In 1960, a Belgian explorer, Jean de Heinzelin de Braucourt (1920-1998), discovered one of the earliest and most curious mathematical artifacts known to us today. Named the Ishango Bone, after the region from which it was found and material used for its fashion, this historical object provides an intriguing glimpse …
Is there a particular piece of art that has passed through your hands that you wish you still had and why? ~markj I wish you’d not reminded me markj; there were so many paintings I wish we’d kept. The fact is, I wanted to keep a lot of things, but, …
As a researcher of quests for hidden treasure and an avid collector of games, I love finding items which combine elements of both. I am easily drawn to games where player’s missions involve the search for, or gathering of, treasured items, like the newer games of Forbidden Island or Dragon’s …
Mr. Fenn, you were in the business of buying and selling antiques for many years. The history of an object is very important to its value. How were you able to always determine that what you sold was authentic? ~Martha A. from Peoria. You’re really putting me on …
Hi Forrest, I think all of us at one time or another dream about being someone else or wish to have lived in a different time. You have said you were born 100 years too late. If you could live a wish for one day, what would you ask for? …
More Featured Questions with Forrest (What can I say. I love the Chase. I love Questions. Of course I couldn’t end Questions with Forrest)! Forrest, next month you’ll be 84 years old and that’s an age when most normal people start to slow down. You seem to be pretty …
On the inside dust jacket of Seventeen Dollars a Square Inch by Forrest Fenn reads, “This book is not a biography of Eric Sloane; rather, it is almost a recorded conversation between two friends who shared a common interest and the love of simple things and simpler times.” And as the …
Although I have loved puzzles and mysteries all my life, it wasn’t until I started working on the Maranatha Puzzle in 2005 that I became fully introduced and intrigued by the mystery of Rennes le Chateau. Sure I had enjoyed reading Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code in 2003 which used …
The following question was featured in the Questions with Fenn segment. Forrest Fenn’s answer is found below. I have a question for Forrest. Do you have another story, not in your book, that you remember your dad or mom telling that has kept with you all these years, and would …
UPDATE 6/6/20: TREASURE FOUND There are many other segments found on the Chase on MW. For a complete list click here: The Thrill of the Chase. The following question was featured in the Questions with Fenn segment. It was sure to hold an interesting answer. It doesn’t disappoint! I feel …
