We have identified a spot at the base of a tree that would agree with both the image and the verse. If anyone has any questions about the original book itself, let me know and Ill try to answer them :), I have a "Q" ?? Also as mentioned- the next image is printed directly onto the back of that image. Cyn on September 30, 2019 at 2:59 am . The enchanted beingsincluding Mugwumps,. icon for Charleston is not from the image but from the verse. Unfortunately though, the final spot is under a cabbage palm that the owners want to protect. Byron Preiss, in fact, had not written down where he buried them or disclosed their hiding places to his widow. John michael pivonka aka JM was taken away from us. no i am not in Florida, im in California. Carlton books has re-invented this idea and brought it up to date with the 21st century. Solved by the Bell walkthrough. WOW! Status: Destroyed when the Maine capstan monument was replaced. THE SECRET is a decades-old treasure hunt that YOU can solve! What is The Secret: A Treasure Hunt? A line about "two arms extended" (verse) is ambiguous, but black circles with white dots (image) tells us that the arms are cannons. The popularity of the treasure hunt has fallen since Preiss death in 2005, with the remaining 10 prizes essentially lost in the process. Insert links to other pages or uploaded files. The remaining secrets are expected to be discovered in the near future thanks to the publics continued assistance. Signed Ben Asen Prints! To set up the puzzle, Preiss traveled to different locations in North America to secretly bury a dozen ceramic vases, or, as he called them, "casques." If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old. Florida Searchers: We have posted a very detailed Proposed Solution for Image 6 and Verse 9. After leading us on a stroll through the park, the puzzle brings us to a long staircase that has a handrail (or pole) going up the middle. Decode the" 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. Status: The search for Casque 12 narrowed long ago to the base of a single street tree near the edge of New York Harbor. A spot that is completely bare today could easily have held several large trees forty years ago. Following the removal of the Maine monument in 2007, the city dug a large hole to build a concrete base for the Moultrie monument. The Krupat family went on a treasure hunt with one goal in mind: to locate the third treasure box. Researchers discovered this discovery as part of a survey of the area. One side matching the other, but not exactly. The treasures were found in Cleveland, Chicago and Boston. 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. In the casques were keys that could be redeemed for a gem. Searchers may want to download copies of the most useful photos now, so that they aren't lost forever. [4][5] The first was found in Chicago, Illinois; the second in Cleveland, Ohio; and the most recent treasure box was found in Boston, Massachusetts. The name of Owls Head was given to the point, because the strip of land with the coves on each side actually resembled an owls head with spreading wings. But we know he is obligated at many levels not to tell. References to palms (both image and verse) tell us to dig where the shadow of a nearby palm tree would be positioned at the base of that monument. Brian Zinn discovered the riddle after looking through old law textbooks. The Paul Revere reference gets us to Boston. Its fascinating to learn about the history of the treasure and to see how people react to it. To understand how the area has changed over the past 35 years, see our Hermann Park history page. After publishing The Secret in 1982, author Byron Preiss gave away a set of treasure hunt clues that led to the discovery of 12 buried treasure boxes, three of which have so far been discovered. Two of the big lessons from this puzzle are that A) Byron Preiss used trees as landmarks, and B) trees make lousy landmarks when a puzzle can last for decades. The remaining casques have been hidden beneath ground radar for years, and a long-running debate on internet forums has revealed the remaining casques. Adventure Mystery Reality-TV Josh Gates cuts another expedition short to return to his hometown of Boston and pursue the strongest lead in decades for a 40 year old treasure hunt dubbed: The Secret. This is pretty accurately represents the 5 boroughs and the jewel being in Brooklyn is A location clue. Official Contact: Phone: 414-257-7275. it sure would be nice to have a key found soon. This book included clues to 12 buried treasure casques, which once found, contained a 'key' used to claim a valuable gemstone. He probably had no trouble digging a hole without anyone asking questions. The "compass" is not likely to be a well-known lighthouse. PBworks / Help Each of the twelve boxes contains a casque which holds a key. You shouldn't need to cut through grass (or any other plant roots) to get to the casque and you shouldn't need to be in a very public spot. Nevertheless, there appear to be certain common themes or approaches that are common to all of the puzzles. It is interesting to note that the treasure wasnt discovered by chance. Unlike the originals, which sometimes contain parks and landscapes that cannot be viewed from Google Maps and Goolge Street View, this puzzle is a true arm-chair treasure hunt. Reply. The Christmas scavenger hunt in Naumburg (Saale)! hi searchers, its with a heavy heart i bring this message, one of our books creator has passed away, Mr Sean Kelly is now with Byron and the fairfolks. In every case that we know of, the burial site is beside some distinctive, Start with the puzzle and work towards a place, rather than the other way around. Amazingly, despite all the major renovations of the past 35 years, there is still a chance that the casque may be intact although the hiding spot has now been covered by a path. The searchers were only able to clear up the confusion by calling up Preiss and getting some clarification from him on the meaning of "ten by thirteen.". Once retrieved the keys can be exchanged for a valuable stone. