Oak Island Treasure

Video exploring beneath Oak Island

2010-09-24T12:15:00.003+01:00

I'm pleased to share the famous video taken beneath Oak Island and narrated by Dan Blankenship as he points out a series of underwater anomalies and questionable structures. Some of you will remember seeing this at Explore Oak Island Days - it's a great crowd puller! See what you think and decide for yourselves

A big thanks to Jeff Blount for uploading these to share with Oak Island fans everywhere.

After watching these videos, let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment. They always spur an active discussion!

Oak Island Tours Inc granted Treasure Trove Licence

2010-07-16T13:32:00.003+01:00

The wait is finally over for Dan Blankenship and other members of Oak Island Tours Inc, the team currently continuing the 200 year long treasure hunt on Nova Scotia’s Oak Island.

After a two year halt in what has become the world’s greatest treasure hunt, the team have finally been granted a Treasure Trove Licence (albeit temporary) allowing them to continue their search for treasure on Oak Island.

The treasure hunters were informed yesterday that they will be granted the necessary paperwork which will allow them to continue their search. However this licence will only allow them to resume their exploration until 31st December 2010. After this date, the Nova Scotian Department of Natural Resources/Tourism, Culture and Heritage will impose the new Oak Island Act, details of which have yet to be announced.

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We go behind the scenes with new CBC documentary on Oak Island

2010-02-21T09:27:00.003Z

We are very excited to bring you a sneak preview into a forthcoming CBC documentary based on the Oak Island treasure hunt. The show features an exclusive interview with treasure hunter Dan Blankenship - his first interview in over 30 years. We are looking forward to hearing what Dan has to say about his decades of treasure hunting and why he remains determined as ever to continue with the treasure hunt.

Oak Island Treasure was able to provide an overview of the mystery which 'really helped research wise to get a handle on the whole story of the island'. It's with great pleasure that we bring you behind the scenes photos and an exclusive interview with the show's producer, Jessica Brown.

Please sign the Oak Island TTL petition - promotional video

2010-01-15T12:51:00.005Z

Help Solve Nova Scotia’s Oak Island Mystery!

THE BACKGROUND:

Dan Blankenship and his partners own 78% of Oak Island – an island consisting of 140 acres located a short distance off the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Oak Island is known internationally as the location of the so-called Money Pit, a site of numerous excavations since 1795 to recover treasure believed to be buried there.

Former United States of America President Franklin D. Roosevelt and actors John Wayne and Errol Flynn are rumoured as being among those who have searched for the treasure. Although it has not yet been found, the majority consensus is that many years ago something of extreme importance was buried on Oak Island.

After 40 years of searching, Dan Blankenship believes he now has the keys to once and for all solve the Oak Island Mystery and uncover what he says will be an astounding find and of huge tourist interest.

Unfortunately, the Nova Scotia Government has been slow to renew the Treasure Trove License. It has now been more than eighteen months since Dan Blankenship and his financial partners made application to the Province. The government has delayed granting of a license. Without a license, Dan Blankenship and his partners are unable to renew their search. The march of time is an enemy to the fulfilling of 86 year old Dan Blankenship’s dream and his investors are understandably growing weary of delays.

Please help by signing a world-wide petition asking the Province of Nova Scotia to grant Dan Blankenship and his financial partners a Treasure Trove License for exploration. You CAN make a difference. Your expressions of support will be submitted to the Premier of Nova Scotia, the Hon. Darrell Dexter; to members of the Nova Scotia Legislature and to the government department responsible for issuing the Treasure Trove License.

Oak Island Treasure Review of 2009

2009-12-28T09:59:00.016Z

Reflecting on 2009 from Oak Island Treasure HQ in London, I've thoroughly enjoyed keeping you all updated with all the news, updates, videos and photos over the past year. It's been wonderful to receive your emails, chat with you online and of course, hear your theories about what you think is in the Money Pit.

I thought it would be interesting to take a retrospective look on all the excitement of the past twelve months, and give you an insight into some of the projects the website has been involved in, while keeping true to our mission to bring the Oak Island mystery to the world.

I hope the following summary provides you with examples of the growing number of individuals, media channels and essentially international curiosity that exists for the latest news and research about Oak Island.

In the past twelve months we've seen Oak Island feature in computer games, documentaries, travel guides, countless magazines, be battered by the elements and even catch on fire! So without further a do, here follows a month by month overview of the past year...

January
A cold and icy January evening in England provided me with the opportunity to finally meet with Norwegian Oak Island researcher, Petter Amundsen in Hertfordshire, UK. He took time out of his busy filming schedule to meet me for dinner and introduce me to the crew.

Petter has been researching Oak Island for a number of years, with particular focus on a series of codes contained within Shakespeare's manuscripts. As unbelievable as this may seem, Petter has deciphered these hidden messages and applied them to locations on Oak Island with fascinating results. You can read more on Petter's theories and his suggestion that geometry on Oak Island is aligned with the Tree of Life.

February
During February, Oak Island Treasure was approached by a team of British producers to act as a consultant for a documentary proposal.

This was a great opportunity to be involved with a project from the early concept stage, and feed into the creative process, to be sure that justice was done bringing the Oak Island story to the world. This is an ongoing project, so watch this space for more developments in 2010!

Oak Island in the news:

March
With the arrival of March, came a very interesting email from a writer researching for Bradt Travel Guides. Keen to include a feature on Oak Island, I was more than happy to answer his questions and provide some context on the world's greatest treasure hunt. The edition is set to be published later in 2010.

The Oak Island mystery has all the elements of those exciting stories which captured our imagination as children, and in a world where everything is so certain, it’s compelling to ponder one of the very few remaining mysteries. Oak Island remains a tale of fortitude, passion and intrigue and for that reason, I believe it would be a worthy tourist destination.

April
April saw the starts of Oak Island's debut feature in its very first dedicated computer game. The boys at Cerebral Vortex Games were keen for the Money Pit mystery to be portrayed as accurately possible within the game structure, and once again, we were at the end of the phone for some fascinating discussions of how Oak Island could move into the virtual world.

May
In May, a new channel, Oak Island Exclusive appeared on You Tube - featuring videos shot by Oak Island inhabitant Chelsea, whose family owns a holiday home on the island. These videos show Chelsea touring the Oak Island shoreline, offering views of locations previously unseen on Explore Oak Island Day tours. Thanks Chelsea, we look forward to seeing more.

June
The soaring temperatures in June did not come without risk. We heard that the treasure hunting group, Oak Island Tours Inc had been clearing large areas of brush, we can only assume in anticipation of exploratory work. It didn't take much for the dry vegetation to catch light in the heat, and a large section of land went up in flames like a tinderbox.

A local news station was able to capture the moment when a helicopter was deployed to quench the flames on Oak Island.

Later in June, fans of Oak Island from all over the world journeyed to Nova Scotia for the Oak Island Tourism Society's annual event - Explore Oak Island Days. This was a chance to tour Oak Island, view artifacts connected to the excavations which have been taking place over the past two hundred years and meet with a wide range of experts.

Oak Island in the news:
Explore Oak Island Days
Here's how to solve the Oak Island mystery
Province urged to overhaul Treasure Trove Act

July
The article Treasure hunting vacations went to press in July, featured on the Forbes Traveler magazine website homepage.

Later in the month, the Oak Island computer game from Cerebral Vortex Games launched, bringing a new channel for people to interact with the mystery, proving especially popular in Japan.

August
It was in August that the Oak Island Treasure website celebrated eight long years of providing you with news, opinion, theories and research on Oak Island. We had our annual meeting at The Captain Kidd pub on the banks of the River Thames in London with a couple of dedicated supporters.

Hurricane Bill hit the Atlantic Coast of Northern America, and Oak Island was no exception. It's funny to think of the island actually on fire only a few months previously, but this video shows the extent of this freak weather. Treasure enthusiasts were hopeful the elements may have dislodged the odd chest of gold along the shoreline, but they were to be disappointed!

September
Oak Island writer Steve Sora was interviewed for a History Channel documentary, Holy Grail in America which aired on US TV in September. The show featured Steve talking about the Templar connection to the Oak Island mystery stood right in front of our very own Money Pit.

It is probably worth mentioning that after this documentary aired, Oak Island Treasure received a record number of enquiries, emails and saw many more members join our Facebook group.

October
It was in October that I found myself in New England and arranged a social gathering for Oak Island enthusiasts in Portland, Maine, USA. It was wonderful to see some old friends, and meet some great new faces too, showing how far and wide fans of Oak Island are spread.

November
News began to grow that the Oak Island Tourism Society would be voting on the decision whether to close, due to a number of hurdles they had faced in their time of promoting Oak Island as a tourist destination.

Oak island in the news:
Oak Island Tourism Society to dissolve

December
With the arrival of December came the news that the Oak Island Tourism Society would be closing for good. The decision to do so caused much friction within the Oak Island community, so it will be an interesting couple of months to see how Oak Island and tourism may develop in the future.

More significant perhaps, was an illuminating interview with Dan Blankenship that was published in The Chronicle Herald, in which he appears deflated, yet determined.

We leave 2009 pondering what the future may hold for the Oak Island Treasure hunt, where one man's lifelong dream finds itself tethered by red tape, and if he will ever get his final opportunity to recover the Oak Island treasure.

The future

In 2010, we will remain committed to providing the latest Oak Island news, features and opinion not to mention archive material with great thanks to those kind enough to share their personal collections with us. Do check out the growing Archive and see the vast bredth of information available for you to download for free.

Despite the differences of opinion that have become apparent between Oak Island groups this past year, Oak Island Treasure promises to serve all enthusiasts of the mystery, whatever their affiliation. Whether completing a school project, researching a book or story boarding a documentary, we are always happy to help!

I would like to thank everyone who supported the website in 2009. Perhaps you did so my browsing the site, emailing us, joining our growing Facebook group, following the latest news on Twitter, saying hello in person, contributing to discussions online or watching our videos.

We remain a non profit site run solely out of enthusiasm for the Oak Island treasure hunt and will never tire of bringing together Oak Island fans from all over the world, so thank you for your support!

A very Merry Christmas to all Oak Island fans, and here's wishing you a happy and healthy 2010.

Oak Island Treasure & the closure of the Oak Island Tourism Society: some questions

2009-12-06T14:17:00.004Z

It's been a hot topic in the Oak Island community these past few weeks. Ever since it was announced the Oak Island Tourism Society would be dissolving, many enthusiasts of the mystery are asking questions, such to what will happen to to artifacts and where does this leave public access to the island?

At Oak Island Treasure HQ, we have not been left out of the fray and have been contacted by local press for our view on the situation.

Here follow some interview questions recently asked by Halifax's paper, The Chronicle Herald which will provide you with our view on this news.

Q 1. Well, first off, do you live on the South Shore? I'm wondering how you got interested in Oak Island and what the allure is for you.

I actually live a little further afield than the South Shore - I'm in London, England. I first read about Oak Island when I was a child and my fascination with the mystery has never left me. For that reason, back in 2001 I set up a website, www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk with the intent of bringing together Oak Island fans from all over the world. Around 500 individuals visit my website every day, keen to find out information on the Oak Island mystery.

I have crossed the Atlantic four times for the annual Explore Oak Island Days event, organised by the OITS and it's been wonderful to meet fans of the mystery from all over on Oak Island.

Believe it or not, there is actually a small UK based contingent of Oak Island fans who get together each summer in London and discuss our favourite theories in the Captain Kidd pub on the River Thames.

Q 2. How long have you been involved with the society?

I recall being a member of the Society, pretty much around the same time as setting up my website back in 2001.

Q 3. What do you think of its closure?

Although it is sad to see the Tourism Society close, I feel that there is enough interest and public spirit to carry the vision forward. Whether this will be a local historical society, or a group of Oak Island enthusiasts, I firmly believe that Oak Island has the potential to attract many visitors to the area.

The Oak Island mystery has all the elements of those exciting stories which captured our imagination as children, and in a world where everything is so certain, it's compelling to ponder one of the very few remaining mysteries. Oak Island remains a tale of fortitude, passion and intrigue. For this reason I believe, treasure or no treasure, it would be a worthy tourist destination for visitors to Nova Scotia.

