Burton Island Series LbNA #17333
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 5, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | St. Albans Bay |
| County: | Franklin |
| State: | Vermont |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | PeaKay  |
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| Found by: | Grrly Girl |
| Last found: | Aug 17, 2013 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 5, 2005 |
We found box number 1 that was buried under about 6 inches of dead tree remains. It has been rehidden nearby. please see updated clues below. Box number 2 & 3 were also varified as hidden on our last BI visit as well as the Wildfire box hidden by our friends last year. Enjoy! (8/08)
There are fees associated with getting to Burton Island (Kill Kare/Burton Island day use fee and ferry fee). Please research the costs associated with traveling to BI.
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/burton.cfm
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/killkare.cfm
http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/islandrunner.pdf
Our 3 families have been camping together for the past 3 years. We discovered letterboxing last year and have seen many great areas in our search for letterboxes. Our camping trip this year brought us to beautiful Burton Island, VT where our families each hid our first letterbox.
Burton Island is located in the Town of Saint Albans Bay, 3 miles West of the Town of Saint Albans, Vermont.
To access St. Albans Bay, take exit 19 off Interstate 89. Follow the exit ramp through a 4-way stop to a T intersection with U.S. Route 7. Turn right onto Route 7, heading north toward St. Albans. Route 7 becomes Main Street. Turn left onto Lake Street and travel 3 miles to St. Albans Bay. When you come to the water, turn right and continue on Lake Road past St. Albans Bay State Park.
Upon exiting the park, turn left onto Hathaway Point Road. Travel along the lake until you reach Kill Kare State Park.
Burton Island is located just SW of Kill Kare. A seasonal ferry operates daily.
http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/islandrunner.pdf
Burton Island is a short canoe paddle from Kill Kare. Day visitors can dock a boat in the Burton Island marina for a fee. Boat access to the island can also be accomplished by anchoring in Eagle Bay on the West side of the island.
Maps of the Island's trails are located at the office near the marina -we suggest you stop to pick one up. The trails are flat and easy to walk. You can make a day of it by packing a lunch to eat at many of the beautiful stopping points along the letterbox hunt.
While checking on our boxes this summer (2007), we found that people weren't finding Box #1 and we discovered that the driftwood marker in our clue has gone missing so the clues have been updated using just the rock that hopefully won't go anywhere. Please email us if you have trouble finding any boxes.
Your search begins at the building where handymen work. From here head towards the place where paddlers rest. Continue past these sites until you reach the point where the wind can blow. Sit for a spell and enjoy the view and maybe take a swim.
When you're ready to continue, head North down the path towards the bay where raptors may gather. A short way down the wooded path it opens onto a rocky beach. Walk ~4 steps beyond the first, large protruding rock on the beach, and with your back to the water walk ~22 paces into the thicket. You should now see a multi-trunked tree in front of you or just to your left. You'll find your first Burton Island LB hiddent at the base of this tree.
After stamping and rehiding the box well, return to the rocky beach. Continue North on this trail as it takes you back into the woods - watch carefully for where the path reenters the woods. After walking a short while, you will once again exit the woods onto a rocky beach.
Continue walking North along the shore until you cross between two trees that appear to be sharing a common root. Head straight towards the point of this bay where raptors may gather until you pass a large oak on your right that has lost its top. (our visit this year 2008, shows that this oak has lost more of its top so it may not be as obvious but there is still a large trunk standing - just not as tall as it originally was)
From this oak look towards the point and notice the tree that is shaped like a "v" and you'll find the second Burton Island LB at its base. Be careful moving the rocks here as we found it a nice place for snakes to rest when we checked on our boxes last year.
This can be a high traffic area so please be discreet when stamping and rehiding. When you're finished head back to the two trees you crossed through and turn left to head to the next rocky beach. This is a great spot to rest and take a swim or eat your lunch.
When you're ready to continue, follow this rocky beach east into the woods. You'll see two trail heads - both will get you to your next destination. The one on the left takes you along the water and the one on the right goes through marshy areas and is often a good path to bird watch. When you get to the end of either path, turn right and follow the path to the restroom and playing field.
Cross the playing field and turn right at the "road" and follow this path around to your left and you'll find yourself back where you started.
To find the last letterbox, you now want to walk towards the marina where the BIG boats stay. Keeping the marina to your left follow it around to where it ends. You should now be facing the bay where the sailboats anchor and if you look to your right there's a path that goes through the woods paralleling the beach. There's an electrical box near the entrance of this path.
Follow the path until you see the cottage built by Sidney Burton. While standing in the path, align yourself with the first corner at the back of the building. (Update as of 8/06 - this area is now a dog park so there's no longer a distinct path, but you can still align yourself with the back corner of the house.)
Look to 2:00 and find the fallen tree. You will find Burton Island LB number three hidden in this downed tree covered with bark on the side nearest the water. Beware of spiderwebs!! This is a nice spot to sit by the water and stamp. (update 2010: we checked on the first 2 boxes this year but never made it to box 3 to check on its status. It was okay last year so we're hoping it's still intact (usually under lots of bark!) if you find box 3 can you please email us to let us know. thanks!)
After you've hidden the box with care, you can return to the beach down the path you came or walk on the rocks along the water.
We hope you enjoyed your walk around Burton Island. If you have time to kill before returning to the mainland on the Ferry, visit the Nature Center to learn more about Burton Island.
