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Message in a Shell Discovered on Florida Beach: Seeking Shane and Jolene!

05 Saturday Aug 2017

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Cocoa Beach, February 26th 2009, Florida, Inspiration, message in a bottle, message in a shell, News, Shane and Jolene, wedding

Message in a Shell Washes Ashore

Today: a tiny post about a tiny–but very intriguing–message. A message in a shell.

At the end of July this year, Amy Mayes was walking Cocoa Beach with her husband and kids when they stumbled upon a shell that appeared to have writing on its inner surface, according to WKMG News 6 in Orlando.

Message in a shell

Photo: Amy Mayes

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The Coastal Postal Service of Scotland’s St. Kilda

29 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in archives of the sea, message in a bottle, ocean currents, weird news

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Mail Boat, message in a bottle, RIchard Kearton, Scotland, St. Kilda

St. Kilda – The Remotest Scottish Islands

What if I told you that an entire community once used messages in bottles as their actual postal system? Meet the Islands of St. Kilda.

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1930s Message in a Bottle Reunites Indianapolis Woman With Grandfather

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

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Carl L. Ott, Center Cleaners, Central Labor Union, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indy, J2LR, message in a bottle, Soclialism, Time Capsule

When Ashley Guerra of J2LR General Contractors in Indianapolis wrote to tell me of her company’s 87 year old message in a bottle discovery, I was dumbfounded. You see–they didn’t find their message in a bottle on a beach. Instead, their crew found it while digging up a construction site at 10th and Emerson in Indy.

The tiny bottle contained a single piece of paper inscribed on both sides. The front side is hard to read. It appears to simply be a “work ticket”. It shows the business brand and logo, but the handwriting is faded beyond readability:

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Bizarre Beach Finds of 2016

11 Sunday Dec 2016

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beach, beachombing, cornwall, finds, list, pink bottles, shore, strange

NASA estimates there are about 372,000 miles of coastline in the world. That provides a LOT of space for bizarre things to wash up. 2016 did not disappoint when it came to bizarre stuff washing ashore. Here’s a list of some of the strangest beach finds of 2016. Continue reading →

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Everything in a Bottle (and Some Stuff That Isn’t)

07 Tuesday Jul 2015

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, plastic, Pollution, weird news

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beachcombing, flotsam, Inspiration, junk, marine debris, message in a bottle, trash

I’ve often marveled at the variety of things that end up in bottles on the beach. I mean, the variety among the messages folks write is amazing in itself. But then, beyond that, there’s a lot of other…stuff…that people put into bottles, often for reasons unknown.

In truth, every bottle on the beach sends a message, doesn’t it? Sometimes, the message seems to be: “I was sent here by someone who doesn’t care about destroying fragile ecosystems!” Sometimes, the message is more like: “Oops! I was using this bottle when the wind kicked up and blew it into the sea.” Many bottles (and other objects) are spilled from ships during storms, or find their way into the ocean after having been dumped in a river. In any case, lying there in piles of thousands on the beach, the collective message is clear: this is not good.


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The Mystery of the Beautiful Terrorist (Mystery Message #4)

27 Monday Feb 2012

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in archives of the sea, Breaking a bottle, Friendship, Joke, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, Romance, weird news

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beachcombing, Clint Buffington, how to open a message in a bottle, message in a bottle, S.O.S., terrorist

We’ve had several beautiful days here in Lexington recently, and there’s nothing that makes me eager for adventure like a sunny day.

So…

The message started out looking like this:
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