Q 4. What impact will that have on the search and what will happen with the information and the artefacts that have been recovered?

I don't believe the closure of the OITS will have an impact on the search for treasure on Oak Island - the reason being that the excavation relies on the Province issuing the Treasure Trove Licence. There is currently considerable hold up around processing this document, which has resulted in the search for treasure grinding to a halt. In the past when no excavations have been taking place, international interest has remained, so there is certainly a public appetite for information on the Money Pit mystery, despite little or no activity.

As I understand it, those artefacts which have been recovered over the past two centuries remain in the hands of the groups who funded the excavations, such Dan Blankenship who has an impressive collection of items.

As excavations on Oak Island have been privately funded, those owners of such items are by no means obliged to share their findings, but I hope that any group can look forward to a fruitful relationship with those directly involved in the treasure hunt.

Q 5. Do you think this means interest in the mystery is waning or do you think there's potential for others to pick up the gauntlet?

I don't think that interest in Oak Island is waning at all! Every month I hear from people the world over including journalists, documentary producers, publishers and even school teachers, all eager to learn the latest news on what has become known as the World's greatest treasure hunt.

Closure of the Oak Island Tourism Society

2009-11-23T12:24:00.004Z

For the past eight years, the Oak Island Tourism Society has been pursuing its mandate of "tours of Oak Island and a world class interpretive center" and "reinvigorating the interest in Oak Island". The most popular element of their work has been working with the Island landowners to provide annual tours of the island during one weekend over the summer which has become known as Explore Oak Island Days.

Last week the Oak Island Tourism Society announced that they had taken the decision to close down. The reasons given for this were as follows:

* Lack of clear direction from majority land owners and treasure hunters Oak Island Tours Inc. on whether or not we stand any reasonable chance at fulfilling our full mandate.
* We are unable to secure a fixed date for Explore Oak Island Days each year at a facility we feel fits the character, progress and development of the event which has grown each year.

This is indeed a shame, as many of the members of this group will have attended the annual event, which has provided a great opportunity for us to learn more about Oak Island, and meet other enthusiasts from all over the world.

Did you attend Explore Oak Island Days? What memories do you have of the event?

At this stage, it's unclear what the future of the Society may be, or if this poses the opportunity for the emergence of a new group. We must remember that the landowners are by no means obliged to grant access to their property for tours, but in terms of Nova Scotian tourism, how important do you feel access to Oak Island is?

New material in the Oak Island treasure hunt comes to light

2009-09-24T14:30:00.003+01:00

Here's a message which appeared on the Oak Island Treasure Forum yesterday from Robert Dunfield's son. (For those who don't know, Dunfield took over excavating Oak Island after the Restall Tragedy in the 1960's.)

It's unusual for new Oak Island material to come to light, given the classified nature of excavation attempts in the past, but this is exciting news.

Robert Jr mentions finding some new material of his father's, including film, photographs and hand drawn sketches. He is currently in touch with Oak Island Tours Inc (the current owners of Oak Island) and is sharing his father's wealth of information which I hope will contribute to a successful dig for the new guys.

It's marvellous that this material has been so well looked after, and as Robert suggests, if it helps with just one simple clue to point people in the right direction, then it would be truly great.

Here's his post from the Forum:

Hi folks:

I hope that all is well with everyone. Much has happened in the past 9 months and I have found some new photographs, reel film and sketches made by my dad, as well as whole new box of correspondence, including several from my dad to the ever knowledgeable and keen eyed treasure hunter D'Arcy.

Anyway, I have sent an email with a picture to Jo to share with the group. Some of you may have seen it and many of you may not have. I also will be making still images available from some of the reel film taken in 1965 that would make for some great individual 8x10 stills framed of various parts of the island and our early heroes (and villains).

I have had the great pleasure of having a wonderful long term correspondence with one of the members of the Michigan group and finally one of the pieces of porcelain that was recovered from the 298' level in the money pit by my dad in 1965 was sent to Oxford University for Thermo-Luminescent Glow Curve Testing. Unfortunately though, it does not date prior to 1800, so I am trying to have a different sample tested - this one with some blue glaze that was recovered from a different level, as well as a small sherd that was brought up in a junk basket from one of the test holes at about the same level in a completely different location. I will share the results as I am able.

There is a whole bunch of other things going on and if possible, I will ask Rick Lagina if I might be able to share some of the things that I have been working on to help in the current venture, to the extent that I am able and always with the hope that any information, new or old, artifacts that have been in the family since the 1960's, reel film, and boxes of paperwork and notes, diaries, etc, etc, and other stuff might in some way add just one simple clue to help point in the right direction. Anything and everything helps, I have learned and fortunately I have saved everything that has been held in my family with the exception of a few gifts of coconut fiber that I used to give as gifts and maybe a few small pieces of wood from deep in the MP.

I have waffled back and forth for the last 5+ years about this treasure on Oak Island versus the geological features and anomalies and I would have to say that I have now swung to about the 90% positive side that a treasure exists on this magnificent island and I am pretty sure that it will be recovered reasonably soon (considering the amount of time already spent in this search...) and will make history that will have people talking for centuries to come.

Talk with you again soon,
Best regards, Robert

Oak Island Treasure Trove Licence update

2009-09-18T12:55:00.003+01:00

For those who have been asking 'why is nothing happening?' with the Oak Island treasure hunt, it comes down to Oak Island Tours Inc obtaining the correct paperwork to allow them to dig. Yes, despite actually owning the land, the treasure hunters still need permission from the Nova Scotian government to to look for treasure in their own back yard.

D'Arcy O'Connor, author of The Secret Treasure of Oak Island and The Big Dig kindly provided us with this update yesterday:

"As of today (Sept.17, 2009) Oak Island Tours Inc. (comprising the Michigan Group and Dan Blankenship) still have not received a Treasure Trove License to proceed with work on Oak Island. John MacNeill, who replaced Rick Ratcliffe as Nova Scotia's Registrar of of Mineral and Petroleum Titles this past May, says their application is "still in the conduit", and that he is "hoping it will move soon".

"As you know, OIT Inc. passed the first hurdle last April by getting the necessary Heritage Research Permit from the Nova Scotia Museum, and then was cleared by the Registrar for a TTL. But it first had to be approved by the NS Cabinet and then be given "Royal Assent" by the province's Governor General before being blue-skyed for a final go-ahead. But before that happened, came a change in government, with the NDP now in power, and with new department ministers having to re-read and vote on all pending legislation.

"Another thing MacNeill told me is that the TTL, once issued, will be for a two-year period, unlike the five-year licenses that were issued in the past. However, the permission to dig will begin at the time of issuance, and not date back to when OIT Inc.'s last license expired on June 30, 2008. He has no idea when the application will get through these final hoops, since "as with all things political, one can never tell".

"As for Fred Nolan and Robert Young, their Oak Island TTL applications haven't even passed the HRP stage yet.

"So I doubt that we will see any actual drilling or digging happening on the island during the balance of this year. Bummer!"

So this is frustrating news for all of us, desperate to see the treasure hunt begin on Oak Island again.

How do you feel about this news?

Do you think the need for a Heritage Research Permit from the Nova Scotia Museum is a good idea?

Or do you feel additional government involvement is getting in the way of recovering the treasure?

Oak Island Treasure UK meeting - exclusive video

2009-08-25T22:28:00.006+01:00

At the weekend, my website, Oak Island Treasure, was eight years old!

To celebrate this anniversary, I arranged to meet with friends and members of our online community in London, UK.

What better place to meet than the Captain Kidd pub - a wonderful spot on the River Thames built on the site where Kidd was hanged for piracy.

Despite being thousands of miles from Oak Island, we were able to rouse a loose connection to our favourite little island.

I had received requests from quite a few people who expressed sadness that they would miss out on this get together. Some asked if a podcast or video could be made available so you could at least have a flavour of the afternoon.

I managed to make this very short film showing London and the district of Wapping where we met. You'll see from the video that it's an area still dominated by old wharves and docks with many nautical connections still evident in the buildings and place names.

I was unable to capture our actual discussions on film but I hope this will give you an opportunity to see an interesting area of London, some of the UK Oak Island contingent and the chance to giggle at my British accent.

Today's the day for skullduggery, swashbuckling and Oak Island!

2009-08-22T10:07:00.001+01:00

It's a beautiful, sunny day in London and I'm getting ready to head out to The Captain Kidd pub in Wapping for the UK Oak Island meeting. I'm hoping other fans of the world's greatest treasure hunt will be joining me for a spot of lunch and plenty of discussion over our favourite hole in the ground!

For those who don't know, Captain Kidd was a privateer during the late 1600's who was famously hanged for piracy at the site where the pub stands today. For many fans of the Oak Island mystery, he's the favourite originator of the Money Pit.

I'll be keeping you up to date on Twitter with how the day progresses, so if you're interested, no matter how far away from London you may be, you can stay tuned: http://www.twitter.com/OakIsland

Oak Island fans unite in New England!

2009-08-15T09:04:00.002+01:00

Do you live in New England, USA?

Are you a self confessed Oak Island fan?

Then get Monday October 5th in your diary!

I'll be visiting the area on vacation and a few Oak Island friends have suggested getting together for something to eat and a couple of beers. If we concentrate, there's no reason why we can't have the Money Pit mystery solved by 8pm!

We hope to be there from 5pm, so if you fancy joining us for what I'm assured will be tasty pub grub in Maine's first brew pub, it would be wonderful to meet you.

I've been assured Gritty McDuff's in Portland is the perfect place for us to solve the Oak Island mystery, on a full stomach, of course - http://www.grittys.com/portland.php

Any questions, please drop me an email (oakislandtreasure@gmail.com).

Looking forward to meeting some of you soon!

Jo - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Oak Island Treasure UK meeting

2009-08-15T08:42:00.004+01:00

It's getting to that time of year again - the annual meeting of UK Oak Island fans!

The event will be taking place on Saturday 22nd August, the date closest to Oak Island Treasure's eighth birthday. Do come and celebrate with us if you can.

This will be our fourth meeting at The Captain Kidd - a pub built on the site of the pirate's final moments before he was hanged.

Last year, we made good progress and felt we were close to solving something - what it was, I'm not sure, but the clues were coming thick and fast.

We'll be talking treasure and piracy over a cheeky pint or two, and aim to have the mystery solved by 4pm.

Here are the details:

When: Saturday 22nd August 2009 from midday

Where: The Captain Kidd Pub, Wapping, London, E1W 2NE

Map: view here

Explore Oak Island Days video

2009-06-26T12:51:00.001+01:00

A short video taken during Explore Oak Island Days 2009, including shots of Smith's Cove, Borehole 10x and the Money Pit.

Explore Oak Island Days 2009 draws near

2009-06-14T15:35:00.003+01:00

Things are busy today at Oak Island Treasure HQ. My backpack waits expectantly in the corner, ready to contain goodies for my vacation to Oak Island next week. My pirate costume is pressed, sword sharpened and parrot verbose as ever. Time cannot pass quickly enough until my plane leaves British tarmac on Tuesday morning.

I've been developing a special section of Oak Island Treasure for this years' event, which is where I'll be reporting directly from the front line. Those of you who can't make it this year, do not despair - I hope to share photos, video and reports with all of you.

Be sure to check http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/explore-oak-island regularly next week to keep updated on the latest photos of Oak Island, video of the event, and of course gossip from The Rum Room!

Oak Island on fire!

2009-05-22T21:30:00.000+01:00

Drama on Oak Island - News that fire broke out yesterday with three fire departments and a helicopter being deployed.

Those who were at Explore Oak Island Days last year and saw the new drill holes will know the area which caught alight.

Oak Island resident Garnette Blankenship explains

'They had not been burning since last Sat. and they burnt in the rain,.so we are not sure what happened yet. They always had a genorator out back with a pump to soak the fire at the end of the night. They are still investigating.We were so lucky Dan and Rick had been out there and came in around 1:30 and no smoke ,thank god Rick had people coming and they went back out with in the hour and it was burning bad'.

