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Noni's Christmas Box LbNA #66346

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Dec 22, 2013
Location: Pete's Rock
City:North Haven
County:New Haven
State:Connecticut
Boxes:0
Planted by:ctkarebear
Found by: Team Rogue
Last found:Apr 6, 2023
Status:FFFFFF
Last edited:Dec 12, 2015

Park at 133 Middletown ave by the entrance to Pete's Rock (behind First Fuel gas station) and begin following the red trail up the hill.

Follow the trail upwards and go past the blue, orange and yellow trails, and then continue down towards a stream and proceed over the foot bridge. Continue on red trail. You will pass a junction with the green trail- remain on the red trail and follow all the way up to the summit.

Once you have reached the summit, continue along the path to the left of a clearing until you reach the last outcroppings of rocks covered in graffiti. Look Southeast and you will see a small, lone coniferous tree with rocks at its base. There you will find the letterbox.

The letterbox is dedicated to our favorite letterboxer, chthiker, dubbed "Noni" by her grandchildren. The box was planted by her youngest grandchild and his parents. (Next step is for all of us to get letterbox alias). We chose the stamp based on an activity that Noni's grandchildren would like to do with her this Winter. Happy Holidays!

The following facts about this land are excerpted from the Peter's Rock Association website: http://www.petersrockassociation.org/.

-Peter’s Rock is the highest point, 373 feet above sea level, and largest parcel of forested land, at 196 acres, in the Town of North Haven. It is located in the southern portion of North Haven on the East Haven border in Montowese.

-Not only a scenic area, Peter’s Rock’s geological and historical background is unique, along with the vast array of wildlife living within its borders. It is so rich in history, it has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, by the State of Connecticut.

-In New Haven County’s earlier days Peter’s Rock was a well noted Indian lookout. Therefore the name Indian Rock was derived as well as other pseudonyms such as Great Rock, Rabbit Hill and Rabbit Rock. The latter names due to the great number of cottontail rabbits about the area.

Let us know if you see any wildlife :)