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Message in a Bottle Archives of the Sea: 42 Days on Beer and Cake

18 Saturday Feb 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, hoax, Mystery Message, News, ocean currents, Science, Uncategorized

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On January 30th, 1895, a German steamship called Elbe was in the North Sea, making her way from Bremerhaven to New York carrying 354 passengers.

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SS Elbe

In the predawn hours of January 31st, she was accidentally rammed by Continue reading →

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Century-Old Message in a Bottle Discovered Under Floorboards of CT Homestead House

26 Wednesday Oct 2016

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Uncategorized

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My goodness, what a breathtaking story I just stumbled upon.

Imagine finding a 95 year old message in a bottle.

Now imagine that you found this message in a bottle IN YOUR HOUSE. Not just in your house, but hidden under the floorboards of the bedroom you grew up in. It was there the whole time!

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The 95 year old Wheeler message in a bottle. Photo credit: Jean B. Evans

On top of that– Continue reading →

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Help Me Find Keith McComas and Kristy Suttle!

15 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, News, Romance, Science, Travel, Uncategorized

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In 2009 my dad found a message in a bottle. Look at this thing! For My Waiter Bottle

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S.O.S.

13 Monday Feb 2012

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in message in a bottle, Mystery Message, Uncategorized

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New Hope, Part Two: Finding and Meeting Janet

27 Wednesday Jul 2011

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, Love, message in a bottle, Romance, Travel, Uncategorized

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Well, I found Janet and Bruce LaClair’s message in a bottle in February 2008. They had sent it from the bridge in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1981.

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"April 4, 1981. Launched from the Delaware River, New Hope, Pennsylvania. To Whomever is the finder and keeper of this bottle. This is the date of our wedding and the start of our life together. We are leaving Pennsylvania on April 6th, 1981 to go on our honeymoon at Key Largo, Florida until April 12 of the same year. We hope to find this bottle while there and figure out the traveling time of which the botle took (if it is a good time, the next time we come down there we will build a raft and just float down). If found, please respond with place found and date. Thank you. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce La Clair, P.O. Box 131, Pipersville, PA"
“April 4, 1981. Launched from the Delaware River, New Hope, Pennsylvania. To Whomever is the finder and keeper of this bottle. This is the date of our wedding and the start of our life together. We are leaving Pennsylvania on April 6th, 1981 to go on our honeymoon at Key Largo, Florida until April 12 of the same year. We hope to find this bottle while there and figure out the traveling time of which the botle took (if it is a good time, the next time we come down there we will build a raft and just float down). If found, please respond with place found and date. Thank you. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce La Clair, P.O. Box 131, Pipersville, PA”

But how would I find them? The message was older than I was! Continue reading →

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Business Card in a Bottle, Part One: Finding the Message

11 Monday Jul 2011

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, message in a bottle, Travel, Uncategorized

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One day in May of 2007, I decided to go on a big hike over some rocky bluffs along the ocean, and I ended up finding this message in a bottle:

My original goal was to get from one beach to another, but I wanted to see what the coastline was like between the two beaches. Here’s a map of my hike, and what I discovered:

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