In 1885, a pamphlet, detailing a tale of hidden treasure and including three pages of numerical codes to solve for the location of the story’s secreted stash, was published by James B. Ward in Lynchburg, Virginia. Today, the story cannot be fully dismissed as a hoax or proven to be …
Dear Forrest, Had you read about other treasure hunts and their different methods used to hide treasure before deciding to write a poem? Is there a reason you chose to write a poem? ~j Thanks Jenny. I have read only about treasures that were hidden by pirates, and I …
NOTE: Below is a question for the segment, ‘Questions with Duncan’. To learn more about this, please see the Parent Page (Questions with Duncan) which is listed under the Maranatha Treasure hunt. Duncan, you have spoken of the “Key” in the 1st Maranatha book being related to a “Lock” …
After working on any treasure hunt for a while, it’s nice to go back to the beginning and take a fresh look at things again. I’ve done this recently with the Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt. I’ll call the overview I did- spring cleaning of the Fenn treasure mind- since spring is …
NOTE: Below is a question for the new segment, ‘Questions with Duncan’. To learn more about this, please see the Parent Page (Questions with Duncan) which is listed under the Maranatha Treasure hunt. Thanks Duncan. Can the meaning of the Key and Lock be found without knowledge of the secrets within Freemasonry? …
Forrest, You said you made two trips from your car to hide the treasure. Besides walking, did you use any other methods of transportation to get back and forth between the car and the hide? Thanks, Edgar Edgar, your wording of the question prompts me to pause and wonder if …
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to go see The Voynich Manuscript on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. This early 1400’s book is often considered the most mysterious manuscript in the world. It was one, amongst numerous other old spectacular books, concerning the art of codes …
NOTE: Below is the first question in the new segment ‘Questions with Duncan’. To learn more about this segment, please see its Parent Page- Questions with Duncan which is listed under the Maranatha Treasure hunt. Mr. Burden, Which books do you recommend I should read to help find the ‘Lock’ for the …
Dear Mr. Fenn, You once wrote: “There isn’t a human trail in very close proximity to where I hid the treasure.” You also once wrote: “And in close proximity were stone projectiles and crudely made hand axes that could have been 30,000 years old.” Can you clarify for us your …
Dear Forrest, In Scrapbook 49 ( Sweet Fragrances) you talked about many different spices. In your book, The Thrill of the Chase, you mention the taste of porcupine. I was wondering…..which spice do you think would be best used on porcupine so it doesn’t taste so much like kerosene. ~ j …