Watch a video of the fire crew on Oak Island - http://southshorenow.ca/newsnowclips/play.php?vid=587

The great myths of the Oak Island mystery - part 2

2009-05-20T12:17:00.007+01:00

Myth 2 - There's a video of a severed hand down Borehole 10X

Here at Oak Island Treasure HQ we receive many emails from people asking questions about the Money Pit mystery. One of the most popular things we're asked concerns a video shot down Borehole 10X in which a severed hand was rumoured to float past the camera lens.

Yes, it is true a camera was lowered down into Borehole 10X, and at the time those watching the monitor did see what they thought to be a hand, but this was never recorded.

The images on the monitor were being relayed in real time and not recorded. Although this would be very simple to do nowadays, back in the 1970s, video recorders were not commonplace, and to rig up such a network of technology would have been expensive and specialised.

Whether or not there really are body parts under Oak Island (if indeed they would still be preserved) remains an issue up for debate. However, there does exist a video which is available to see at the Oak Island Tourism Society's Explore Oak Island Days.

In this film, narrated treasure hunter Dan Blankenship, the camera is lowered down into Borehole 10X and Dan describes what he believes to be man made structures, and at one point, even treasure chests.

The quality is poor namely because of the amount of silt in the water but you are able to see a number of things. We have some stills of this video available for you to see on the website, so you can decide for yourself.

This is not the only instance which mentioned bodies being discovered on Oak Island. The excavator M.R.Chappell mentions burned bone ash being discovered beneath a boulder on Oak Island in a letter dated May, 1974.

As a closing anecdote, I have spoken with a one time Oak Island resident stating that a body was removed from one of the excavation sites. He claims this was never made public knowledge as the police would have to have been notified which would have delayed the dig. Facts on this matter are sketchy to say the least, but it is something I intend to investigate further in June.

So, in conclusion, there certainly is no video of the severed hand. Whether or not there is indeed a hand, (or any other body part it may have once been attached to) beneath Oak Island, remains to be seen.

The great myths of the Oak Island mystery - part 1

2009-05-19T21:57:00.005+01:00

The first in a series of posts where we will be considering the biggest myths of the Oak Island Money Pit mystery.

Myth 1 - Oak Island is open to the public

Oak Island in privately owned and has not been open to the public since it was a tourist attraction a few decades ago.

Here at Oak Island Treasure HQ, we've heard from some adventurous characters who have chanced their luck and sneaked on to the Island. Some have done this by cover of darkness, others by boat and lets not forget the confident few, bold enough to drive straight across the causeway in defiance of the 'no trespassing' signs.

Needless to say, those who actually set foot on the Island were soon greeted by owner Dan Blankenship and asked to leave.

The Island is home to two generations of Blankenships, lucky enough to call the site of the world's greatest treasure hunt their home.

However. Don't despair if you've been captivated by the Money Pit mystery and think you will never see it. The Oak Island Tourism Society organise the annual Explore Oak Island Days event. For one weekend, with kind permission of the Island's inhabitants, Oak Island is opened up to the general public for escorted tours amongst a variety of other events.

This year the event will be taking place 19 - 21 June 2009. You can find out more about this popular event, a must for any Oak Island enthusiast.

In the next post, I'll be considering the popular myth that there is a video of a severed hand waving at the camera from an underground cavern, deep beneath Oak Island. It may sound unbelievable, but this is often the most asked question by visitors to Oak Island Treasure.

Oak Island Tours Inc - 2009 dig update

2009-05-08T08:11:00.002+01:00

The following update was posted by D'Arcy O'Connor on the Oak Island Treasure forum (http://forum.oakislandtreasure.co.uk):

UPDATE:

Oak Island Tours Inc. (Dan and the Michigan Mob) have been given a go-ahead by the NS Department of Natural Resources to dig on Oak Island from now until June 30, 2013. The only steps left now are for the TTL application to be cleared by the NS Justice Department (which is pretty well automatic) for approval by Cabinet, and then have it rubber-stamped by the NS Governor General for her approval. I'm told that this should all be acomplished within the next three weeks. So it seems that the OIT syndicate can legally begin drilling and digging as early as this May.

After unsuccessfully fighting the need for a Heritage Research Permit and an archeological reconnaisance of their lots, Fred Nolan and Robert Young recently acquised to this stipulation, and have now applied for the NS Museum permit. But they still have a lot of bureaucratic hurdles to overcome before being able to conduct any major work on their lots this summer.

If you are at EOID'09 in June, you'll hear first-hand on Sunday afternoon how Rick Ratcliffe (who this month is retiring as Registrar of Minerals and Petroleum Titles - which covers TTLs) has had to deal with all of this pencil-pushing work concerning Oak Island exploration during the past 30 years.

Oak Island treasure found on eBay

2009-05-05T10:59:00.002+01:00

John Borkowski became interested in the Oak Island mystery about two years ago and decided to look on eBay for a copy of R.V.Harris' book, The Oak Island Mystery.

You can imagine his surprise when the book arrived complete with original newspaper articles form the 1960s, photographs and correspondence from the Restalls who were excavating on the island at this time.

"I feel like I own a little piece of the story", says John from New York. "The letter is from Mildred Restall to a Mrs Geiser. It talks about the trouble the "boys" were having on the shore, and the terrible storm that came up and wiped out their work. It's really a little piece of what she was thinking at the time."

The collection of documents includes a letter from Mildred Restall, whose husband and son later died in a tragic accident on Oak Island.

Her letter paints a picture of how hard it must have been living on the island away from the mainland and open to the elements in the quest for treasure. It is also tinged with tragedy as she writes with such confidence in her husband's desire to solve the Oak Island mystery.

John contacted Oak Island Treasure via our facebook group to inform us his discovery, and with his kind permission, we've been able to share the material online for the very first time.

John has also contacted Lee Restall Lamb, daughter of Mildred Restall, and author of Oak Island Obsession, in which she shares anecdotes of her family's time on the island, photographs and a collection of amazing sketches drawn by Robert and son Bobby.

To view these documents, please view the links below:

1965 newspaper articles relating to the Restall tragedy on Oak Island.

Photographs taken in July 1960 showing life on Oak Island.

Letter from Mildred Restall to Mr & Mrs Geiser dated November 16th 1960.

Letter in reply to Mildred Restall from Mrs Geiser - part I.

Letter in reply to Mildred Restall from Mrs Geiser - part II.

Newspaper article: Look for Pirates' Treasures Left on Isle 200 Years Ago - The Times Record, Troy, New York from December (exact date is obscured).

Newspaper article: Privateer Hoard Eludes Seekers, December 1st, 1961.

You are invited to the Oak Island Treasure Party!

2009-05-02T10:50:00.001+01:00

Come and join the Oak Island glitterati to discuss your favourite mystery over a beer or three!

When: Wednesday 17th June 2009

Where: The Henry House, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Who: Anyone interested in the Oak Island mystery who wants to meet with other members of the Oak Island Treasure Forum and our Facebook group.

Despite this year being my forth visit to Oak Island, I have never actually ventured into Halifax so it seems long overdue that I see what your city has to offer!

So, on the evening of Wednesday 17th June I'd like to invite you all to come along to theorise our favourite mystery.

For those ho haven't met me, I'll be the jet-lagged one with an amusing British accent.

For more information, check out The Henry House website, or email me with your questions.

Hopefully see you there, swine flu notwithstanding!

Oak Island Treasure in print!

2009-04-27T14:48:00.004+01:00

Thanks to Scott Clarke, Oak Island Treasure Forum member, we have been made aware that Oak Island Treasure has been referenced in the book, Lost Histories: Exploring the World's Most Famous Mysteries by Joel Levy.

This is an exciting achievement for this website, run out of a dark underground bunker in London, England since August 2001. The site started out as a hobby and is run voluntarily by Jo Atherton in her free time, so for Oak Island Treasure to receive recognition in print as a reputable source is praise indeed.

We're always keen to hear how you found Oak Island Treasure, whether it be via search engine, newspaper article, facebook, computer game - it's a good measure for us to understand what's working, so why not send us an email?

We'd love to hear from you.

Oak Island Archive Updates

2009-04-20T11:51:00.003+01:00

The Oak Island Archive continues to grow with thanks to your contributions, and author D'Arcy O'Connor for opening up his own personal research files.

The most recent updates include the following:

Documents from the Chappell excavations: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/184/159/

More material on the Blankenship excavations: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/188/161/

Oak Island tourism of yesteryear: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/192/163/

1965 Reader's Digest article that inspired Dan Blankenship to begin his treasure hunt: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/193/164/

Article from a National Geographic book: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/197/168/

Samuel Goodman's theories: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/194/165/

Was Oak Island a hoax? A collection of articles evaluating evidence: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/199/170/

It is with thanks to all those people who have scanned old articles, magazines and photographs to contribute to building a rich resource of Oak Island related material. By bringing all of this information together in one place, we can build a picture not just to document the excavations on Oak Island, but also explore how the mystery has been presented in the media over the years.

If you have information you wish to share, please email Jo Atherton in the first instance.

Explore Oak Island Days 2009 - agenda announced

2009-03-16T14:57:00.001Z

The agenda for the annual Explore Oak Island Days has just been announced by the Oak Island Tourism Society, taking place on 18 - 21 June 2009.

With the worst of winter behind us, our minds are turning to sunny afternoons, long summer evenings, late nights around the camp fire and of course - treasure hunting!

This summer, why not do something totally different and come along to the Explore Oak Island Days?

Agenda

Thursday

June 18 Thursday at 6 PM. Special "members only" tour of Oak Island.

Friday

- June 19 Friday. Enjoy a guided walking tour of Oak Island and learn about it’s 214 year old history. The tour starts at 6PM and lasts about 2 hours, be sure to register in advance by calling 902-275-3718 or e-mail the Society at flhs@eastlink.ca Cost is $5, children 6 and under free.

Saturday

- June 20 Saturday. The doors to Oak Island display, artifacts, movies, souvenirs and more open up at 10AM. Come and learn about the mystery at the Oak Island Resort in Western Shore. Oak Island art exhibit and sale all day.

- All day long, the Kids Zone.

- First walking tour of the day is at 10 AM. Details same as above.

- 12:30 Our first guest speaker of the day is Mr. Graham Harris.

- 2:30 Our second guest speakers of the day are three Students from McGill University’s engineering department.

- Second walking tour starts at 4PM. Details same as above.

- 7:30 Commotion by the Ocean a debate, buffet style dinner, art show.

Sunday

- June 21 Sunday. The doors to Oak Island display, artifacts, movies and more open up at 10AM. Come and learn about the mystery at the Oak Island Resort in Western Shore. Art exhibit and sale all day.

- All day long, the Kids Zone.

- First walking tour of the day starts at 10AM. and lasts about 2 hours, be sure to register in advance by calling 902-275-3718 or e-mail the Society at flhs@eastlink.ca Cost is $5, children 6 and under free.

- 12:30 Our first guest speaker of the day is Mr. Steven Sora.

- 2:30 Our second guest speaker of the day is....... TBA

- Second walking tour starts at 4PM. Details same as above.

To book your place on a tour, join the Society and find out more, visit Agenda has just been announced - to find out more, visit the Society's website: http://oakislandsociety.ca/explore%20oak.htm

If you are based in the UK and Nova Scotia is too far for you, would you be interested in attending a social gathering to get together with other Oak Island fans?

If so, send a message to Jo Atherton or email oakislandtreasure@gmail.com to register your interest.

Oak Island treasure hunt update - January 2009

2009-01-09T23:07:00.003Z

One of the most common questions asked about the Oak Island treasure hunt today is 'why isn't anything happening?!'

To hunt for treasure in Nova Scotia, one must hold a valid Treasure Trove License (TTL) issued by the Nova Scotian government. Oak Island Tours Inc (comprising Dan Blankenship and the Michigan investors) held a TTL for the initial year of their explorations but this is pending renewal after it expired in June 2008.

The following update is offered with thanks to D'Arcy O'Connor who has doggedly kept us up to date with the bureaucracy surrounding the TTL renewal.

