show for $20 and take a guest of any age for the same price.
Now on to the hunt…
A list of the plays from 2005 might make this hunt more interesting or the clues seem less abstract… but it is not necessary. Free parking is available at the city lot at Cooper and St Patrick.
Make your way to the theatre named for Shakespeare’s home town. Find the cornerstone with the words from his final play and turn to face an English Queen. Turn right and follow this street to its end. Cross the road and head to your left passing the lions’ faces on your right. Make your way to the northwest corner where two “Great Lakes” meet.
You should now be able to look to your right and see the river. Make your way towards the bank and follow it to the left until you reach the dam. As Orpheus was “dammed” to descend so are you. Continue to follow the bank to the left. Pass through the twin arches and ascend into the four cornered garden.
Pass through the garden and turn right to walk towards the lonely tower that could be Rapunzel’s cell. Just before you reach the tower turn to the right and face the face that is the inspiration for the festival. Look past to what could be Prospero’s prison.
Make your way there and head left to the three trees and the point of this land. Now gaze back across the moat you crossed in the direction of the little cottage (to the right). While looking in this direction drop your eyes to the stone river bank wall on the mainland and you are looking to where the feline lies. Make note of the area you are aiming and make your way back over the bridge. Follow the riverbank to the right and where you were just looking. Look to the crevices between the giant grey stones for a red brick. Pull out the brick and you should see the feline lying in wait underneath. Please be discreet and make sure the box is well hidden when you are finished. Good luck! I hope this new box lasts longer than the first one.
Please email erccarson@yahoo.ca with updates, comments, questions...
Good luck!