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01/29/2025

I am now 3 weeks out, from my Total Left Knee Replacement and feeling cooped up. Monday, I received a call from Andrea about a lost Rolex Watch. Andrea explained that she was unsure, where she lost the Rolex but was concerned that it could be on the pond, she lives on, in Bridgton, Maine. She also said the the watch could have been lost at a private gym, where she works with a personal trainer. She had also taken a walk lad Friday but didn’t think it was lost on her walk. She has searched the vehicle, her residence, the residence where the gym is located and a few other places. Now, her concern with the pond is that when it melts, in the spring, the Rolex could end up in 8’ or more of water. I told Andrea that Gary Hill and I would be out the next day and search the pond area for her. When Gary and I arrived, Andrea had marked the areas of the pond she and her husband had been on. She knew the exact areas because she could still see their footprints, in the 3/4 inches of snow, on the pond. A very smart move by Andrea. Gary and I started right in by searching the marked off area. As we grid searched the marked off areas, we were getting no targets at all, because there was nothing but ice and snow. After 2 1/2 hours of searching Gary and I were not able to locate the watch. Andrea was very grateful for us eliminating the pond as an area where the watch could be. She will continue to search for it in the other locations it could be, most of which are inside of different homes. Andrea had also contacted the local Police, in hopes someone has found it and brings it in to them. As far as my knee is concerned, it feels good this morning. No setback for all the walking yesterday. This morning I have already done all my stretching and exercises and am currently elevating and icing my knee. I told Gary I just had to get out of the house and probably shouldn’t have searched but glad that I did. I also told him I probably would not go do this again for another week and risk a setback. Also sending prayers 🙏🙏🙏 to Andrea , hoping she finds her watch, somewhere in her home or vehicle.

Now 2 weeks out , from my Total Left Knee Replacement. Yesterday, at my 2 week post operation checkup, everything is in ...
01/21/2025

Now 2 weeks out , from my Total Left Knee Replacement. Yesterday, at my 2 week post operation checkup, everything is in order. X-Rays came back, with no issues. Physical examination of the knee is also positive. My extension is good and the knee is getting stronger. Still a lot of swelling, bruising and discomfort but that is expected. Staples were take out and that makes it a little easier to bend and extend the knee. Another follow up in 2 weeks, but for now, everything on course.
Looking forward to getting back out there, with the detector. My last hunt, with Gary Hill, before my surgery had us finding a few goodies, out in the woods. A Sterling Silver Turquoise Ring, a 1954 Roosevelt Silver Dime, a Buffalo Nickel, multiple Wheat pennies and a Draped Bust Half Cent, found by Gary. No date yet but it will be between 1800-1808. A veryold coin indeed, alibet very pitted, after being in the ground, for 200+- years.

Recovery and Return  #88, for The Ring Finders of MaineOn Friday morning, January 17, my phone rang but because of my re...
01/17/2025

Recovery and Return #88, for The Ring Finders of Maine

On Friday morning, January 17, my phone rang but because of my recent knee surgery, I was unable to reach it quickly. When I did reach it, I had the following voicemail

“Yes, Hi Dennis, this is Nick ****** calling. I found your information on the Internet that you are able to find rings. Anyways, my sister has lost her ring, in the hay. My parents have a farm and I was wondering if that was something you'd be able to help us with If it is, if you wanna give me a call back 207-***-****, thank you very much…”

I immediately called Nick back and he explained that the previous night, his sister, Rebecca , had gone out, to feed the cows, at the farm, in Shapleigh Maine. After throwing a bunch of hay down, in front of the cows, Rebecca had noticed her Engagement Ring was missing. It was extremely cold and she thinks her fingers had shrunk, just enough, that the ring came off. I was a little concerned that the cows had already eaten the ring or the ring was lost, somewhere else, on the property. Nick said his sister wasn’t positive about the exact location, the ring was lost in but that the hay, would be the first place to search. They had all visually searched the area, last night, but the ring was not found. The search would expand to other areas, if not found in the hay.
I also let Nick know that I would be unable to personally search, because my left knee was replaced 10 days ago and it just isn’t healed or ready to get back out there, just yet. I told Nick that I have a friend, Gary Hill, that goes out and searches for me, when I am unable. I immediately called Gary and he said he would head right out, to the farm, in Shapliegh, Maine, from his home, in Hollis Center, Maine.

Gary arrived in Shapliegh, at 9:20am. Once shown the cow feeding area, and hay on the barn floor, Gary saw just how difficult this search could end up being. There was a lot of metal, all over the barn, which may interfere, with the Emergency Metal Detecting Search. Gary got to work. Steve, Rebecca’s husband was there to help Gary, by using a pitchfork, to remove some hay, as Gary searched with his metal detector. The hay was quite high and when Gary searched an area, Steve would then remove a foot or two, of the searched hay, exposing new hay below, for Gary to search. Because of all the metal, in the barn, Gary had to use his small 8” coil, so as not to pick up as much iron targets, keeping the White Gold Ring, isolated and given a better signal. After approximately 40 minutes of Steve taking layers of hay off the pile, Gary received a very promising 16-17 on his Minelab Manticore’s, VDI screen. Definitely in the gold range and certainly not a nail. As Gary searched through the pile of hay, with his pinpointer, he saw the ring, at the bottom of the pile of hay. Gary was extremely relieved the cows hadn’t eaten the ring and now Gary wouldn’t have to check the cows dung. A great day indeed.
Steve was extremely happy that his wife’s engagement ring had been found, as was Nick. What they all thought would be an extreme long shot to find, ended up with smiles on everyone’s faces.
The Ring Finders of Maine, take great pride, in being able to get to a local as soon as possible. Today is another example of me getting a call at approximately 8:10am, calling Gary and Gary arriving on scene, in just over an hour, at 9:20am. This includes the drive, out to the farm, in Shapliegh.
This was literally a ring in a haystack and thankfully, Gary was able to make the recovery. There is no better feeling, than to be able to quickly help people like Rebecca, Steve and Nick. It is also a great feeling knowing that Gary has my back, when I am unable to search. Thank you Gary, from all of us!👏👏👏