In 2008, the Department of Natural Resources had received renewal applications for Lot 5 and Plum Island for Robert Young; Lots 9 through 14 for Fred Nolan; and Lots 1 to 4, 6 to 8, 15 to 22, 24, and 26 to 32, plus "surrounding waters" for Oak Island Tours (Dan and the Michigan group). These applications are to replace the five-year TTLs that expired June 30th 2008.

A change in the regulations now means that before the TTL applications can be processed, they must first have in hand a letter from the NS Museum (of Natural History) either waiving the need for a Heritage Research Permit (which was the norm over the past 25 or 30 years), or else the applicants must first have "an archaeological reconnaissance done on their property" and submit the results with their application.

Until this is approved, the applicants can conduct top line explorations including historical research, surface surveys and mapping, feasibility studies, and lining up prospective drilling and excavation contractors. But technically they cannot drill down an inch or scoop a shovelful of earth on the lots in question without the requisite TTL's in hand.

The TTL's will be issued for a period of 5 years, although they will be back-dated to July 1st 2008. So in reality, once the entire process is completed, the applicants will have lost three or four months of their licensed time.

D'Arcy explains,

"In the future (i.e. after July 1, 2013) the Oak Island TTLs will most likely be limited to a two-year term (as they currently are for searching for and diving on NS offshore wrecks). Another problem I'm told of is that right now it is rather hard to find qualified archaeologists that are approved by the NS Museum for the preliminary "archaeological reconnaissance", since most such archaeologists are back to teaching at their respective universities.

"My guess is that we won't be seeing any major excavation work on any of the three applicants' properties until late this year, if even by then. All of this is obviously most frustrating for OI Tours, Fred Nolan, and Robert Young. But, as has been pointed out, we won't ever again be seeing some of the horrific helter-skelter amateur work that has ravaged the island in the past. As one Nova Scotia archaeologist said to me today, "Had such restrictions existed 200 years ago, Oak Island's mystery would have long ago been solved, either with or without a recovered treasure."

The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Petroleum Titles (which vets TTL applications) has received the official letter (dated January 6th) from Robert Ogilvy of the Nova Scotia Museum, saying they are satisfied with the archeologist's report regarding the Oak Island Tours Inc. application for a Heritage Research Permit, and that such permit has thus been granted.

All that remains is for the Natural Resources department to submit the TTL application to the NS Cabinet for their consideration, a process which, D'Arcy tells us, normally takes about six weeks.

It looks hopeful that Oak Island Tours Inc will be able to start drilling and/or digging as early as this March or April 2009.

So, I hope that adds some context for all those people so keen to know exactly what is happening with the dig on Oak Island. Looking ahead to the spring of 2009, we can hope that Oak Island Tours Inc have their shovels ready!

UFO over Oak Island, Nova Scotia

2008-11-21T11:10:00.007Z

Check out these photos taken by Jen MacNeil from the Oak Island Resort this summer.

She noticed nothing strange at the time, but when viewing her photos an unidentified flying object became apparent, zooming over Frog Island!

So what do we see? A helicopter? A seagull? Or the mothership returning to the Money Pit docking station?

Have a look for yourselves and see what you think:

Those who enjoy conspiracy theories have surmised that the Oak Island Money Pit was created by visitors from another planet. This is yet another far reaching theory connected to what has become the world's greatest treasure hunt.

The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is Nova Scotia's most famous UFO sighting.

Image source: http://www.dermott.ca/nstour/sshore.html

Oak Island news: Dan Blankenship speaks

2008-10-12T16:11:00.006+01:00

For the first time in many years, Dan Blankenship, long time treasure hunter on Oak Island has today given an interview.

A New York based Italian movie company sent Gianni Gallo and Luis Goncalves to produce the piece for Italian television station RAI for a show called Voyager.

Oak Island resident and daughter in law of Dan Blankenship, Garnette stated that to her knowledge this is the first time since the 1960’s that a documentary has been made completely on Oak Island.

Film makers Gianni Gallo and Luis Goncalves on Oak Island this weekend
Image courtesy of Garnette Blankenship

This news causes fans of Oak Island to question why, at this stage in his treasure hunting career is Dan willing to discuss his life's work?

EXCLUSIVE - Oak Island underwater imagery

2008-10-11T19:10:00.008+01:00

Underwater images reveal man made objects on the sea bed off the coast of Oak Island, Nova Scotia.

The new investors currently undertaking excavations on Oak Island hired specialists earlier this year to investigate waters surrounding Oak Island. Oak Island Treasure reveals images taken during these investigations which expose what appear to be man made objects on the sea bed.

Could this be a treasure chest?

More information, discussion and links: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/186/2/

New documentary on the Knights Templar & Oak Island

2008-09-30T14:25:00.001+01:00

Has the treasure of Oak Island been found?

2008-09-29T10:18:00.003+01:00

Has the treasure of Oak Island been found?

This photo of peculiar looking idols was discovered by Oak Island Treasure Forum member Joy Steele after a meeting with Kay Chappell, relative of the Chappells who famously conducted excavations on Oak Island during the late 1800's.

Discovery of this photo alongside other unseen Oak Island material has prompted discussion as to whether these strange figures were actually found on the island, given the composition of the photographs, seemingly displaying them with a sense of pride. Amongst other documents, were a collection of previously unseen photos of Smith's Cove and the famous oak trees which once lined the shore and gave the island it's name.

Whether they are connected to the mystery remains unknown, but the discovery of new material after all this time there is still new material coming to light on the Oak Island mystery. Many thanks to Joy for sharing this information with the Oak Island online community.

For more historical documents and photos connected to the excavations on Oak Island, check out the Oak Island Treasure online archive.

Oak Island Treasure is 7 years old today!

2008-08-23T23:22:00.006+01:00

Seven years ago today, Oak Island Treasure was created when Jo Atherton decided to put her fascination in the hunt for treasure at Oak Island's Money Pit into the public arena.

Often referred to by many as the world's greatest treasure hunt, as a child, Jo had been captivated by the tale of pirates, cryptic codes, stone inscriptions and of course, treasure.

"It was with the intention of contacting perhaps one or two people who might be able to give me information on what was happening on Oak Island that I decided to build the website", explains Jo.

"I had no idea how many amazing people I would meet, the contacts I have been able to help and most of all, achieve my dream of setting foot on the island which has meant so much to me."

Jo (front, centre) with fellow forum members during Explore Oak Island Days, 2006

This year, Miss Atherton attended the Oak Island Tourism Society's Explore Oak Island Days where she was a guest speaker invited to share her experiences of running the world's most successful Oak Island website.

The treasure hunt on Oak Island continues to this day with Oak Island Tours Inc. currently conducting a series of exploratory drill holes. Over the past two hundred years, this mysterious island in Nova Scotia has claimed six lives and millions of dollars as many have tried in vain to unearth her secret.

New drill holes on Oak Island, June 2008

Oak Island & Frog Island - do they both have Money Pits?

2008-08-22T10:38:00.009+01:00

Oak Island is just one of 365 islands in Mahone Bay and is by no means unique by harbouring a mysterious pit.
Frog Island, only a short distance across the water from Oak Island holds a secret of its own. The island also has a pit of unexplained origin which has been the subject of some interesting discussions as to whether this formation is connected to the Oak Island Money Pit.

Daniel J.Sullivan was part of an excavation of the Frog Island pit. Here follow a couple of his photos from 1979.

Daniel looked into how it was possible to move large quantities of soil silently, and without a crane. He goes on to say:

"That was a painful, and dangerous excavation, but provided many artifacts, and reams of data. The pit was originally a sinkhole, and overlies the same strata common to Oak I. The excavation was terminated at 27', due to the influx of water, and dangerous conditions. That large chained boulder behind Drew was later suspended directly over us. Manmade artifacts were found to a depth of 25'.

We worked all of Frog I. in the years, 76, 77, 78, 79, 1983. Many of Peter Beamish's metal detection holes were still discernable, but we made spectacular finds in spite of their efforts, especially in the swamp. Of course our equipment was more sophisticated. Frank Ernst allowed the Beamish group to camp on the island in 1965. There is strong evidence that suggests many men were housed on Frog I. during the period of Oak I. construction."

It would be interesting to ascertain the nature of the man made object Daniel mentions to see if this is another man made structure which may very well hold clues to the creators of the Oak Island Money Pit.

Here follow some photos of the Frog Island pit today, taken on a trip in June 2008.

Is this chain the same one Daniel mentions, seen holding up a boulder in his earlier photo?

Oak Island featuring at The Atlantic Conference

2008-08-12T13:41:00.000+01:00

The Atlantic Conference takes place this weekend with the aim of bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines to discuss early trans-Atlantic contact.

For those with an interest in Oak Island, they can look forward to hearing Danny Hennigar speak about his research into the world's greatest treasure hunt.

That a speaker has been invited to discuss Oak Island alongside serious academic researchers could mark the start of this mystery being finally elevated as a worthy subject for consideration, no longer destined to reside in the files of unexplained phenomena alongside UFOs and bigfoot.

Conference weekend: Friday 15th - Sunday 17th August

View the schedule of speakers: http://www.atlanticconference.org/AtlanticConference-2/schedule.htm

Tours of surrounding areas of interest: Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August

View tour details: http://www.atlanticconference.org/AtlanticConference-2/PostSchedule.htm

Oak Island Treasure newsletter - July 2008

2008-07-27T12:54:00.004+01:00

Dear friends of Oak Island,

This edition of our newsletter brings you the news of the recent Explore Oak Island Days organised by the Oak Island Tourism Society, additions to the online archive, details of our forthcoming London meeting and news of our new social networking groups.

Explore Oak Island Days 2008 roundup

During June, Oak Island played host to the annual Explore Oak Island Days, organised by the Oak Island Tourism Society. Every year, the event draws excited fans of the mystery from all over the world, and this year was no different. Read all about it:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/167/146/

Oak Island Treasure Online Archive

We bring news of some new additions to the online archive. Highlights content recently added include:

Carbon dating reports -
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/161/142/

Coconut fibre analysis reports -
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/156/137/

Geology maps - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/163/143/

Correspondence and newspaper reports from the excavations undertaken by Robert Dunfield - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/164/144/

London meeting

The annual Oak Island Treasure UK get together is set to take place on Saturday 9th August at noon in The Captain Kidd pub in Wapping, London. For all you need to know about this social get together, visit: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/35/47/

Social networking

Want to meet fellow Oak Island enthusiasts and discuss the world's greatest treasure hunt? Oak Island Treasure is not just a website - join one of our growing social networks to talk, share photos and watch videos - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/166/2/

Kind regards,

Jo Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Oak Island Treasure social media

2008-07-23T15:39:00.006+01:00

Next month, Oak Island Treasure will celebrate it's seventh birthday. Originally created back in the summer of 2001, the website has brought together people fascinated in the Money Pit mystery.

The forum, the largest on the subject, boasts over 1700 members spanning the globe, many of whom have met in person at the annual Explore Oak Island Days arranged by the Oak Island Tourism Society.

To keep with the fast pace of the internet and continue to reach as many Oak Island fans as possible, Oak Island Treasure is seeking new avenues to unite people interested in the world's greatest treasure hunt.

In addition to the forum, there are over 400 members on our facebook group and have recently established a ning community for people to share media and discuss the mystery. Why not take a look?

What is it?

Ning is a social network website, allowing you to create groups for people interested in any subject of your choice. Similar to facebook, and a more dynamic version of the traditional forum, the new Oak Island Treasure group offers an excellent way of sharing media content and meeting fellow Oak Island enthusiasts.

Find more photos like this on Oak Island Treasure

Take a look: http://oakislandtreasure.ning.com/

Explore Oak Island Days 2008

2008-07-23T13:09:00.003+01:00

During June, Oak Island played host to the annual Explore Oak Island Days, organised by the Oak Island Tourism Society. Every year, the event draws excited fans of the mystery from all over the world, and this year was no different.

Over the course of a month, the OITS welcomed over 800 people including school tours, locals and tourists, all keen to see the location of the world's greatest treasure hunt. Visitors journeyed from across Canada and as far a field as the USA, Iceland, Scotland and England.

