The real casque likely still awaits discovery. If you would like to donate to the fund directly you can do so here: https://www.ujafedny.org/byron-preiss Publishing houses and authors are always looking for interesting and exciting ways to launch their newest books, but Byron Preiss, author of The Secret: A Treasure Hunt!, went beyond what was expected. Words cannot describe how clear they are. Thoughts anyoneeeee, I think we all agree that new obstacles to digging may have been added on top of the casques over the past 37 years. In short, the easiest clues in The Secret are generally there to identify large, county-size areas by hinting at their most iconic and heavily visited spots. The remaining secrets are expected to be discovered in the near future thanks to the publics continued assistance. For anyone who has actually dug any holes in search of casque, has it been easy to dig or hard to dig?? Contact the owner / RSS feed / This workspace is public, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack. Whenever you search in PBworks, Dokkio Sidebar (from the makers of PBworks) will run the same search in your Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack. Whenever you search in PBworks, Dokkio Sidebar (from the makers of PBworks) will run the same search in your Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack. I think it may be when John P. did the paintings he could have easily etched in the paintings, these hidden clues? First look at the bird's head and the park's name. But in 1982, the same year The Secret was published, the city repositioned both the fountain and the train, disrupting two of the major clues! For anyone that has a copy of the actual book - on the pages that the images are printed on - is there something printed on the opposite side? In 1979, the book 'Masquerade' became an international best-seller. How does this book have no reviews?!? A line about "May 1913" (verse) sends us to the capstan from the USS Maine. Great thought Amy! Authors purpose is to get you out in the parks of 12 major Cities around the United States. 1 hr 2 min; JUL 22, 2022; 45. If you are asking when he might have buried the casques, according to publicity interviews Preiss did when the book launched in Nov, 1982 - they give varying accounts on when he did it but all seem to point to a time frame of Fall/Winter '81 to early Spring '82. we found some pretty items in the ground at my spot, not it not the key but OMG its so realated to the book its amazaing find. The Secret is a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. Nice job. For a brief second I was reminded of the Roanoke painting. A concrete cap to a utility tunnel at the base of the Locust Street Trail has a very similar appearance. There are only two of the twelve casques that have been recovered, and nine of them are still missing. He did say to me but certainly to all the ones in the group I was calling for Good luck in the hunt. As of 2023, only three of the twelve boxes have been found. I enjoyed the story but the physical book is lacking. then brushed over lightly, maybe he used oil paints, you would tend to see better something that was etched, oils also flow better on canvas? I am terrible at riddles but loved following along with the Destination Unknown episodes based on this treasure hunt. I found this book interesting. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also called The Secret. Researchers discovered this discovery as part of a survey of the area. We now have a fairly detailed write-up of the Solution to Image 5 and Verse 12. Thank you! Enlarge. Are you looking at these paintings correctly? numbers, stick people? As far as we know, there is no public monument in New Orleans that includes the quotation about the St. Charles hotel. } By lining up the train smokestack and a fountain in the lake (image) and stepping across the tracks of the miniature train (verse), we should arrive at a group of four trees (verse). The most promising strategy would be to use an air spade to loosen and remove the soil. I stumbled across this one in an old library many years ago. But in other cases (San Francisco, St. Augustine, and Houston) there still seems to be a good chance of recovery, if a dig is done the right way with the full permission and cooperation of the relevant property owners. Location of the treasure. No scanner invented that. Text? Several websites dedicated to finding Preiss treasure were launched in the 1990s as a result of the internets popularity. [6][7][8], With the passage of time, some of the cached casques may have been destroyed, or been built over, as was happening with the Boston casque, which was buried in Langone Park, in Bostons North End which was undergoing renovation, resulting in the casque being dug up in an excavator. A great deal of work has also been done and is publicly available on the pbworks wiki. Certain props used in the performance are rebuilt every year (with minor changes) which may explain why this icon has not yet been recognized. Unearthing the remaining casques will very likely require getting cooperation and permissions from various public and private landowners. Nice to see some were solved in the intervening decades though. A spot that is completely bare today could easily have held several large trees forty years ago. Posting this on the front page as I think it's relevant to multiple (or all) puzzles. RIP John, For anyone interested in some new potential clues: https://youtu.be/X4XF8Hpp3YQ, Here goes nothing https://youtu.be/o2AmuXz4Fe4. Anyone who has dug, are you going thru this too, I'm thinking I may need a strong arm for the rest or should I assume this may not be the spot??? Some of the useful websites for doing research include: In the Files Section - A pdf template for a plexiglas casque container. Its no surprise that treasure hunting is a popular pastime in Lake Superior. Clues from the image and verse narrow our attention to a small slice of the park directly east of the elevated Highway 1 (Crossover Drive). Perhaps a plus and minus sign somewhere. 