Book Review by John Davis Whispered Secrets of the South, by Shelly Van Meter Miller; Amazon; $9.99 paperback Seldom does life offer a cornucopia of charm, both natural and man-made, intriguing mystery, rampant ghosts, and overwhelming wonder all in one place. You’ll find it all in Shelly Van Meter Miller’s …
Memorial Day is a time for us to remember those who generously, heroically, and valiantly served our country. John Davis’ books, Rainy Street Stories, and his most recent book, Around the Corner, urges us to do the same, and more, all year round. From a perspective of a past counterintelligence …
As all but ‘empty nesters’, Mahlon and I have lots of free time to go exploring. We don’t do any one kind of thing though. We go on lots of different types of adventures. Sometimes it’s searching for buried treasure, sometimes it’s exploring a museum, sometimes it’s checking out a …
This article won’t be very long as thinking about it is creeping me out. 🙂 However, I still find it an interesting treasure story; just of a different type. Have fun reading it all as it does have a ‘treasure found’ ending! It’s not difficult to imagine that if you …
The fascinating old card game called White Squadron by the Fireside Game Co. depicts 52 war vessels of the United States Navy on its cards. Browsing through the deck offers interesting details about these warships which protected our nation. Some of them, like the USS Olympia, are museum ships today. …
Just like when buying Real Estate, location is everything when metal detecting. If you want a higher success rate, you will want to detect in locations where the potential for finds are greater. One of the mantras for this is to go where the people have been. Below are the …
The 1999 game of Sphinx by Ravensburger provides adventure and intrigue for 2 to 4 players. The game takes players on a mission to retrieve a valuable treasure. In order to reach the treasure’s central chamber, though, players must first face three golden sphinxes that guard the entrance and solve …
Forrest, when the Treasure Chest is found, would you prefer the finder not disclose the exact resting spot? Curious. ~ Afana Afana, I love your name. It reminds me of alfalfa, which has the greatest smell in the world when freshly cut in the field. Whoever finds the treasure …
Tap4Treasure is the new armchair treasure hunt division for MW and is FREE to play. Since its launch in March 2018, there have been 4 cash winners. Will you be the next one? The Tap4Treasure hunts were launched on March 21st with Mission #001. It was the hunt for Thisbe’s …
While doing research for another project at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Daniel Rolph stumbled upon a mysterious letter written in 1716 about a buried treasure. There is no doubt the note is authentic (shown below), but there are other questions being asked. The biggest ones being, ‘Was the treasure …
