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 …
In amongst my collection of games is a solitary game called The Knight’s Tour. It is an intriguing puzzle that I like to bring out once in a while to test my patience. Sometimes, I put it back on the shelf pretty quick. Other times, I can sit and play …
The treasure of Forrest Fenn goes far beyond his hiding a chest of gold, somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, for anyone to find. Even though this excellent dare offers the challenging opportunity for a discovery of over a million dollar treasure (by the solving of his poem found within his …
The Whistle Pig is a small armchair treasure hunt book consisting of ten short stories. Within these entertaining fictional stories are clues (allusions and references) for the discovery of a hidden ‘key’ that has been in place since Groundhog’s Day, 2003. What exactly the ‘key’ is remains a mystery; and …
Since being introduced to the mystifying case of the Somerton Man, Pete Bowes has ardently worked on amassing as much information as he can find on the matter. He passionately seeks answers to the most elusive questions concerning the puzzling death of the unidentified man found in 1948 on Somerton …
Dear Forrest, In your book, Teepee Smoke, you show a small image of Joseph Sharp visiting the Acoma Pueblo where it is written he liked to “just sit and look and contemplate.” Where would you say is a place you like to ‘just sit and look and contemplate’? And why? …
Sitting on one of my book shelves is a tiny 3×5 inch book from 1833 entitled The Youths’ Guide. It contains selections gathered from the letters of Lord Chesterfield to his son and additions from other eminent authors. The book is a wealth of knowledge; and the writer hoped those …