This year, the event took place at the Oak Island Resort & Spa, rather than the Western Shore and Area Improvement Association Building where it has been held for the past four years. This is recognition for how much potential the event has to grow, as bigger facilities were necessary to cope with guest numbers, house displays and accommodate speakers.

It was a great success with opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow Oak Island enthusiasts, catch up with old friends and actually see some of the recent excavations undertaken by Oak Island Tours Inc.

View photos of the weekend and download presentation slides.

Oak Island, coconut fibre and carbon dating

2008-07-04T13:25:00.004+01:00

Oak Island Treasure is pleased to announce the addition of some new documents to its growing archive.

The first is a new section on coconut fibre.

Large quantities of coconut fibre have been found beneath the beach at Smith's Cove. Records suggest that this is over a foot deep in some places.

This has intrigued followers of the Oak Island mystery for years, given that coconuts are not found in that part of the world, pointing towards the creators of the Pit originating from more tropical lands.

The selection of documents spanning the past eighty years detail the various investigations which have been conducted into this strange material. Suggestions in the correspondence include eel grass, manila hemp and even human hair.

Carbon dating reports are also available to read for the first time.

To see these documents, please visit: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/156/137/

Secondly, the next archive section relates to carbon dating. Samples of wood were taken from a shaft discovered on Nolan's property and analysed by radiocarbon dating. The documents span the past forty years show the analysis which has been undertaken and conclusions drawn about the suggested age of the wood, hinting at an approximate creation date for the Money Pit.

To read more about carbon dating on Oak Island, please visit: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/161/142/

We are thankful to D'Arcy O'Connor for sharing these files with Oak Island Treasure.

These are part of a growing archive which aims to make a large amount of Oak Island historical material available online for the first time.

Other material avaliable to the Oak Island enthusiast includes images taken from deep within Borehole 10X showing man made structures, Petter Amundsen's research into Nolan's Cross and photographs from the day Dan Blankenship was almost trapped in Borehole 10X.

This initiative aims to share information in the wider Oak Island online community to contribute to wider reaching research into the world's greatest treasure hunt.

Passionate about Oak Island?

2008-04-04T15:35:00.002+01:00

This is the opportunity you have been waiting for!

The Oak Island Tourism Society are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help out at their annual Explore Oak Island Days on 20-22 June 2008.

The jobs do not demand any heavy physical activity and will include:
security for historical displays
assisting in the collection of admission money
handing out tickets for various tours
running the "movie house"
assistant for the sale table
assistant for "front door"
assistant for speakers
room security for Loyalist Arms and Repair table
general girl/guy runners

If you are interested, please contact Danny or Yvonne Hennigar in the first instance - tel 902-275-3718 or email flhs@eastlink.ca

See you in June!

Oak Island Treasure Newsletter - March 2008

2008-03-12T12:25:00.002Z

This edition of our newsletter brings you the news you've been waiting
for - the hunt for treasure has finally begun again on Oak Island.

Read about the latest attempt to recover riches on the small island in
Nova Scotia which has had treasure hunters baffled for over 200 years:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/145/134/

From the Oak Island in the present, next we step back to 1976 in our
ever-expanding Oak Island archive. We are pleased to bring you a
fascinating scrap of Oak Island history - a transcribed conversation
which took place between Dan Blankenship and his son the moment
Borehole 10X bean to collapse:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/146/135/

Browse our online archive for a growing collection of historical
documents and photographs relating to the world's greatest treasure
hunt: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/73/96/

We also bring you the latest agenda for this years' Oak Island Tourism
Society's Explore Oak Island Days on June 20-22:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/135/128/

We are always interested in hearing from you - whether this may be
your own theory on the mystery or feedback on the site, we welcome any
comments you may have.

As always, we thank you for your interest in the Oak Island mystery
and look forward to bringing you the news when the hoard of treasure
is brought up to the surface on Oak Island!

Kind regards,

Jo Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

World's greatest treasure hunt has begun!

2008-03-08T19:33:00.002Z

Oak Island Treasure has been informed that the hunt for treasure has begun again on Oak Island. This is the latest attempt to recover riches on the small island in Nova Scotia which has had treasure hunters baffled for over 200 years.

Our source reports that Oak Island Tours Inc have started their investigation by digging a series of shafts which, according to Oak Island author, D'Arcy O'Connor, are several feet north of the famed Money Pit.

This original site is where, as legend has it, a group of boys on a fishing expedition to the island discovered disturbed earth beneath a block and tackle hanging from an Oak Tree back in 1795.

Often called 'the world's greatest treasure hunt' due to the millions of dollars which have been spent on trying to overcome the ingenious set of traps devised to protect what some believe may be the biggest repository of treasure the world has seen.

Other speculators suggest the lost works of Shakespeare, Templar treasure and even that Oak Island could be the final resting place for the Holy Grail.

Today, interest is high as new investors from Michigan have teamed together with long time Oak Island treasure Dan Blankenship.

It would seem efforts are concentrated further north than the original Money Pit as three holes have been dug - one to 160 feet and two more to a huge depth of 300 feet.

This initial exploration has not resulted in any significant finds, but digging is to continue very soon as more of the island is probed to try and uncover its mysterious past.

New additions to the Oak Island Archive

2008-02-14T19:43:00.003Z

A collection of newspaper articles from 1971 which debate the existence of human hand in Borehole 10X. These articles were written shortly after Triton lowered cameras in to shaft and include interviews with those who have worked on Oak Island over the years. Read more

A collection of documents spanning Fred Blair's life (1867-1951) and in particular his sixty years involvement with Oak Island. Read more

Documents from Peter Beamish, an employee of The Institute of Oceanography in the 1960's. Includes letters relating to this establishment's findings on Oak Island. Read more

Oak Island Treasure Archive

2008-01-25T23:38:00.000Z

New additions to the Oak Island Treasure Archive this week include photos of Dan Blankenship being lowered down into Borehole 10X in 1976, and some amazing photos of treasure hunters at work on Oak Island.

Dan Blankenship in the original Money Pit, Oak Island 1976

Dan Blankenship - Oak Island September 1976

Treasure Hunting

To view these images and many more, please use the following links:

Borehole 10X Gallery I

Borehole 10X Gallery II

Blankenship excavations

Oak Island engineering images

Oak Island Treasure - Borehole 10X Video

2008-01-25T23:23:00.000Z

Oak Island Treasure is pleased to share with you a selection of images which have been added to our main website this week.

Firstly the following image was taken from the famous Borehole 10X video. In this piece of film shot when a camera was lowered deep into the flooded caverns of Borehole 10X, many believed they were seeing what they thought to be a collection of chests.

Other images in this collection include what some have interpreted to be wooden beams supporting a roof - similar to a mine shaft, and intriguing of all, a photo of what has been identified as a body.

These photos were taken of the TV monitor displaying the video, and as a result are not the best quality. Coupled with sediment strewn waters, and it is easy to understand the ambiguity which surrounds these controversial pictures.

One must be wary when viewing such 'evidence', as for anyone passionate about the Oak Island mystery, the temptation is to see what you wish to see, much like forming shapes out of the clouds in the sky. However, these photos undoubtedly remain a fascinating chapter in the history of Oak Island.

Visit Oak Island Treasure now to view these new images.

NEW images of Oak Island treasure hunting

2008-01-22T13:10:00.000Z

As part of the ongoing project to digitise Oak Island material and get it online for you all to enjoy, (and also protect it from inevitable deterioration), I bring you a sneak peak of some of the images which will be added to Oak Island Treasure resources over the coming weeks.

The following images are of exploration taking place on Oak Island during the 1960s/70s (actual date to be confirmed soon).

Oak Island - the year ahead

2008-01-21T12:51:00.000Z

Looking ahead to 2008, exciting times are promised for Oak Island.

With excavations planned, the biggest Explore Oak Island Weekend to date and the some amazing resources set to appear online available to the public for the first time, Oak Island has something for everyone in 2008.

Exploration

Oak Island Tours will be embarking on new excavations of the island, for the first time in many years. This new team of explorers comprises long time treasure hunter Dan Blankenship, now in his 80s with over 30 years experience of treasure hunting on the island. He has joined forces with four Americans who will be investing $200,000 into drilling and research on Oak Island.

We can assure you that reports of excavations, as and when they occur will be posted on Oak Island Treasure. Oak Island Tours have assured us they will report all they can, as and when exploration gets under way in the very near future. For the past seven years we have been keeping the world up to date with all thelatest Oak Island news and will endeavour to do so at this exciting time - it's what we've been waiting for!

2008 will promise announcements not to be missed. To be sure you stay informed about the world's greatest treasure hunt, why not join the Oak Island Treasure mailing list

Explore Oak Island Days 2008

On 20-22 June, Western Shore will once again play host to the Oak Island Tourism Society's annual Explore Oak Island Days. This year, the event will be taking place at the Oak Island Resort and Spa, with walking tours of the island. Normally closed to the public, this is the only opportunity you have to actually set foot on the island and hopefully see signs of the new excavations.

In the past, visitors have enjoyed guided walks around the island and seeing venerated points of interest, such as the original Money Pit, Borehole 10X and Smith's Cove.

The agenda, although tentative at this stage, is shaping up as follows:

Explore Oak Island Days Agenda - June 20 - 22/08

- June 19 Thursday at 5:30 PM. Special "members only" tour of Oak Island.

- June 20 Friday. Enjoy a guided walking tour of Oak Island and learn about it’s 213 year old history. The tour starts at 6PM and lasts about 2 hours, be sure to register in advance by calling 902-275-3718 or e-mail the Society at flhs@eastlink.ca

- June 21 Saturday. The doors to Oak Island display, artifacts, movies and more open up at 10AM. Come and learn about the mystery at the Oak Island Resort in Western Shore.

- 12:30 Our first guest speaker of the day is Mr. Graham Harris.

- 2:30 Our second guest speaker of the day is Ms. Joanna Atherton owner of the world’s premier Oak Island web site at http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/

- Dinner and entertainment at the Oak Island Resort later on. Details to be announced.

- June 22 Sunday. The doors to Oak Island display, artifacts, movies and more open up at 10AM. Come and learn about the mystery at the Oak Island Resort in Western Shore.

- First walking tour of the day starts at 11AM. and lasts about 2 hours, be sure to register in advance by calling 902-275-3718 or e-mail the Society at flhs@eastlink.ca

- 1 PM. TBA.

- Second walking tour at 4 PM

Exclusive Oak Island photos from 50s and 60s - soon to be made available

During 2007, we established Oak Island Treasure Resources - a growing archive for key documents and images relating to the Oak Island mystery. We are pleased to announce some exciting additions to this section over the next couple of months.

A collection of around 50 photographs from author D'Arcy O'Connor's private collection will soon be made available online. This is part of Oak Island Treasure's long digitisation project bringing many photos and documents into the public domain for the first time.

Never before has there been such an ambitious undertaking to display this huge repository of historical documents and primary sources online, and we are most grateful to D'Arcy for kindly sharing this material.

Digging to resume for long-rumoured Oak Island treasure

2007-11-29T12:21:00.000Z

Four Americans to launch $200,000 treasure hunt in N.S.

Appeared on page C1

HALIFAX - The hunt for buried treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island is about to resume for the first time in more than a decade.

Four Americans plan to spend at least $200,000 to drill next month at a spot they believe holds the key to unlocking a mystery that has foiled treasure hunters for more than 200 years.
Local partner Dan Blankenship says he and his four associates will focus their efforts on an underground shaft called Borehole 10X.

"I made some very, very important discoveries that were not followed diligently," Blankenship said of earlier exploration efforts.

For two centuries, treasure hunters have been drawn to the tiny windswept island by stories of pirate treasure buried in a booby-trapped shaft known as the Money Pit.

Theories suggest the pit is home to everything from Captain Kidd's pirate booty and the Holy Grail, to the lost jewels of Marie Antoinette and treasure plundered by Sir Francis Drake from French and Spanish ships.

At least six people have died trying to find treasure there since 1795, when three boys found a concealed shaft beneath a big oak tree.

Blankenship said he's found evidence of wire, chain and low-carbon steel in bedrock 60 metres below the surface.

He wouldn't say if he has a specific schedule of work to be done.