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1983 by a group of students. The site has no aesthetic or historical value, so it should be easy to get approval. http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/125344901/Img3_Signature_Comparison.jpg There is nothing in White Point Garden in Charleston that explains the naming of the twins Edwin and Edwina. An Evening with Cole May. We aren't likely to find the Aha Image for this casque unless someone discovers some photos from the appropriate time period. per Person only. 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. It makes no sense to me. Byron Preiss was a businessman and was aware of liability risks. Status: The search for Casque 11 is focused on the "Two Circles" structure in the Charlesgate neighborhood near the Back Bay Fens in Boston. 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Now in St Augustine with a theory of my own that I will be checking out tomorrow Only 3 of them (at the time of writing) have ever been dug up and found. I stumbled across this one in an old library many years ago. In 1982, children's book author Byron Preiss published The Secret, about a mythical treasure and its guardiansmagical creatures hidden from human view. Preiss published a puzzle book, The Secret, in 1982. The Secret's official nudge of 2021. The verse to the Kitty Hawk kill Devil hills say under the north wing. Charleston Searchers: We have a Proposed Solution for Image 2 and Verse 6, but the chances of recovery are very slim. I think it may be when John P. did the paintings he could have easily etched in the paintings, these hidden clues? This entire puzzle can be solved from home. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues. Also I investigated the paper, regular paper is thin , and has watermarks and some images that you see maybe from original watermarks from the paper. If you're contacting the wiki administrator about access or other issues, be sure to add "pbworks.com" and "gmx.com" to the safe list in your email program, so responses don't end up in your spam folder. 99. Tip: To turn text into a link, highlight the text, then click on a page or file from the list above. He dug his holes in bare or weedy areas where the soil was already loose and where he was protected from view by trees and walls. Terms of use / Privacy policy / GDPR, About this workspace As in, you'd only notice it if you're being particularly observant. Clues for where the treasures were buried are provided in a puzzle book named The Secret produced by Byron Preiss and first published by Bantam in 1982. Note: This table is the consensus from the majority of searchers. Litany quote: " Dwarves' treasure: purple Amethyst, Imperial star of Germany.". If you want to add to this wiki, but you're nervous about using the wiki editing system, feel free to play around and experiment in the sandbox page. In 1982, Byron Preiss buried 12 boxes around the US and Canada and published The Secret, a book containing clues in the form of illustrations and verses - puzzles to be solved. Each of these prints are individually produced by Ben in his lab, signed and sent on their way. UPDATE: THREE casques have been found since 1981: in Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA. Status: Clues in Image 9 seem to direct the search toward Mount Royal and the "Golden Square Mile" neighborhood in Montreal. The box with a light coming from below sends us into the subway and an obscure reference to a letter by Horace Walpole sends us west five stops on the Green Line. After leading us on a stroll through the park, the puzzle brings us to a long staircase that has a handrail (or pole) going up the middle. These are difficult and require contextual knowledge (along with 1980s geography of America) which the younger version of me totally lacked, so I gave up on this one. The most startling connection is probably the tabletop in the lower left corner, which corresponds to a white utility box that was once at the site. You don't have permission to comment on this page. In his will, Preiss stated that the 12 casques were to be buried in random locations within the continental United States. For anyone who has actually dug any holes in search of casque, has it been easy to dig or hard to dig?? . 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). 