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The Narmer Palette, sometimes referred to as the first historical document in the world (with some of the earliest Hieroglyphs known), depicts mysterious creatures known as Serpopards.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 …

The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: Echo the Owl’s Natalie Nelson

The launch of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute continues to draw near! It is going to be the hunt of the year!  Nine different Treasure Hunts with Nine different Treasures to claim, valued at over $3,000 total, are part of this incredible Tribute.  All proceeds go to three great Charities …

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 …

The Contributors of The First Annual Masquerade Tribute: Forgotten History Hunts

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing a bit of information about those creating the Treasure Hunts for The First Annual Masquerade Tribute!  As you may be aware the Masquerade Tribute will consist of NINE different treasure hunts, with NINE different treasures to claim, made by NINE different treasure …

Found Treasures! The Great US Treasure Hunt (Part 1) Ends with $40,000 Given Away in Cash

Just a few short months ago, on November 13th, 2020, The Great US Treasure Hunt was released by David Steele and Jeff Kessler. Four Treasure Tokens, each worth $10,000 in cash, were hidden across the US.  Clues to find the exact locations of these tokens were encoded inside The Great …

The Book Without a Name, Untitled, The Bee Book, or The Bee on the Comb by Kit Williams

A book which didn’t have a title when published, certainly ended up being referred to by many titles over the years. Kit Williams, who published the first armchair treasure hunt, Masquerade, in 1979, released another puzzle book, in May of 1984. But instead of discovering the location of a buried …