Update as of 8/07 - another family camping with us this summer hid a 4th LB on Burton Island (Burton Wildfire) so be sure to print those clues before heading out.
Thank you to everyone who has kept us posted on the condition of our letterboxes!
There are fees associated with getting to Burton Island (Kill Kare/Burton Island day use fee and ferry fee). Please research the costs associated with traveling to BI.
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/burton.cfm
http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/killkare.cfm
http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/islandrunner.pdf
Our 3 families have been camping together for the past 3 years. We discovered letterboxing last year and have seen many great areas in our search for letterboxes. Our camping trip this year brought us to beautiful Burton Island, VT where our families each hid our first letterbox.
Burton Island is located in the Town of Saint Albans Bay, 3 miles West of the Town of Saint Albans, Vermont.
To access St. Albans Bay, take exit 19 off Interstate 89. Follow the exit ramp through a 4-way stop to a T intersection with U.S. Route 7. Turn right onto Route 7, heading north toward St. Albans. Route 7 becomes Main Street. Turn left onto Lake Street and travel 3 miles to St. Albans Bay. When you come to the water, turn right and continue on Lake Road past St. Albans Bay State Park.
Upon exiting the park, turn left onto Hathaway Point Road. Travel along the lake until you reach Kill Kare State Park.
Burton Island is located just SW of Kill Kare. A seasonal ferry operates daily.
http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/islandrunner.pdf
Burton Island is a short canoe paddle from Kill Kare. Day visitors can dock a boat in the Burton Island marina for a fee. Boat access to the island can also be accomplished by anchoring in Eagle Bay on the West side of the island.
Maps of the Island's trails are located at the office near the marina -we suggest you stop to pick one up. The trails are flat and easy to walk. You can make a day of it by packing a lunch to eat at many of the beautiful stopping points along the letterbox hunt.
While checking on our boxes this summer (2007), we found that people weren't finding Box #1 and we discovered that the driftwood marker in our clue has gone missing so the clues have been updated using just the rock that hopefully won't go anywhere. Please email us if you have trouble finding any boxes.
Your search begins at the building where handymen work. From here head towards the place where paddlers rest. Continue past these sites until you reach the point where the wind can blow. Sit for a spell and enjoy the view and maybe take a swim.
When you're ready to continue, head North down the path towards the bay where raptors may gather. A short way down the wooded path it opens onto a rocky beach. Walk ~4 steps beyond the first, large protruding rock on the beach, and with your back to the water walk ~22 paces into the thicket. You should now see a multi-trunked tree in front of you or just to your left. You'll find your first Burton Island LB hiddent at the base of this tree.
After stamping and rehiding the box well, return to the rocky beach. Continue North on this trail as it takes you back into the woods - watch carefully for where the path reenters the woods. After walking a short while, you will once again exit the woods onto a rocky beach.
Continue walking North along the shore until you cross between two trees that appear to be sharing a common root. Head straight towards the point of this bay where raptors may gather until you pass a large oak on your right that has lost its top. (our visit this year 2008, shows that this oak has lost more of its top so it may not be as obvious but there is still a large trunk standing - just not as tall as it originally was)
From this oak look towards the point and notice the tree that is shaped like a "v" and you'll find the second Burton Island LB at its base. Be careful moving the rocks here as we found it a nice place for snakes to rest when we checked on our boxes last year.
This can be a high traffic area so please be discreet when stamping and rehiding. When you're finished head back to the two trees you crossed through and turn left to head to the next rocky beach. This is a great spot to rest and take a swim or eat your lunch.
When you're ready to continue, follow this rocky beach east into the woods. You'll see two trail heads - both will get you to your next destination. The one on the left takes you along the water and the one on the right goes through marshy areas and is often a good path to bird watch. When you get to the end of either path, turn right and follow the path to the restroom and playing field.
Cross the playing field and turn right at the "road" and follow this path around to your left and you'll find yourself back where you started.
To find the last letterbox, you now want to walk towards the marina where the BIG boats stay. Keeping the marina to your left follow it around to where it ends. You should now be facing the bay where the sailboats anchor and if you look to your right there's a path that goes through the woods paralleling the beach. There's an electrical box near the entrance of this path.
Follow the path until you see the cottage built by Sidney Burton. While standing in the path, align yourself with the first corner at the back of the building. (Update as of 8/06 - this area is now a dog park so there's no longer a distinct path, but you can still align yourself with the back corner of the house.)
Look to 2:00 and find the fallen tree. You will find Burton Island LB number three hidden in this downed tree covered with bark on the side nearest the water. Beware of spiderwebs!! This is a nice spot to sit by the water and stamp. (update 2010: we checked on the first 2 boxes this year but never made it to box 3 to check on its status. It was okay last year so we're hoping it's still intact (usually under lots of bark!) if you find box 3 can you please email us to let us know. thanks!)
After you've hidden the box with care, you can return to the beach down the path you came or walk on the rocks along the water.
We hope you enjoyed your walk around Burton Island. If you have time to kill before returning to the mainland on the Ferry, visit the Nature Center to learn more about Burton Island.
Update as of 8/07 - another family camping with us this summer hid a 4th LB on Burton Island (Burton Wildfire) so be sure to print those clues before heading out.
Thank you to everyone who has kept us posted on the condition of our letterboxes!