"If I did, I wouldn't tell you," he said with a chuckle.

The company is starting out by spending $200,000 on drilling "and other things." The results of that initial work will determine what happens next.

"We'll play it by ear," Blankenship said.

Oak Island has been the scene of excavations going back to 1795, when a local boy supposedly found an unusual depression in the ground.

Digging in the following decades reportedly turned up a series of platforms going down to at least 18 metres. Strange objects including a gold chain, a human hand and a stone inscribed with runes are said to have appeared in the pit.

But water flooded in and frustrated further excavations.

Source: http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/141132

Treasure hunters again probe island

2007-11-29T11:55:00.000Z

Charles Mandel, CanWest News Service

HALIFAX, N.S. - So far the island has refused to yield its secret. But in the next few weeks a team of five men will try once again to uncover the treasure believed to be buried on Nova Scotia's Oak Island.

The 43-hectare island in Mahone Bay is rumoured to hold everything from a wealth of Spanish gold and silver to the lost manuscripts of William Shakespeare, but years of searching has confounded any and all treasure-hunters to date, including Franklin Roosevelt and John Wayne.

The most tenacious of the Oak Island treasure hunters, Dan Blankenship, has teamed up with four Americans and they are prepared to sink $200,000 into drilling and research. Now in his early 80s, Blankenship -- a former Miami construction contractor-- lives on the island which he has explored for more than 30 years.

Craig Tester, a partner in a Michigan-based oil and gas drilling firm and one of the consortium members, said in a phone interview Wednesday he believes the island holds gold and silver that came from the Inca or Mayan empires. Tester figures Spanish or British ships raided the fabled empires and buried it on the island.

Tester compared treasure hunting on Oak Island to prospecting or wildcatting for oil wells.
Tester said he didn't have a clue what the treasure might be worth since he wasn't certain what might be buried on Oak Island. However, when Blankenship tried to sell the island for $7-million in 2004, he said the price tag should really be $50-million to take into account the legendary riches.

The consortium plans to focus some of the work on the so-called Borehole 10-X, a 235-foot-deep hole which Blankenship drilled in the 1970s and which nearly took his life. The hole nearly became the treasure hunter's grave one year when, just as he began climbing out, the shaft collapsed beneath him.

The group hopes to carbon date some of the material excavated. Tester said they'd like to get a good scientific analysis on some of the material, something not done previously. Anywhere from 50 to 100 holes have been drilled to date.

The belief Oak Island harbours treasure began in 1795 when a teenager discovered a man-made underground shaft, since infamously called the Money Pit. It is believed Captain William Kidd or other pirates stashed their treasure there, although new theories hold that undiscovered manuscripts of Shakespeare are in the shaft which regularly floods.

Claire Campbell, a historian at Halifax's Dalhousie University, said she thinks the greatest treasure of Oak Island is the place itself.

Americans set to drill at Oak Island - Shaft found in 1969 to be targeted

2007-11-28T14:23:00.000Z

It's official - Blankenship and the Michigan boys will be focusing initial explorations on Borehole 10X. This article was published today in The Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia.

Americans set to drill at Oak Island - Shaft found in 1969 to be targeted

WESTERN SHORE — Four Americans plan to pour $200,000 into a hole in the ground.

But the Traverse City, Mich., oilmen behind the proposal hope this will be no wildcat well and that the risk will pay off, because this particular hole is on Oak Island.

The drilling they are financing next month will mark the first time in more than a decade that work will be carried out near the infamous "money pit." This time, however, local partner Dan Blankenship says he and his four associates will focus their efforts on an underground shaft called Borehole 10X.

"It’s a long way from the money pit," Mr. Blankenship said, and he believes that’s where they’ll find something. He discovered the shaft in 1969.

"I made some very, very important discoveries that were not followed diligently," he said.

That difference in priorities led in part to the breakdown of his business relationship with his business partner of 39 years, David Tobias.

"I found more physical evidence at 200 feet (60 metres) than ever came out of the money pit area," he said, referring to wire, chain and low carbon steel he says were found in bedrock 72 metres below the Earth’s surface.

Mr. Blankenship won’t say if he has a specific schedule of work to be done.

"If I did, I wouldn’t tell you," he chuckled.

The company is starting out by spending $200,000 on drilling "and other things" that Mr. Blankenship won’t disclose. The results of that initial work will determine what happens next.

"We’ll play it by ear," he said. Rick Ratcliffe, registrar of the Natural Resources Department’s mineral division, confirmed that cabinet approved transferring the treasure trove licence from Mr. Blankenship’s former company with Mr. Tobias to the new company, Oak Island Exploration Acquisition Co., which owns 78 per cent of the island. The licence is good only until July 2, at which time the company must reapply. At that time, it must say what work it has done over the life of the licence and what it intends to do in future. "We look for the kinds of work they plan to carry out, the timing, the expenses," Mr. Ratcliffe said.

That information is kept confidential. The Tourism, Culture and Heritage Department has waived its requirement for a heritage research permit that would have detailed what the treasure hunters are looking for and how they plan to get it.

Mr. Blankenship’s partners could not be reached for comment Tuesday but they include brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, Craig Tester and Alan Kostrzewa. Marty Lagina told the Wall Street Journal recently that no one knows Oak Island better than Mr. Blankenship and they will follow his lead.

Two other people have cabinet approval to search for treasure on Oak Island — local art gallery owner Robert Young and Bedford surveyor Fred Nolan.

But, as is often the case with Oak Island, a cloud is hanging over this latest expedition. The NDP has asked the province to repeal the Treasure Trove Act, which allows treasure hunters to keep 90 per cent of their spoils. Mr. Blankenship fears the move would amount to a money grab by the province.

"If any treasure is found on Oak Island, there’s a potential for 49 per cent in taxes to be paid on it," he said. "If we have to pay a 49 per cent tax on something we find on Oak Island, how much more do they want?" Mr. Blankenship said it seems clear to him that the province would be after a windfall if it approved repealing and overhauling the 50-year-old act.

"This is the obvious conclusion anyone would come to," he said. "Why open it up unless you have a reason for it, and obviously the reason is to tax us poor suckers."

Halifax Chebucto MLA How-ard Epstein introduced the private member’s bill for the NDP last January. He said he did so because a review by Voluntary Planning, a citizens’ policy forum, expressed concern that the Treasure Trove Act does not adequately protect underwater heritage.

Mr. Epstein said in an interview that the act is flawed and should be repealed. He said common law should apply until the province can develop an act that adequately protects the Crown’s interests while addressing divers’ and treasure hunters’ concerns that they deserve to reap the benefits of their costly ventures.

The bill died when the spring session of the legislature ended, but Mr. Epstein said he will reintroduce it in this fall session.

Source - The Chronicle Herald http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/994650.html

Oak Island Treasure Newsletter - November 2007

2007-11-22T13:22:00.001Z

Welcome to the November edition of the Oak Island Treasure newsletter!

Please find below your regular update of Oak Island news:

* Available for the first time online, with thanks to shareholders, we have added a range of new documents to the Resources section. This includes the 1969 carbon dating report, drilling overviews, Triton's historical evidence summary and a detailed evaluation report written during the 1960's: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/73/96/

* Oak Island Treasure is delighted to announce confirmed dates for the Oak Island Tourism Society's Explore Oak Island Days 2008:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/35/47/

* New images featuring the 1931 Chappell team have been added to the past excavations gallery: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/63/84/

* With Christmas fast approaching, after visiting http://www.xmarksthespot.ca, every Oak Island enthusiast is sure to have one of the Bates Maps on their list!

* We endeavour to keep you updated with the progress of the Oak Island Tours Inc exploration on Oak Island and will be notifying you as soon as they release information to Oak Island Treasure. We have assurance that we will receive updates as soon as it is appropriate to do so.

We thank you for your continued support and interest in the Oak Island mystery.

Kind regards,

Jo Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure

Oak Island Treasure Newsletter - October 2007

2007-11-22T13:21:00.001Z

Welcome to October's edition of the Oak Island Treasure newsletter!

This month, we bring you a small piece of exciting Oak Island news.

After a very long wait, Oak Island Treasure is pleased to announce that Oak Island Tours Inc. (Dan Blankenship and the Michigan Group) has received the Treasure Trove License formerly owned by Oak Island Exploration Company.

The team are planning to move forward with exploration in the very near future, so this is a very exciting time for Oak Island fans everywhere. At this time, details of excavation plans remain confidential but as and when information is made available, we will post it on the website.

Read the official press statement from the new Michigan owners released earlier this year - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/36/49/

Recent news available on the forthcoming dig at Oak Island Treasure includes a newspaper interview with details of the new Michigan owners and the direction their excavations may take - http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/98/2/

Fred Nolan

Oak Island author, D'Arcy O'Connor has been in touch with Fred Nolan, another fascinating Oak Island character who boasts a 42-year involvement in the mystery. He has agreed, via D'Arcy to answer any specific questions about his work, his theories, or his discoveries on the island. We are very grateful to both Fred and D'Arcy for making this possible.

If you have any questions for Fred, either email us with your thoughts, or log on to the forum and view the News & Press thread.

We thank you for your continued support and interest in the Oak Island mystery.

Kind regards,

Joanna Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Oak Island Treasure Newsletter - August 2007

2007-11-22T13:20:00.001Z

Welcome to the August edition of the Oak Island Treasure newsletter.

This month we bring you reports of the recent Explore Oak Island Days, fascinating paranormal photography taken on Oak Island and news of some exciting new photos added to Oak Island Treasure.

Explore Oak Island Days 2007

This past month saw much excitement for any Oak Island enthusiast. Were you lucky enough to attend the annual Oak Island Tourism Society's Explore Oak Island Days (EOID)? Catch up on all the latest news and reports of the weekend.

Read newspaper articles: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/category/1/1/2/

Website updates

We are very excited to launch a brand new gallery - Oak Island Ghosts. During the recent EOID weekend, a spate of photos were taken which featured strange orb-like light sources. Many believe this phenomena to be an essence of spiritual energy, adding a fascinating new dimension to the mystery. Take a look at the amazing photos and judge for yourself:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/94/107/

We can also report the addition of a new gallery showing aerial photos of Oak Island: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/87/106/

And growth to the artifacts gallery showing items recovered on Oak Island - photos of the heart shaped stone, metal pieces and parchment:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/83/101/

Finally, the winner of last month's t shirt competition was Mr Petter Amundsen from Norway. Thanks to everyone who entered, and in case you are still wondering, the answer to the question, 'in which year was the Money Pit discovered' was 1795, but I'm sure you all knew that!

Still desperate to get your hands on your own t shirt? Why not order one for just $20, including P&P. For more details visit the online shop:
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/61/82/

Oak Island Treasure thanks you for your continued support and endeavors to keep you informed with news of Oak Island in the media and website updates.

Kind regards,

Jo Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Oak Island Treasure Newsletter - July 2007

2007-11-22T13:19:00.002Z

Welcome to the July edition of the Oak Island Treasure newsletter!

We thought you would be interested in the following news updates:

Website Relaunch

Oak Island Treasure has grown substantially over he past six years, and today we are pleased to announce the relaunch or our website!

Be one of the first to take a look: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

You will find news on research, the official excavation statement from the owners of Oak Island, a brand new Resources section plus plenty of exciting content to get stuck into!

Explore Oak Island Days (10 - 12 August)

Interest in this year's Explore Oak Island Days is growing daily and this year's event promises to be huge.

Organised by the Oak Island Tourism Society, this weekend is a must. The OITS bring you the opportunity to tour the island, see actual artefacts, meet a wide range of researchers and most excitingly, the chance dress up as a pirtate on Saturday evening!

For more information, please visit http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/35/47/

Mahone Bay Boat Festival

If you are venturing to Nova Scotia for the Explore Oak Island Days, have you considered arriving a few days early and attending the Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival?

The event runs from 2nd - 5th August and includes boat displays, races, fireworks and more. See http://www.mahonebayclassicboatfestival.org/ for more information.

Competition

For a chance to win an exclusive Oak Island Treasure t shirt, simply answer the following question:

In what year was the Money Pit discovered?

