The Thrill of the Chase by Forrest Fenn was a treasure hunt for a 10x10x5 inch bronze chest filled with over a million dollars worth of gold and other treasures. The secreted cache was found in Wyoming by Jack Steuf in June of 2020. Exactly where in Wyoming remains to be publicly announced. Forrest …
Last week, on the Spring Equinox, The Masquerade Tribute, A collection of Nine Treasure Hunts for Charity was released! Although at any time one (or more) of these Treasures could be claimed, as of this posting, they ALL remain out there to either find (there are two Treasure Hunts which …
Although The Official Red Book, A Guide of United States Coins by RS Yeoman lists that 445,500 Double Eagle coins were produced in 1933 at the Philadelphia Mint, they were never officially released, and most were melted down. The economic crisis during the 30’s resulted in FDR signing an executive …
There is an anonymous quote, ‘Beyond the edges of worn paths are mysteries unexplored’ that I feel gives a sense for why, after more than a century, The Beale Ciphers continue to capture attention. The unsolved ciphers lure us beyond our daily routines and entice us into an adventurous world …
Last December (2020), MasterMind: A True Armchair Treasure Hunt by Jason Griffin was released. It has been challenging searchers since and remains unsolved as of this writing. Can you discover the Lock and Key within the imaginative story and forward a successful claim to receive the monetary prize of the …
The release of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute is on Saturday, 3/20/21! Nine different treasure hunts with nine different treasures to claim, and with even an incredible bonus treasure to claim for the last hunt solved! It’s going to be thrilling from start to finish! I’m happy to be one …
Beth Hovanec of The Art of Hidden Messages is one of the hosts for The Masquerade Tribute. She was first introduced to armchair treasure hunts with ‘A Treasure’s Trove’ in 2004. For over 15 years now, she has been participating in, and winning, many treasure hunts under her screen name, …
Dustin and Deidra White are an awesome husband and wife team who enjoys exploring treasures together! You may recognize them. They were featured on Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates on an episode in search of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt’s buried treasures. The Secret was published in 1982 by Bryon …
The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: A Collection of Nine Treasure Hunts for Charity has an awesome line-up of Contributors! We’ve been featuring them in this segment, and today we have the pleasure to highlight CopperDan! To quick note: CopperDan is offering a free drawing for all those registered for The …
We received a very generous donation from fellow treasure hunter, Jen Rao, for the First Annual Masquerade Tribute Hunt! Jen is donating this one-of-a-kind, handmade necklace and earring set, by Eleyne Williams, Kit Williams’ wife! Thank you Jen! From Eleyne’s website: Eleyne studied Literature at University and whilst there started …
