The 2025 Find the Buoy Holiday Scavenger Hunt Winners!
The Find the Buoy Holiday Scavenger Hunt in Stonington Borough officially wrapped on New Year’s Eve and we’re thrilled to announce the 2025 winners!
We had a total of 15 buoy locations and 15 businesses/non-profits that contributed gift cards to the grand prize worth $1,290! We had an additional 4 prizes that included one week of 1/2 Day Camp or two sailing lessons at New England Science & Sailing Foundation worth $380, 4 tickets to a La Grua Center concert worth $100, a sterling silver buoy charm and chain worth $270 designed and created by Maggie Lee Designs, and two art lessons with Nina, courtesy of Repertoire Stonington worth $175.
Cathy Vargas
Winner of the tote from The Stonington Free Library filled with gift cards worth $1,290, courtesy of participating Stonington Borough shops + restaurants
Harper Lorenz
Winner of one week of 1/2 Day Camp at New England Science & Sailing Foundation
Laura Gennaro
Winner of four tickets to a La Grua Center concert
Nancy Annitto
Winner of a sterling silver buoy charm and chain designed and created by Maggie Lee Designs
Cash Harenda
Winner of two art lessons with Nina, courtesy of Repertoire Stonington
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who hunted — who visited our merchants and got their cards stamped. We hope you were able to do a little holiday shopping as well!
We’d also like to thank our wonderful businesses that served as buoy locations and donated toward the prizes:
Breakwater Stonington Harbor, Carolyn Yost Estate Jewelry & Stonington Antiques, Etc., Cove Ledge Beer, Wine & Spirits, Dog Watch Café, Driscoll Design Shop + Studio, Grand & Water Antiques, La Grua Center, Maggie Lee Designs, Mountain Hollow, New England Science & Sailing Foundation, Noah’s Restaurant, Sally Vail at Home, Stonington COMO Thrift, Stonington Consign to Design, Stonington Free Library, Stonington Jewelry at Cannon Square, Water Street Café, Wm. Cole, Yali Stonington, and Zest Fresh Pastry.
A special thanks to Chelsea Parrilla at Wm. Cole for serving as Chair of the Find the Buoy Holiday Scavenger Hunt, and The Ocean Chamber of Commerce for loaning our merchants buoys for the hunt.