Buried Treasure of Casco Bay: A Guide for the Modern Hunter

The guide presents practical methods for modern treasure hunting around Casco Bay, combining local history of forts and islands with site-by-site descriptions of promising locations for metal-detector searches, chapters survey Fort Gorges, Fort Scammell, Peaks Island, and many other islands and shorelines, noting likely artifact types and digging depths. The author offers equipment recommendations, hunting techniques, legal and permission reminders, and personal anecdotes of recovered coins and objects, supported by a brief bibliography and acknowledgements. The tone is instructional and locality-focused, aiming to inform amateur seekers about where and how to search while emphasizing that finds are not guaranteed.