Lakedale Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Lakedale Post Office usually hummed with activity, a lone delivery driver found himself delivering packages to an empty street. The town seemed frozen in time, its residents mysteriously absent. As he drove down Main Street, he noticed a familiar face waving from behind a closed shop door. ‘Hey!’ called out a neighbor, holding up a package. ‘Forgot to mail this yesterday.’ With that, life in Lakedale resumed, and the delivery driver chuckled, thinking how sometimes even a quiet morning can turn into quite the adventure.

2. In the early morning, when the Lakedale Post Office doors were just opening, an old stamp collection started making strange noises. The stamps seemed to whisper and shuffle like a small crowd gathering around the counter. A delivery driver, rubbing his sleepy eyes, asked if everything was okay. With a chuckle, the old collection replied, 'Just waiting for our daily mail run!'

3. At dusk, when the Lakedale Post Office normally quietened down, a postal worker noticed something peculiar. Every night, right before closing, the mail sorting machine would emit a faint, high-pitched whine that no one else could hear. Curious, she followed the sound and found an old letter stuck between gears, addressed to nobody in particular. Turns out, every evening after work, a regular would drop off his pet pigeon’s letters—written on crumpled envelopes with childish drawings—and leave them here for ‘the postman who understands.’ The postal worker smiled, knowing now why only she could hear the strange whining noise.

4. At closing time, when the Lakedale Post Office lights dimmed and the last customer left, a mysterious voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Remember to check your mailbox tonight for something unexpected.’ A few nights later, an elderly neighbor came running into the post office early in the morning, frantically waving a letter. ‘I just found it in my mailbox!’ she exclaimed. The regulars chuckled as the delivery driver shook his head with a smile: “Guess someone forgot to turn off that intercom again.”