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Nearing The End Of 2023
As we get closer to finishing out the 2023 detecting season, the weather gets more unpredictable by the day. Today is December 4th and everyone involved wasn’t sure what to expect from the weather. For the past few days it has been +3 ish and raining constantly and yet on this particular morning the temperature…
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The Last Event of 2023 for the SEOMDC & A Recap Of The 2023 Season. My Thoughts On Detecting After Year 2 Is In The Books.
So where do I stand as a detectorist now that I’m closing in on my second full season of detecting? This book was started and had intended on following my adventures starting as a beginner detectorist to find out how long it takes to no longer be considered a beginner. Is there such thing as…
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A 1860’s Property Reveals Some Historic Secrets In Yarker Ontario.
It was a bright and sunny morning when I was to set out on a metal detecting adventure, eager to explore a historic property rumoured to hold hidden treasures from the past. “Ok well I may have started those rumours” but still, rumours are rumours nonetheless. Armed with my trusty metal detector and a sense…
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God of Wealth, Fortune, Longevity, & Prosperity
In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky gods or Seven gods of Fortune. In Japan, these Gods are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in artworks. And displayed in shops hotels, churches, and almost everywhere you go, all over Japan. They all began as remote and impersonal gods, but gradually became much…
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I Had to Try That Old 1860’s Property A Few More times.
Once again, I found myself standing at the entrance of the 1860s property in Yarker, Ontario. The sun shone brightly overhead, casting a warm glow on the lush green landscape. It had been a few weeks since my last metal detecting adventure here, where I unearthed a plethora of intriguing artifacts that hinted at the…
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SEOMDC Amhurst Island Beach Hunt
SEOMDC 2nd Annual Hunt Of 2023 The members of the Southeastern Ontario Metal Detecting Club (SEOMDC) were buzzing with excitement as they embarked on their second annual group hunt of 2023. This time, they decided to venture to Amherst Island, a picturesque location known for its stunning beach. However, instead of our usual choice of…
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River of Treasures:
(Continuing to Unearth History in Yarker ONT) The small town of Yarker, Ontario, nestled along the banks of the Napanee River In southeastern Ontario, held a secret waiting to be discovered. Eager to unearth its hidden treasures, I decided to enlist the help of two metal detecting enthusiasts, Ryan and Gail, (members of the…
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Unearthing the Secrets of Yarker, Ontario
In the quaint village of Yarker, nestled in the heart of Ontario, Canada, I recently embarked on an extraordinary hunt that would uncover some of the forgotten history of the village. I had heard rumors of an old 1800’s property in Yarker that once belonged to the railway’s station master. Intrigued by the tales of…
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Off the Beaten Path (part 3)
1000 island permission On July 18th, I had set out to a remote island among the 1000 islands with my family, we will call this island, “the island of forgotten treasure. over the past year I seemed to become extremely interested in history and have gained an insatiable curiosity for uncovering hidden treasures from the…
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Where Has All The Treasure Gone ?
Lately it seems my luck has made a turn for the worse for me. Over the last three digs that I have attended I really have nothing of great interest to show for my efforts. As you could tell in the Last Post with Bill Newman, Adam and Bailey, We had come away from that…
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Another Island Hunt 2023
It was Wednesday June 28th I was meeting with SEOMDC club members Bill Newman, Adam and his girlfriend Bailey at a predetermined location which Bill had chosen. We all met up at about 10:00 AM that day, everyone seemed super excited to go on this adventure, when Bille arrived, he brought with him two kayaks…
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Engagement Ring Found (With A Little Bonus Find)
ENGAGEMENT RING FOUND “WITH A LITTLE BONUS” (click the link to see my post on the RingFinders website) Contact: On May 20th, 2023, at approximately 9:45 AM I received a text from a very distraught Erin, Erin had lost her engagement ring while chasing after her son in her own backyard. I Immediately went over…
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First Year Loonie.
1987 Loonie 1987 was the first year on the Canadian $1 coin. I was 10 years old and I remember holding several lemonade stands on my parents front lawn with my sister during that summer. I also remember getting handfuls on loonies from neighbours, people running for exercise, and people that just loved supporting kids…
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Horse Shit, or History?
What Does The Horse Represent In Canadian History? The Canadian horse is known for its great strength and endurance, resilience, intelligence and good temper The wild horse herds that once roamed the Great Lakes region came to hold deep cultural significance for the Ojibwe communities who lived there. They are considered a spirit animal and…
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Gord Downie Public Beach and Netherlands coin Found In Harrowsmith Ontario.
