Jack Poole has found the perfect hobby: Metal detecting. “It’s the only hobby I’ve ever had that pays me back,” he said. Poole has owned Treasure Finders, a metal detecting supply store in Fort Walton ...

It's a holiday weekend in Florida − that's a great reason to hit the beach. Some people surf, tan, build sand castles ... but if you're in the Treasure Coast, it's a great opportunity to seek buried ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

FORT PIERCE — Gaylen Clore was metal detecting Monday in the area of South Beach Park when his device made a signal. Clore started digging. “I thought I had a cannonball because I got the rounded end ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Chris Jenkins heads to Folly Beach, Sullivan’s Island, or IOP, about four times a week. He isn’t ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was the perfect day for finding treasures as a group of metal-detecting enthusiasts gathered on Midland Beach on Sunday, bathed in warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. More than ...

Editor's Note: October 8th, 2025: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. A new round of metal detector testing is currently under way, so you ...

Which metal detector for the beach is best? The story of buried treasure on the seashore has been retold countless times. If it is still indeed out there, you might be thinking of gathering your tools ...

May 26 (UPI) --A Texas man walking a beach with his metal detector came to the rescue of a distraught couple whose engagement ring was lost in the water. Karen Bolmanskie said her husband was metal ...

“I just couldn’t believe they were both there. I was just shocked,” Cook, who found both of a local couple’s lost wedding rings with his metal detector, said. Cook had heard about the couple losing ...