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. Our final destination is the block where the St. Charles Hotel once stood before it was torn down in 1974. From there we can follow either of two paths as shown by the arrows around the clock face. For the most part images I saw in an area were images from the artist, not watermarks in the paper. Icon for Houston is a particular view of the train tracks for the miniature train. How do we know this is accurate? Several of the clues that would presumably get us to Cleveland are still unsolved, but the visual references to the Greek Cultural Garden are very clear and unambiguous. on: function(evt, cb) { This capture from Image 6 is a stylized representation of this scene. Enlarge. At the time Preiss was there in 1980, the famous hotel had been torn down and the lot was being used as a parking lot (hence the prominent use of "preservation" in the image). Is it the reverse? Many searchers puzzled over the reference to "May 1913" in line 10 of Verse 6, because nothing significant happened in the area on that date. It has been suggested by the artist that the majority of the casques were reinforced with burlap since it was easier to do. What this means for searchers is that, after starting along the route, all of the clues are going to be for small, innocuous features that wouldn't be mentioned in any guidebook. event : evt, This page has been viewed times. Marks the Spot for Buried Treasure", "Discovery Channel team to dig up Charleston's White Point Garden in search of buried key", "In Search of the Roanoke Island Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt: Six Questions with Dustin and Deidra White", "Treasure: A 22-year quest ends in a park in Cleveland", "Travel Channel show revisits '80s treasure find in Grant Park", "The Secret of Byron Preiss: How they found the Chicago key", "There's a secret treasure in New Orleans. By exploring the area we discover a curious little park with two circles of brickwork. They were very good friends as He told me several times. (Note: It's possible that an even more distinctive symbol existed at one point on the birch tree beside the burial spot. Head down the stairs and defeat the enemies inside the room. The destruction of the St. Charles Hotel sparked an outcry and led to the creation of new groups and new laws intended to preserve the historic architecture of New Orleans. Find the chest and get the loot inside the opened doors. Its really boring. Part 2 of 2. Try Dokkio Sidebar for free. Maybe you can help fill in the blanks. Let's follow that thread. On the back of each image is the next image, nothing else. For every key, 904 euros ($1,500) in precious gems could be exchanged. The "Aha!" I found this book interesting. It appears that the tree has survived intact over the past 40 years and the casque may still be recoverable. I wish I could have found a better copy of this book that does the artwork justice. Hi, yes I thought about it, and I have a theory to this park. The Secret: A Treasure Hunt. 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! Nice to see some were solved in the intervening decades though. The treasure Krupat sought was the work of a New York publisher named Byron Preiss, who in 1982 released a book titled "The Secret" (no relation to the popular self-help book with the same title). Or it it blank? (We know from city planning documents that the park formed a task force in 1993 to begin bringing GGP facilities into conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.) It's a beautiful spot but that selection is going to make the recovery a little bit difficult. [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. ), The fencepost with the arch over it is very distinctive, visible from the casque burial spot. At a minimum, you'll need to have a detailed plan showing how you'll do the dig, how you'll limit disruption to the park, and how you'll repair the damage to the path when you are done. } It will help us learn more about these puzzles and about how we can solve the rest of them. Arrows along the edge of the clock face were meant to take searchers on either of two walking routes through the streets of the Central Business District from the Piazza d'Italia (constructed in 1978) to the parking lot where the hotel once stood. By posting new theories and new discoveries in a single, ever-lengthening thread, each forum created such a backlog of unorganized material that it was impossible for anyone to keep track of what had already been found. I think the puzzles are amazing. In every case that we know of, the feature is something man-made (probably to give it permanence and ensure that the shape wouldn't change over time). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these prints is being donated to UJA New York's Byron Preiss Children's Fund. On the right side of the mask . 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. If anyone has not seen Odeyin's latest post - check it out. The "Aha!" Phrases like "natives still speak of him of Hard word in 3 Vols" requires both some serious research and a willingness to make some jumps. I first saw this book on Expedition Unknown on the Discovery channel And kinda got lost in it. This is just a field guide for finding stuff. Considering when it was written (1980s), it is probable that many of the remaining ones would have been disturbed or otherwise built over. He did say to me but certainly to all the ones in the group I was calling for Good luck in the hunt. 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