At anchor

Freighter 1

Where the marquee still glows and the velvet seats remember vaudeville, look low by the doors that face the avenue.

At anchor

Freighter 2

The road itself stands up to let the big boats pass. Find the spot where you can watch it bow.

At anchor

Freighter 3

Summer music drifts over the water here. The freighter hides where the river bends toward the stage.

At anchor

Freighter 4

Walk toward the Jewel of the Port until the lake is on both sides of you. Don't go all the way.

At anchor

Freighter 5

Thousands of stories live inside; one small ship waits near the ones about the lake.

At anchor

Freighter 6

Flags, names and quiet. The freighter keeps watch beside the ones who kept watch for us.

How it works

Each freighter carries a small code. Point your phone camera at it and tap the link that appears: that logs the freighter in your passport. No app to install. Log all six and pick up your prize.

What you are looking for

A small toy Great Lakes freighter with Main Street Lorain on its keel. Six of them are tucked into downtown. Look low, look close, and look twice. Drag the model to turn it.

Downtown Lorain along the Black River

Where to look

Everything is within a walk of Broadway and the riverfront. The clues on the tiles point the way without giving it away; nothing is behind a counter or a locked door.

The hunt

A downtown hunt with Main Street Lorain.

Be kind to the freighters

Leave them where you found them so the next hunter can log them too.

Site

By Black River Web Works, Lorain, Ohio.