The Sea Lion is a full-scale replica of a 16th century three-masted, square-rigged English merchant sailing ship. She was originally comissioned on Chatauqua Lake in Mayville, New York in 1985. In 1992, she was sold to The Buffalo Maritime Society and taken to Buffalo, New York. She was operated in Lake Erie Harbor until she sank in 1999. She was raised in 2000 and towed to her current location in Barcelona Harbor, New York where she's being re-built by The Sea Lion Restoration Group. For current updates on her condition, or to make a donation, go to The Sea Lion Project She's currently closed to the public while undergoing reconstruction. The letterbox is NOT onboard, but nearby.

Clues: Clues removed until the box is actually in place.

Notes: You do NOT need to go aboard ship to find the box. The concrete base can only be walked to at low tide. At high tide, it is inaccessible! Please read the Waiver of Responsibility and Disclaimer. I couldn't resist burying a pirate's treasure in the sand or placing it where's it's only accessible at low tide. You will not need a shovel, a garden trowel will suffice. Please re-bury it as deeply as you found it. This spot is occasionally used for beach parties!

This is the first letterbox I've ever placed. Feedback welcome. It can be found in Lake Erie State Park which is on The Seaway Trail (Route 5) between Dunkirk and Barcelona. More letterboxes along The Seaway Trail will follow.

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is a national, non-profit nature education organization with headquarters in Jamestown, New York, birthplace of world renowned artist and naturalist, Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996).

The primary objective of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute is to promote nature study in the classroom. The Selborne Project, Nature Journals Workshop and NaturKind are just a few of the programs currently being offered.

The Institute is located in Jamestown, in the southwest corner of New York State.
From Interstate 90: Use exit 59. Follow Route 60 south to Jamestown. Approaching Jamestown watch for RTPI sign at Horton Road or enter Jamestown, turn left at Buffalo Street, left at Falconer Street, and left at Curtis Street. Follow Curtis to the Institute on left past the college campus.
From Route 17: Take exit 12, follow Route 60S. into Jamestown, turn left at Buffalo Street and follow directions above.

Clues: (Printable Clues)
There's a bluebird nest under the south end of the footbridge.

Clues: (Printable Clues)
Of the two baseball fields, only one can be lit at night. There are six lights for the field, five of them stand in plain sight, the sixth has its stand in light brush. True Blue is hidden at the base of the sixth, under a rock.