8) A tree grows in New York Harbor.Amazingly, there is also a large and fairly clear tree trunk hidden (sideways) in Image 12, but no one spotted it until wiki user Pizzoli pointed it out.7) "Dryades Street and Cours de Naides (now St Charles Avenue) in New Orleans were named after wood and water sprites respectively. The Secret: A Treasure Hunt by Sean Kelly, Ted Mann, Byron Preiss 4.3 (6) Paperback $25.49 $29.95 Save 15% Hardcover $34.95 Paperback $25.49 eBook $18.95 View All Available Formats & Editions Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Unavailable for pickup at B&N Clybourn Check Availability at Nearby Stores Instant Purchase Poor quality photo copy images really ruins the point of reading the book and solving the puzzles. Three of the solved puzzles from The Secret A Treasure Hunt. { Reply. Each of these prints are individually produced by Ben in his lab, signed and sent on their way. icon for the proposed St Augustine solution can be seen in this photo. Sorry to ask such a question, but in my dig, the earth is full of boulders and large rock, shale, black rock, clay and bricks..So I am wondering if I am wasting my time here on the spot we have been trying to dig?? James Renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. For anyone interested in some new potential clues including the recent "Nudge": https://youtu.be/tmQmIuSczuo, SF has opened DIG PERMITS but rules have changed and only 1 free dig, its costs alot to dig after the first..i guess they think we are rich or this is a way to stop us from searching. Dig Status: This is a long process that requires multiple fees and permissions, each process is unique to the park in question. For this week, we have a new treasure hunt which will first require solving a clue and then looking for the treasure chest just like . The clues led to the location of a buried treasure chest that contained a variety of different items, including a jewel-encrusted box, a golden key, and a map of the world. Byron Preiss was the president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and Ibooks, and was recognized as a pioneer in digital publishing. Erin the Avid Reader BFF's with the Cheshire Cat. Clues from the image and verse narrow our attention to a small slice of the park directly east of the elevated Highway 1 (Crossover Drive). (Just don't try to dig without permission.). welcome to the group, ST Augustine Sat Sept 3 2022 at 8am Flagler College.. SEE if another casque has been unearthed.. see the original painting by john jude palenca, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSH3RgOSC5c. Yet hard to understand in the original. The. That thread now has more than 5,700 entries, making it very difficult for new people to join the search and get caught up. Searchers will need to pay careful attention to old photos to see what has changed. Probably all to tell anyway. I got this book because I became interested in it after watching an episode of Expedition Unknown. Now you can find what you're looking for wherever it lives. While not completely 'hidden' or particularly tiny in the original image it is certainly obscured. In 1982, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt by Byron Preiss was published. An outline of the island (from the image) confirms that we are in the right place. Despite the fact that three casques have been discovered after 30 years, many people continue to be fascinated by the Preiss treasure hunt legend. This page has been viewed times. The shapes of Fort Sumter and the Charleston peninsula send us to the correct area (from the image). On the right side of the mask . Parks Department: Milwaukee County Parks. Did the finders actually try metal detecting? The researchers came across the material as a result of their search. Each of the twelve boxes contains a casque which holds a key. I thought it a possibility because she points to it however if u actually read the book and solve the whole puzzle you'll see it's not. And it is something that is able to be made more clear via photoshop-like enhancement. The sad reality is that this one is probably gone for good. Contact the owner / RSS feed / This workspace is public, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack, (sometimes available to the public and sometimes only available to members), Proposed Solution for Image 1 and Verse 7, Proposed Solution for Image 2 and Verse 6, Proposed Solution for Image 3 and Verse 11, Proposed Solution for Image 6 and Verse 9, Proposed Solution for Image 7 and Verse 2, Proposed Solution for Image 10 and Verse 8, Proposed Solution for Image 11 and Verse 3, a claim in October of 2019 that the Boston casque had been found, the naming of paths in a community garden, the quotation about the St. Charles hotel, natives still speak of him of Hard word in 3 Vols, http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/124326087/Casque_Container_Replica.pdf, the hidden depiction of the FOY hiding spot, http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/125344901/Img3_Signature_Comparison.jpg, https://shopart.benasen.com/the-secret-photos. Cast Levioso on the cube to open the door. 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