2025 Find the Buoy Holiday Scavenger Hunt in Stonington Borough

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SATURDAY, NOV. 22 - WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 2025

The Lobster Trap Tree at the Town Docks is returning for another year and so is the Find the Buoy Holiday Scavenger Hunt! The Stonington Borough Merchants Association, with buoys on loan from The Ocean Chamber of Commerce, is excited to announce that FIVE winners will be drawn from postcards received this year!

Kids and adults are invited to participate in this fun and festive annual event. Pick up a postcard, find buoys at select locations, get your postcard stamped, leave it at a participating buoy location, and you'll be entered to win one of FIVE amazing prizes!

PRIZES:

#1 One lucky winner will receive a tote from The Stonington Free Library filled with gift cards worth $1,290, courtesy of participating Stonington Borough shops + restaurants:?

Breakwater Stonington Harbor — $100
Carolyn Yost Estate Jewelry & Stonington Antiques, Etc. — $25
COMO Thrift — $25
Cove Ledge Beer, Wine & Spirits — $50
Dog Watch Café — $100
Driscoll Design Shop + Studio — $75
Grand & Water Antiques — $100
Mountain Hollow — $50
Noah’s Restaurant — $100
Sally Vail at Home — $200
Stonington Consign to Design — $150
Stonington Jewelry at Cannon Square — $125
Water Street Café — $100
Yali Stonington — $50
Zest Fresh Pastry — $40

#2 One lucky winner will receive one week of 1/2 Day Camp or two sailing lessons courtesy of New England Science & Sailing Foundation, worth $380.

#3 One lucky winner will receive a sterling silver buoy charm necklace designed and created by Maggie Lee Designs, worth $270.

#4 One lucky winner will receive four tickets to a La Grua Center concert, worth $100.

#5 One lucky winner will receive two art lessons with Nina, courtesy of Repertoire Atelier, worth $175.
 

The contest runs Saturday, November 22 until New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Details and official rules will be posted to: www.StoningtonBoroughCT.com/find-the-buoy

Sponsored by the Stonington Borough Merchants Association