TREASURE: The Great Saltwater Gold Hoax of Lubec Maine

Treasures come in many packages … both real and imagined. Some, like the great gold hoax of Lubec, Maine, require both imagination as well as the gullible. Scroll this PDF to read this delightful story. Click here to read and … Continue reading TREASURE: The Great Saltwater Gold Hoax of Lubec Maine

TREASURE: Did Captain Kidd bury treasure at Money Cove, Grand Manan?

It seems every island makes the claim that Captain Kidd buried treasure there and as this colourful story from 1930 shows, Grand Manan is no exception … and they have “Money Cove” to prove it.  TREASURE_ The Legend of Captain Kidd’s … Continue reading TREASURE: Did Captain Kidd bury treasure at Money Cove, Grand Manan?

TREASURE: The Wreck of the Pirate Ship Whydah

The remarkable story of the discovery of the Whydah and its treasures. Barry Clifford found Whydah’s wreck in 1984, relying heavily on Southack’s 1717 map of the wreck site – a modern-day, true-to-life “pirate treasure map” leading to what was at … Continue reading TREASURE: The Wreck of the Pirate Ship Whydah