Email your answer to competition@oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Closing date 31st July 2007. The winner will be selected at random then notified by email. See the new t shirts here: http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk/content/view/61/82/

We thank you for your continued support and interest in the Oak Island mystery.

Kind regards,

Joanna Atherton

Website Manager
Oak Island Treasure
http://www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk

Explore Oak Island Days 2008

2007-11-22T13:19:00.001Z

We are excited to announce that the dates for the popular Explore Oak Island Days have been announced by the Oak Island Tourism Society as 20 - 22 June 2008.

Events of the weekend will be held at the Oak Island Resort, Spa and Convention Centre.

In the past, visitors from all over the world have travelled to Western Shore to enjoy tours of Oak Island, displays, lectures, and plenty of pirate themed fun.

Danny Hennigar of the Oak Island Toursim Society had the following words to say:

Many of you who have attended our annual festival know what a great spot the Resort is and they are going to work with us to make EOID 2008 a very special event. The agenda is not ready to release but we have some super ideas that we are cooking up for you. Those of you who need to make travel and or vacation plans, you can do so with confidence. It would be wise to book your room early and make sure you advise the Resort you will be attending EOID 2008.

I join Danny in expressing my excitement for this forthcoming event and will be making the trip myself from the UK. With treasure hunting set to begin on Oak Island again very shortly, 2008 could very well be THE year for you to indulge your treasure hunting passions! I look forward to meeting website visitors and forum members from the Oak Island Treasure online community.

I wish Oak Island Tours Inc (Dan Blankenship and the Michigan Group) embarking on their excavations the very best of luck, and likewise, echo my enthusiasm for 2008's Explore Oak Island Days - it is sure to be a fantastic weekend!

To keep up to date with developments, check this website regularly, or why not sign up to our mailing list?

Jo Atherton

Manager - Oak Island Treasure

Oak Island Excavations About to Begin!

2007-11-22T13:18:00.001Z

BREAKING NEWS

Oak Island Treasure is pleased to announce that Oak Island Tours Inc. (Dan Blankenship and the Michigan Group) has received the Treasure Trove License formerly owned by Oak Island Exploration Company.

The team are planning to move forward with exploration in the very near future, so this is a very exciting time for Oak Island fans everywhere. At this time, details of excavation plans remain confidential but as and when information is made available, we will post it here.

To keep up to date with Oak Island news, why not join the Mailing List?

Oil men ready to go on a treasure hunt

2007-11-22T13:17:00.001Z

September 09, 2007

Source - Traverse City Record-Eagle

TRAVERSE CITY -- Three Traverse City oil men are on a treasure hunt that for two centuries seduced men with the promise of untold riches while delivering death, destruction and an enduring mystery.

Image from Traverse City Record
From left, Craig Tester, Marty Lagina and Alan Kostrzewa are part of a group that also includes Lagina's brother Rick Lagina and Dan Blankenship that will search for reputed buried treasure on an island off Nova Scotia.

Marty Lagina, Craig Tester and Alan J. Kostrzewa have done pretty well drilling for oil and gas and hope to combine that experience with modern technology to solve the mystery of Oak Island, Nova Scotia -- or just walk away.

The Traverse City threesome, along with Lagina's brother Rick and longtime Oak Island treasure hunter and resident Dan Blankenship, have joined a list of treasure hunters that include such notables as a young Franklin D. Roosevelt and actor John Wayne.

"At one point, we are really excited; this is one of the great treasure hunts of all time," Lagina said. "Other times you say wait a second, for 200 years this has done nothing but destroy people."

Lagina said his brother first read about Oak Island, located on the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, in a Reader's Digest story as a boy in the 1960s.

"He was fascinated by it and he's followed it all these years," Lagina said. "He is absolutely convinced there is something there."

Tester said he's more than 50 percent sure there is treasure, while Lagina is the biggest skeptic of the group.

"There's just enough evidence that there is something significant," he said. "But I want to see it for myself."

Early this summer the foursome completed a buyout of Blankenship's previous partner of 39 years for a 50 percent interest in about three-fourths of the island and the famous dig site known as the "Money Pit."

"Nobody knows more about Oak Island than Dan Blankenship," Lagina said. "We are partners in every sense and we're following his lead."

The first excavation began in the summer of 1795 when Daniel McGinnis discovered a depression on Oak Island and evidence of digging at the site. He returned with two friends, and they dug approximately 25 feet in what appeared to be an old shaft in hard-packed clay about 13 feet wide.

It was reported they encountered platforms of oak logs and flagstones at several levels before giving up.

They would return in 1804 as part of a larger group to begin a major excavation of the pit. Newspaper stories written almost 60 years later reported workers hit another platform that sounded like steel at 93 feet, but because the day was late and it was a Saturday they stopped work until Monday.

When they returned, the pit was flooded and their pumps were unable to remove the water.

It would be 44 more years before another major excavation would take place, the third of 15 groups that unsuccessfully have tried to solve the mystery and find the treasure at the bottom of the 200-foot deep Money Pit.

Each attempt brought forth more clues that indicate a complex underground dig that includes a tunnel to the ocean designed to flood the original shaft upon its discovery.

Given the complexity of the dig Lagina said whatever was buried, assuming it is still there, would have to be something of immense value.

"When I was there I met a guy who is convinced it contains the Holy Grail," Lagina said.

There are more than a dozen theories about who constructed the Money Pit, ranging from Knights Templar and Freemasons to pirates who stashed Spanish treasure.

The island is now pockmarked by 22 shafts, excavations, drilled holes and lateral tunnels, many unmarked and partially collapsed.

Though no treasure has ever been found, fortunes have been lost.

"There's something about that island that breeds obsession," Lagina said. "They don't call it the Money Pit for nothing."

Lagina said he compares their investment in Oak Island to a wildcat well in oil and gas exploration, with a lot of risk but a potentially big payoff.

Tester is confident his group won't lose a fortune on an obsession, because in oil and gas drilling failures are common.

"Having failed in the past, you learn to walk away from the failures," Tester said.

Before they can start excavation, however, they must clear up ownership of the Canadian license needed to dig for buried treasure. Tester said they are close and hopes they can drill some exploratory holes before winter.

Lagina said they plan to approach their hunt like an archaeological dig and carefully document everything they find.

"This is a very important site," Lagina said. "I mean people were out there looking for treasure when the United States was being born."

Lagina and Tester hope the borings reveal evidence that will convince them it's worth spending millions of dollars to excavate the site.

Though bits of cement, putty, coconut fibers, parchment, chain and metal have been found in past borings and excavations, Tester and Lagina can offer an explanation for those items.

"We need to see the proof, hold it in our own hands, of ancient works down there," Tester said.

Danny Hennigar, spokesman for the Oak Island Tourism Society, said area residents applaud the Michigan investors plan to treat the site like an archaeological dig and document what's found, but hope they won't be as secretive as past explorers.

"I think the majority of folk here will say they are very excited," Hennigar said. "We're looking forward to seeing what these guys can do."

A fortune may still be buried off Nova Scotia

2007-11-22T13:16:00.001Z

A fortune may still be buried off Nova Scotia

Newpaper article from the Bradenton Herald 19Aug 2007

With temperatures soaring into the triple digits, it's not surprising that legions of vacationers are making their way north in search of cooler climates. Many head to Canada's eastern province of Nova Scotia, where last week's temperatures were a cool 75 during the day and the high 50s in the evening.

Others also venture to tiny Oak Island just off the Nova Scotia shore, where it is speculated the famous pirate Captain Kidd buried a literal king's ransom treasure. Don't believe in buried pirate treasure? Don't tell that to the hundreds of hopeful treasure seekers - including Franklin Roosevelt, Errol Flynn or even John Wayne - who once owned the search rights.

The mystery began way back in 1795, when a young man found signs of something having been buried: a large hoist even still hung from a tree branch on the deserted island. The young man enlisted the help of some friends and started digging. Just two feet down was a layer of flagstones. Then, every 10 feet, they found a layer of oak logs along with charcoal, putty and coconut fiber.

At 90 feet the excitement truly began when a hand-carved stone was uncovered. It was inscribed with a code that was broken to read: "Forty Feet Below Two Million Pounds Are Buried." But uncovering the treasure wasn't meant to be easy.

After the 90-foot level, water began to enter the pit. Within a day the pit filled with water to the 33-foot level. There was no way to drain or pump the pit dry, so the team gave up their search.

Some 45 years later, another team tried their luck. The new treasure seekers tried drilling to extract core samples from even deeper. Again, every 10 feet, a new wooden platform was encountered, though the drill also brought up chain links and other pieces of metal. It was surmised they had drilled through a chest containing coins. Worse, it was determined that the water entering the pit was actually a booby trap utilizing an underground channel from the sea designed by those who buried whatever was under the island.

The team continued drilling through wood and pieces of soft metal - potentially gold. Drilling over 170 feet a cement vault was encountered. This time, when the drill came back to the surface, a fragment of sheepskin was attached to it with handwritten letters on it.

Throughout the 20th century, hunters with more advanced equipment and pumps continued to excavate the site. The fever grew as speculation was that the riches in the money pit could be large enough to completely alter the finances of all of Canada. But tragedy ensued as numerous searchers died due to the flooding, collapsing shafts and poisonous gas.

In 1976, a 237-foot steel tube was placed into the pit. Through the lens of a camera sent down searchers claim to have seen several chests and even a human hand floating in a cavern below. Divers tried to reach the area but were unable to. Still, hope springs eternal for a new search when the mystery of the money pit may finally be solved.

The site of the pit on Oak Island is privately owned, but, over the centuries, the lore of the treasure has spawned books, stories, a few myths and lots of dreams.

If you have an adventurous spirit, Oak Island is certainly worth consideration. There's even an official Oak Island organization with annual events and updates. Their Web site is www.oakislandsociety.ca. If you venture there, look for me. I'll be the guy with the shovel. I mean, c'mon - how hard can it be?

Peter Rexford can be reached at P.O. Box 50377, St. Louis, MO 63124.

TREASURE HUNT

Peter Rexford x

http://www.bradenton.com/home/story/123112.html

Oak Island Treasure Buzz

2007-11-22T13:14:00.000Z

Oak Island treasure buzz begins again with new owners

The Chronicle Herald
By RENEE STEVENS | 15 August 2007

OAK ISLAND — Danny Hennigar has been talking about Oak Island for 34 years, but this year as he tells people tales about its mysteries, there is a new sparkle in his eye. He feels answers may be closer than ever.

Hundreds of people followed Mr. Hennigar this weekend on walking tours of the Lunenburg County island as part of Discover Oak Island Days. The three-day event includes displays, lectures and activities that focus around one of the longest-running and most famous treasure hunts in history.

Mr. Hennigar said that as the communications director of the Oak Island Tourism Society, he was not at all surprised that many of the visitors were already aware that the hunt for the island’s elusive treasure is in the process of restarting.

"Everyone loves a good mystery and a whodunit and this certainly has it all and then some. It’s a fascinating story that spans 212 years so people keep up on what’s going on," he said.

"We get a lot of visitors from around the area, but we also get people from all over Canada, the U.S. and Europe too and some people tell me that they even plan their vacations around coming to visit the island."

Dan Blankenship and David Tobias worked together for years trying to solve the mysteries of the island and find the treasure. But then a bitter dispute between the two partners stalled their efforts. Last summer, Mr. Tobias decided to sell off his share of the land. Four Michigan businessmen, three of whom are brothers, bought out his half of the company.

They now own 23 lots, including the site of the infamous money pit. Mr. Blankenship still owns the other half of the company and will be working with the new partners. They have applied for a Nova Scotia treasure licence, but Mr. Hennigar said things won’t actually get moving until next year.

"The province won’t officially issue a new treasure hunting licence until 2008," he said. "So I think you’ll most likely see things start happening next June. That doesn’t mean that these guys are sitting back waiting, though. I understand that they are doing everything they can to start looking for treasure."

The businessmen are represented by Wayne Marryatt of the McInnes Cooper law firm in Halifax. He could not be reached for comment on their progress.

