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MI and WI Neck and Neck...  It looks like Michigan and Wisconsin currently stand with 11 boxless counties each. Over the weekend, several new boxes were planted in barren WI counties by Dragon bringing their total down. Likewise, a new box planted in Jackson County, MI by BNL Bali Girl, along with a couple of clarifications regarding boxes listed incorrectly on LbNA, has reduced Michigan's list of counties yet to be planted. It appears the C.C.C. Bridge box, which is listed as Antrim County, MI, is actually located in Kalkaska County and the Pink Cadillac box, previously listed as Wexford County, MI, is actually located in Missaukee County. Both Kalkaska County and Missaukee County were boxless.

The Pink Cadillac box is actually my letterbox and I remember this controversy when it was originally planted. The road to the area where the box is located is the dividing line between Wexford and Missaukee counties, with the area technically being on the Missaukee side of the road. However, since it is a mystery box which does not give the city, I decided to list it in Wexford County as a clue to it's location, thinking that listing it in Missaukee County may result in it being overlooked by people planning an outing to the area. But for purposes of accuracy in identifying the first county boxes, and of course to inch us along in the MI/WI county race, I have corrected the LbNA listing to be Missaukee County. I have also made the appropriate changes to the Michigan Counties Project map and box listing, which can be found here:

http://www.stampinthebox.com/projects/micounties.asp

So, the list of Michigan counties needing a letterbox is as follows:

Alcona
Arenac
Gladwin
Ionia
Iosco
Mecosta
Montcalm
Montmorency
Oscoda
Sanilac
Tuscola

I have two carved and ready to plant this weekend, which will shorten the list and will both be first in the county boxes, unless somebody beats me to the punch.