The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: Martin Smith of Read and Seek Adventures & The GRRiddler (Grand Rapids Riddler)

The following is the fifth of nine in the MW series on The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute.  Catch them all on The Masquerade Tribute Page, where links to all nine of the generous contributors to the Masquerade Tribute will be listed, along with other details of this …

The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: Bill Gardner of Kodeword Kards and Puzzled Pint

MW continues this segment on The Contributors of The First Masquerade Tribute with Bill Gardner of Kodeword Kards!   In a previous MW Six Questions with Bill, we learned he had explored numerous different treasure hunts and puzzles over the years, and in doing so, had come up with lots of …

The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: Robert Brewer of The Lost Skull Treasure Hunt

In the fall of 2019, Robert Brewer launched The Lost Skull Armchair Treasure Hunt.  The treasure of that hunt was a Marble Skull, along with $1000 cash!  There were additional follow-up prizes as well, and all were claimed by the spring of 2020. Robert had combined his skills as a …

Treasures of the Museum: The Narmer Palette and the Mysterious Creatures Known as Serpopards

The Narmer Palette, sometimes referred to as the first historical document in the world (with some of the earliest Hieroglyphs known), depicts mysterious creatures known as Serpopards.  This name for what looks like a leopard with a long serpent neck is a modern term.  Although various images of the creature …

Higher and Higher, The Diamond Scrolls of Mysterious Writings, and The Treasure Chest Project

The book, Higher and Higher, encourages young listeners (and readers) to seek higher and higher, gaze beyond the furthest stars, and to travel where dreams wait to be discovered. But the book also sparked the question, ‘What happens to those wishes made upon the stars?’ Surely they’re not lost there……cast …