Hat tip to Barb at ritewhileucan, and stompie on the snail mail board, for this link: http://www.ritewhileucan.com/boat-do...-deliver-mail/
'Mail Boat Jumpers' deliver the mail
Hat tip to Barb at ritewhileucan, and stompie on the snail mail board, for this link: http://www.ritewhileucan.com/boat-do...-deliver-mail/
Last edited by BlkWhiteFilmPix; August 7th, 2018 at 08:02 AM.
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Re: 'Mail Boat Jumpers' deliver the mail
Thank you for the link to this website. Just how many might there be like this?Originally Posted by BlkWhiteFilmPix
Edited to add: Well, check this out: http://www.ritewhileucan.com/snail-m...resource-list/
Last edited by FredRydr; August 7th, 2018 at 01:48 PM.
Re: 'Mail Boat Jumpers' deliver the mail
This is interesting. I first saw the article elsewhere and thought it was about Lake Geneva in Switzerland. This reminds me of the little mail boat that delivers mail and groceries to freighters passing up and down the Detroit River. http://www.jwwestcott.com/
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