![]() ![]() If you need mobility assistance there is a golf cart you can ride in with a staff member. Keep in mind it’s summer in Nova Scotia, you will probably need sunscreen and a bottle of water, and you definitely will need bug spray! Also know dogs on leashes are welcome on the tour. You can tell how much he loves the mystery! Of course it’s not guaranteed they will be there, but you never know! Rick spent lots of time with us discussing theories. We’ve been lucky, and both times we’ve done the tour we’ve gotten to meet Rick Lagina, and Dan Blankenship. It was exciting to do the tour last time, as we got to see what they were up to (drilling in the money pit) before it was aired on TV, so it was like a sneak peek! The Friends of Oak Island Society has teased that they are adding new locations to the tour – but it’s a secret for now! It is a 2-2 ½ hour walking tour on Oak Island, visiting many of the locations that are central to the mystery, including The Money Pit, Borehole 10X, Smith’s Cove, and The McGinnis foundation. It’s where the team meets to debrief and plan What To Expect On The Tour The War Room is directly over the causeway. It is free to visit, and you can even pick up some Oak Island merchandise! It is open seasonally and not open to the public when tours are happening.Ĭurrently it is open from 10-5 daily unless closed for tours. There is a museum / interpretive centre built on the island where you can see artifacts that have been found, and learn about the history. If you miss out on tour tickets, fret not. The Oak Island Interpretive Centre is closed for the 2020 season due to Covid-19 If you can’t get tour tickets, not to worry! Last year we did a boat tour around Oak Island with Salty Dog – Check out our review. Tours are cancelled for the 2020 season due to Covid-19! Hopefully we’ll be able to visit in Summer 2021 Tours have been EXTREMELY popular and last year they sold out in 4 hours. ![]() ![]() YES! In the summer The Friends of Oak Island Society hosts tours on a few weekends. It seems the Lagina brothers and their team will stop at nothing to find answers, and I am right there with them every week, with every high and low! So, Can You Visit The Island? Could it be the Ark of the Covenant, or the Holy Grail? Maybe Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts? We don’t know! So far the latest treasure search has found many coins and pieces of pottery, human bones from Middle Eastern and European descent, and even a crude looking lead cross. It’s speculated to be Captain Kidd’s treasure, or treasure from the Knight’s Templar. Memorial to those who have died searching for the treasure What’s Down There?!Īs for what the treasure is, no one really knows. It is an area protected by the province of Nova Scotia because it is culturally significant The location of the original money pit was lost because of invasive digging, but it seems the Lagina brothers & team may have found it this year! The McGinnis foundation – where their house once stood. 6 men have died trying to find the treasure, and legend has to one more has to die before the treasure is found. This became known as the money pit, and in the many years that have followed countless people have tried to find the treasure, including US President Franklyn Delano Roosevelt. They found oak planks every 10 feet, and a stone with strange markings on it, but the shaft had to be abandoned because the tunnel flooded. It was said that Daniel McGinnis saw a depression in the ground and started digging. If you’re not familiar with the story let me give you a history lesson:Ī small island between Mahone Bay and Chester on Nova Scotia’s south shore has been the centre of a treasure hunt for over 200 years. The island is open for tours on certain dates during the summer! But first let me tell you why you need to come here… I can’t wait every week to see what Rick & Marty Lagina and their team are up to. Of course as an adult it was buried in the back of my mind until History Channel started the show The Curse Of Oak Island. Are you obsessed with The Curse Of Oak Island like I am? Having grown up about an hour from the island, I always remember people talking about buried treasure, and the mystery surrounding the money pit. ![]()
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