Mr. Hennigar said he is very excited about the prospects and thinks it would be great for Nova Scotia, but his society may have to come up with a new game plan if things are up and running by next summer.

The above article is featured ion the newspaper website here: http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/853078.html

Oak Island mystery still captivates

2007-11-22T13:12:00.002Z

The following newspaper report is from http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/852988.html

Oak Island mystery still captivates
New partners hope to finally unlock 212-year-old treasure
By RENEE STEVENS | 4:41 AM

OAK ISLAND — Danny Hennigar has been talking about Oak Island for 34 years, but this year as he tells people tales about its mysteries, there is a new sparkle in his eye. He feels answers may be closer than ever.

Hundreds of people followed Mr. Hennigar this weekend on walking tours of the Lunenburg County island as part of Discover Oak Island Days. The three-day event includes displays, lectures and activities that focus around one of the longest-running and most famous treasure hunts in history.

Mr. Hennigar said that as the communications director of the Oak Island Tourism Society, he was not at all surprised that many of the visitors were already aware that the hunt for the island’s elusive treasure is in the process of restarting.

"Everyone loves a good mystery and a whodunit and this certainly has it all and then some. It’s a fascinating story that spans 212 years so people keep up on what’s going on," he said.

"We get a lot of visitors from around the area, but we also get people from all over Canada, the U.S. and Europe too and some people tell me that they even plan their vacations around coming to visit the island."

Dan Blankenship and David Tobias worked together for years trying to solve the mysteries of the island and find the treasure. But then a bitter dispute between the two partners stalled their efforts. Last summer, Mr. Tobias decided to sell off his share of the land. Four Michigan businessmen, three of whom are brothers, bought out his half of the company.

They now own 23 lots, including the site of the infamous money pit. Mr. Blankenship still owns the other half of the company and will be working with the new partners. They have applied for a Nova Scotia treasure licence, but Mr. Hennigar said things won’t actually get moving until next year.

"The province won’t officially issue a new treasure hunting licence until 2008," he said. "So I think you’ll most likely see things start happening next June. That doesn’t mean that these guys are sitting back waiting, though. I understand that they are doing everything they can to start looking for treasure."

The businessmen are represented by Wayne Marryatt of the McInnes Cooper law firm in Halifax. He could not be reached for comment on their progress.

Mr. Hennigar said he is very excited about the prospects and thinks it would be great for Nova Scotia, but his society may have to come up with a new game plan if things are up and running by next summer.

"We are doing very well with this (Explore Oak Island Days) now. Every year it just keeps getting bigger and bigger and everyone especially loves the island tour," he said.

"Since (the island) has been closed to the public since 1995, people just jump at the chance to get out there. I’m actually kind of scared for next year because I think once things start up again, we could be so busy that we may not be able to handle it."

That is the kind of problem he says they look forward to facing, though, and if someone finally does solve the mystery, he’ll cross that bridge too when he comes to it.

"If the mystery is solved, positively it will be great for all those skeptics out there who didn’t believe, but if it’s not, then I am going to have to find a rock to crawl under because of the stories that I have been telling people for all these years."

Digging on Oak Island

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Oak Island Treasure has been sent this photograph of new dig evidence on Oak Island. Danny Hennigar, of the Oak Island Tourism Society explained that the workings are located at the site of the old Triton Shaft - probably to protect it from further cave in. Danny also remarks that "curiously, there is also a clearing just up a bit from this shaft where they have removed all the trees."

In the photo, we can see the trees have been felled to secure the Triton site and clear an area of land - this will be exciting news to fans of the Oak Island Money Pit mystery who patiently await digging for the famed treasure to resume. This could be simple maintenance, but this work will surely have imaginations running riot!

Danny and his wife Yvonne were on Oak Island doing essential preparation work for this weekend's Explore Oak Island Days - an annual event which draws hundreds of people to Oak Island.

Are you attending? We'd love to hear your impressions of the weekend and see any photos. Please email us with your thoughts.

The Oak Island Guardian Angel

2007-11-22T13:09:00.000Z

Dan Blankenship - another side to the Oak Island mystery

Followers of the Oak Island mystery will know a great deal about Dan Blankenship – his passion for finding the Oak Island treasure, his tireless drive and willingness to answer people’s questions.

However, few will have heard about his more spiritual side.

During the 1970’s, Dan saw what appeared to him to be a rainbow which had taken on a three-dimensional appearance over Oak Island. He believes rainbows could be are a sign from a higher power telling him he is on the right track. Very recently, he reported having seen another of these rainbows which appeared to end very near to the Money Pit.

Rainbow over Oak Island, with thanks to Garnette Blankenship

This is a fascinating side to a man who has long been associated with the practical, excavation side of the mystery. What is more intriguing still is an incident which occurred about four years ago.

Dan has for a long while had trouble sleeping and would often endure restless nights. One night, when fast asleep, he awoke with the words for the following poem clear in his mind which he hurriedly wrote down.
Guardian Angel
by Dan Blankenship

Would you drink away an Angel?
Would you chase away a friend?
You know he’s here to help you
unto the very end.

For many years he saved you
In your lifestyle gone astray
And now you really need him
To help you on your way.

God sent your guardian Angel
To be your constant friend
For many years he saved you
From life’s most dangerous trends

Your Angels loosing patience
You never seem to hear
And in these later years
You have so much to fear

Don’t chase away your Angel
God sent him here to help
He is only here to save you
To help you from yourself

Don’t drink away your Angel
From helping you each day
He’s finally loosing patience
In keeping you from harms way

We all have Guardian Angels
To save us from life’s perils
Don’t chase away your Angel
You need him in this world

Please note that by special request from Dan Blankenship, no reproduction or use of the poem is permitted without prior agreement. Please email for more details.

England's Own Money Pit

2007-11-22T13:08:00.001Z

Nova Scotia, Canada isn't the only place which claims to have it's own Money Pit which has captivated people in search of wealth.

Dartmoor, England also has a Money Pit situated below Yar Tor. Here, the area is known for many kistvaens, or burial pits, usually about 3 foot x 2 foot. Each side composes of a single slab with a flat covering slab. The dead were either interned or their ashes placed inside the chest They date back to the Bronze Age.

Photo courtesy of Tim Sandles of Legendary Dartmoor

One particular kistvaen is associated with the legend of a farmer from Poundsgate.

The farmer was known as a kind and friendly soul until one night he had a dream in which he saw the kistvaen loaded with money.

He took this dream as an omen and the very next morning rushed to the old site and opened the old tomb.

All he found was a heart shaped piece of flint. So, thinking this find was better than nothing, he slipped it into his pocket and returned to his farm.

From that day, the old farmer became mean and bitter. He quickly lost his friends and it wasn't long before his life became dull and stagnant, with every waking moment he could smell that same fetid stench that had wafted out of the grave.

About a year later his young son found the heart shaped flint and took it outside to play. Before long, the children had lost interest in the stone and it was discarded. That very same day the farmer reverted back to his old jovial and kind self.

It became obvious that it was posession of this strange heart shaped stone which had caused his change in behaviour.

This may simply be a tale to either prevent people fromm looting the ancient graves, or a warning that reed andlust for money will turn you into a nasty and unpopular person. However, what remains interesting are the parallels beween this piece of folklore and the Oak Island Money Pit.

Both tales are concerned with the pursuit of wealth, or treasure. A heart shaped stone was found in the Money Pit as can be seen every year at the Oak Island Tourism Society's Explore Oak Island Days.

Although the English Money Pit legend is concerned with Bronze Age tombs, it could provide an anthropological clue to the creators of the Canadian Money Pit - could it have been dug by peope from Dartmoor who were familiar with this myth? Is that why the heart shaped stone found it's way into the pit, as a historical jibe at anyone who invested time and money in recovering promised wealth?

Photo courtesy of Ken and Jan Pineo

The Oak Island Money Pit heart-shaped stone, width approx 10 inches

The Dartmoor Money Pit can be found at grid reference SX 6817 7384.

More information on this and other mysteries can be found at Legendary Dartmoor

Explore Oak Island Days 2007

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Crowds descend on Oak Island for the annual Explore Oak Island Days.

Every year, with kind permission of the owners, the Oak Island Tourism Society organise opening up the island to the public.

Were you there?

Was this your first visit to Oak Island? Maybe you are a die hard fan of the mystery. Whatever your situation, we would LOVE to hear from you.

Oak Island Sunday Tour, August 2007

Please email us to share your reflections on the weekend. We would be delighted to hear your Oak Island highlights and the memories you took away with you.

Don't miss Explore Oak Island Days 2008

Friday August 10:

- 7:30 PM. Psychic interpretations of Oak Island by well known psychic and clairvoyant Eugenia Macer Story. Meet at the Western Shore/Gold River School highway #3 at 7:30 PM. Bring a flashlight, compass and comfortable walking shoes. $10 admission charge. (Not to be missed)

- Casual gathering at the Black Pearl Bar and Grill in Western Shore afterward.

Saturday August 11:

- 10:00 AM The Western Shore and Area Improvement Association building opens See displays, films, photographs, artifacts and much more. Members free, public $5, children under 6 free.

- Interesting historical displays, sketch artists, loom demonstration, Loyalist Arms (re enactement group and vendor).

1PM Guest speaker Shoshanna Saxe, recent Honour's graduate of McGill University's Civil Engineering Department, will discuss the Freeze Ring Technique. (Included in admission)

- 2:15 PM. Guest speaker Les Macphie will discuss Borehole 10X. (Included in admission)

- 4 PM. Guided walking tour of Oak Island. Admission $5 per person. Call for details 902-275-3718. Children under 6 free.

- Hall closes at 4 PM.

- 7 PM. Pirates Brannigan at the Martin’s River Fire Hall. Costumed dinner, pirates poker and Dance. Members $30 per person, non members $35. Professional transportation to and from hall included from the Oak Island Resort Spa and Convention Centre. Call 902-275-3718 for details. By reservation only.

Sunday August 12:

- 10:00 AM The Western Shore and Area Improvement Association building opens See displays, films, photographs, artifacts and much more. Members free, public $5, children under 6 free.

- Interesting historical displays, sketch artists, loom demonstration Loyalist Arms (re enactement group and vendor).

- 12:00 Guest speaker Graham Harris.(Included in admission)

- 2:15 PM. Guest speaker D’Arcy O’Connor will present "Debunking the Debunkers." (Included in admission)

- 4 PM. Guided walking tour of Oak Island. Admission $5 per person. Call for details 902-275-3718 Children under 6 free.

- Hall closes at 4PM.

Contact information:

Oak Island Tourism Society
P.O. Box 517
Chester, N.S.
B0J - 1J0

Tel: 902-275-3718
Ask for Danny or Yvonne Hennigar

Email: flhs@eastlink.ca

About Oak Island Treasure

2007-11-22T13:00:00.000Z

Oak Island Treasure is THE place to begin for anyone wanting to discover more about the infamous Oak Island Money Pit. It has long been our mission to supply the public with the latest news and research, plus provide an overview of all history and theories relating to the mystery.

We boast the largest collection of Oak Island photographs on the web, a growing news archive and the internet's largest Oak Island forum. Our community is now in it's seventh year and has provided the opportunity for people from all over the world to share ideas, collaborate and discuss this fascinating mystery. Many members meet regularly at a variety of social events and enjoy discussing their favourite Oak Island theories, history, and indulging in plenty of tales of lost pirate treasure!

Since beginning in 2001, we have been involved in a variety of exciting projects, such as assisting Buena Vista to promote their film, ‘National Treasure’, working with the producers of Canadian MTV, editors of magazines and been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. We also work closely with the Oak Island Tourism Society and the Francis Bacon Society to promote events and research.

Now, looking forward into 2008, we have forged links with Oak Island Tours Inc, the new owners of the island conducting future exploration, and have been assured we will be informed of the excavation progress made during 2008.

We strive to provide all the latest news, photographs, video and an overview of all the current theories about the Money Pit and it's mysterious creators, always pushing to make as much of the evidence available to the public as possible.

If you have an enquiry relating to Oak Island, please don't hesitate to contact us - we would love to hear from you!

Joanna Atherton

Manager & Founder
Oak Island Treasure

November 2007

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