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Summer Letterboxing TrailDaily, July 10 – August 18

Beat the heat on our cool summer trails and try out our new letterboxing trail! Letterboxing is a treasure hunting hike that challenges you to solve clues to locations of letterboxes containing special stamps. Bring your own journal to add a stamp for each box you find! Pick up a guide at the Bendel Mansion’s reception desk, Overbrook Gift Shop, or download below. Daily, July 10 – August 18 DOWNLOAD: SUMMER LETTERBOXING TRAIL GUIDE (COMING SOON)

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August 18, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Beat the heat on our cool summer trails and try out our new letterboxing trail!
Letterboxing is a treasure hunting hike that challenges you to solve clues to locations of letterboxes containing special stamps. Bring your own journal to add a stamp for each box you find!
Pick up a guide at the Bendel Mansion’s reception desk, Overbrook Gift Shop, or download below.
Daily, July 10 – August 18
DOWNLOAD: SUMMER LETTERBOXING TRAIL GUIDE (COMING SOON)

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