Treasures Are Out There For You To Find Series: Episode 1: First Editions of Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Watch on Video or Read Below: We’ve all heard stories of Found Treasures.  Some are stories about items sitting around the house and then later realized to be of significant value, like the story of the found Tamerlane in the attic.  Others are about something picked up at a thrift …

MW’s Six Found Treasure News #4: From Oyster Cans to Beach Walking to Hidden Treasures in Junk Boxes

There are Treasures Out There for YOU to Find! In MW’s Treasure News episode #4, we share stories about recently found treasures!.  Might they offer ideas on how YOU can discover treasures?! Watch on Video or Read Below: 1)Oyster Cans This ‘treasure news’ is special to me. As I’m sure …

Found Treasure! Six Questions with Mike Staggs on Bar Harbor’s Soup to Nuts Armchair Treasure Hunt by Nickolas Nelson

One of my favorite quotes is ‘There is a Treasure that awaits for each of us to find.’(Paul Coelho).  This seems confirmed in the following story of Found Treasure!   On October 1st, Nickolas Nelson shared the armchair treasure hunt, Soup to Nuts, on a few social media channels.  Nickolas created …

Found Treasure? Secret Writing and Code Leads Scholar to the Possible Discovery of Leonardo da Vinci’s First Work

In June of 2018, it was announced that a small 15th century tile depicting the Archangel Gabriel could be the work of Leonardo da Vinci.  If verified, this decorative tile would be the earliest known work of the famed Italian polymath of the Renaissance. The 20×20 cm square image, also …

Is the Found Treasure of the Artognou Stone Linked to King Arthur?

In 1998 a mysterious marked stone, sometimes called the Arthur Stone, was found in Cornwall, UK, at Tintagel Castle during an archaeological excavation. This treasured find received lots of attention because of its inscription and the suggestion that the stone might provide evidence for the legendary King Arthur. The stone …