Today is June 14th 2023, the day started out wet, raining, & really not a day to be out detecting but since I only have a couple of days off in a row I decided that detecting was on the agenda anyway. I decided to head into Kingston ON to the gord Downie public…
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CHOOSING YOUR PERFECT DETECTOR
After spending the last year and a half metal detecting throughout southern Ontario, following many forums on the subject, there seems to be one question that is asked by many, and that is. what is the best machine within my budget? So I’ll start off by saying that just over a year ago…
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Successful Ring Recovery (Prince Edward County – Ontario)
On Thursday June 8th 2023 I received A text message from a Paul Davenport. Paul was in distress because his mother-in-law had just dropped a ring through a brand new deck that Paul had just built her. Mr. Davenport had explained to me that the ring was very sentimental to his mother-in-law and was…
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Radioworld & The Woodbine Beach Hunt
On June 3rd Radioworld held its annual Metal Detecting event at Woodbine beach in Toronto Ontario. With Now I attended this event for the sole purpose that I would be able to meet some fellow detectorists that I’ve been following and chatting with over social media and YouTube for the past year. I also thought…
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2023 Metal Detecting Adventures In the 1000 Island’s (PART 1)
We are now getting to the end of May 2023, the weather has started getting nicer, & the bugs have started getting worse for the season. That’s right, it’s black fly season, I have witnessed the clubs social media page taking a lull in activity. From the start of spring until about the 15th of…
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Becoming a part of the worlds largest Ring Finder community .
Last year in 2022 I had applied to become what is known as “The Ring Finders” This is an online worldwide list of Metal detectorists put together by the name of Chris Turner and designed to help people find their lost valuables around the globe, such as wedding rings and other valuable items. When I…
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Public Beach First Gold Of 2023
On Friday May 12 after getting my son off to daycare. My partner was just getting off working night shift and I knew she would need some quiet in the house, so of course my first plan of action was to give her the quiet peaceful rest she deserved. Well what better time for some…
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Midway Through The 2023 Detecting Season. Well as we know from my previous posts. This year (year 2 ) of metal Detecting I had decided to move from Minelab products and get into the Nokta products. Late last season in 2022 I purchased a Nokta Legend at their sale price which ended up being a…
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The Beginning Of The 2023 Season Welcome to my page about metal detecting. If you have been following my stories in 2022 then this is just a continuation about my adventures of becoming a metal detectorist, However if your new to my page then a brief history of myself, this blog, and why I…
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Inaugural Year Is Complete
Well I had a pretty interesting inaugural detecting season. I fell onto this hobby by pure coincidence back in June of 2022. if I’m to be honest. I didn’t buy my first detector with the intent that this hobby was going to be my next passionate hobby. Anyone that knows me or has met me,…
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Dave Arnold Invites Me to go Detecting
in the historic city of Kingston, Ontario, there lived a passionate metal detectorist named Dave Arnold. Known throughout the community for his love of history and knack for finding hidden treasures, Dave had been granted the permission he had been seeking, to explore a privately-owned property with a rich colonial past. Eager to embark on…
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Ryan Pugh Presents Me With A Gift Of Appreciation.
After a year packed with detecting adventurers for both Ryan & I both on our separate adventures and ones we were on together. I have found camaraderie within the SEOMDC. I have gained several new friends but none quite like my new buddy. Ryan & I seem to click when on our adventures together ,…
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End Of Year SEOMDC’ First Annual Dinner Ceremonies
For our first end of year dinner and Award ceremonies I had decided to rent out the upstairs to the Treasure Island Waterfront Grill off HWY 2 between Kingston & Gananoque Ontario. This is the same marina that Erin and I keep our sailboat during the summer months. Their restaurant has some great food and…
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November 29th 2023. Today I met up with club members Dave Arnold and Paul Scott, we met up at the jiffy grill in Odessa ON for breakfast and to discuss the day’s plan of detecting. After gaining permission for a site in Camden E Ontario from one of the waitresses at the jiffy grill, it…
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A Few More Bucket Listers & Great Times With Ryan Pugh 2023
Bucket Lister Find Bucket Lister Find On November 17th 2023 at around 7:00 AM I had just finished a night shift on the wolf island 4. On my way home from work I texted Ryan Pugh to see if he wanted to go metal detecting that day. Ryan didn’t get back to me until about…
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Lost Ring “Found” (Kingston Ontario)
On October 29th I had received a phone call from a man by the name of Dave. Dave had been given my contact number by another RingFinder “Stephane Coutu” Stephane unfortunately was unable at the time to take the job and he recommended to Dave that he give me a call. Anyway, Dave gave me…
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