I would like to thank everyone, for the wonderful private messages, sent to me in the past few days. It is such a pleasu...
01/06/2025

I would like to thank everyone, for the wonderful private messages, sent to me in the past few days. It is such a pleasure, having words of encouragement from you all. You’re the best, thank you so much. This means everything to me, knowing you care so much.
My left knee replacement went very well and I am now home. Amazing, that I was in at 6:30am and out at 11:30am and home for lunch.
I start my Physical Therapy tomorrow and hopefully I will be out, in 4-6 weeks, swinging a metal detector again. Should you need help, with a lost item, please give me a call. I have my downtime covered, so there is no lapse in helping you all out.
Again, Thank you all for the wonderful well wishes ❤️🙏,
Dennis

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return  #87I received a phone call, from Diane, on Friday January 3rd, 2025...
01/05/2025

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return #87

I received a phone call, from Diane, on Friday January 3rd, 2025. Diane explained to me that 2-3 days earlier, she and her husband Jerry had come up to Maine and were staying at The Beachmere Inn, in Ogunquit, Maine -- Heart and Soul. They had come up with friends, to celebrate the New Year and had attended a New Year’s Eve event, at Jonathan's Ogunquit, which included dinner and a show. After enjoying the dinner and show, they all went back to The Beachmere Inn and proceeded to sit around one of the fire pits, outside. It was cold and a little wet outside, so they all called it a night and retreated back to their rooms. Once back in their room, Jerry realized that he was no longer wearing his 1973 Boston University Class Ring. As Diane told me, Jerry was heartbroken and they searched the room, to no avail. To place a timeline on when he may have lost the ring, he and Diane looked at some photos, from that evening, to see if they could pinpoint when he had the ring on and again, when he didn’t have it on. They found one photo, of him wearing the ring. The photo was taken at the Beachmere Inn, just prior to them leaving, to go out to Jonathon’s Ogunquit. This means that the ring could be anywhere on the premises of The Beachmere Inn or Jonathon’s Ogunquit.

Once Diane finished telling me the events leading up to the ring being lost, I asked her a few questions. Did they search or notify The Beachmere Inn or Jonathon’s Ogunquit? She replied that both businesses had been notified and had actively searched for the ring but had not found it. Both businesses would continue to search and would notify Diane, should the ring be found. Diane also told me that the Ogunquit Police Department were notified, just in case someone found it, at one of the businesses and turned it in. The Ogunquit PD had not seen the ring, turned it.
I then asked Diane if it could have been lost in one of the parking lots, as Jerry entered and exited the vehicle and if the parking lots were asphalt or gravel. She replied the parking lots were asphalt. I told her that after 2-3 days, the ring would have been found, on the asphalt lots and those would be a visual search only. The asphalt parking lots would not be searched, with a metal detector. So, since I can’t search the inside of the businesses or the asphalt parking lots, with my metal detector, I told Diane that the only area that makes sense, for me to search, was around the outside fire pits, at The Beachmere Inn. Diane agreed this would be the only place to search, with my metal detector. I also told Diane that if I didn’t find the ring, around the fire pits, I would walk the parking lots and give it a visual search, just to be thorough.
Once I arrived at The Beachmere Inn, I let the front desk know why I was there. Paul actually escorted me to the fire pits and I assured him I would not be digging up the lawn, as the ring would still be on top of the ground, not under it.
As I stood there, surveying the area and deciding how to approach this search, Sarah, the owner of The Beachmere Inn, stopped by and introduced herself and told me that she follows my page and loves my stories. She also was offering any help I would need, in the event, I needed to move any of the furniture or the heavy fire pits themselves. I was very appreciative and told her I didn’t think I would need any help, but would let her know, if I changed my mind.
I decided to search the fire pits, starting with the one, on my left side first, as it was the closest to the building. The grass area wasn’t very large and even moving the 5-6 chairs, out of the way, it only took me 6-7 minutes to search that area. Unfortunately, Jerry’s ring was not found. I then started searching the grassy area around the second fire pit and nothing was found on the left side of that fire pit. I replaced those chairs, to where I found them and went to the other side of the pit, and moved those chairs out of the way, so I could see and get up nice and close, to the fire pit, with my metal detector. Once I started searching, the right side, I had taken 2-3 steps and BANG, there was a large gold ring, laying in the grass. I actually saw it, before I could even get my coil, over it. It was just sitting there, in the grass. I couldn’t believe it. It’s been sitting out there for almost 3 days, in the grass area, near the fire pit. I took a few photos of Jerry’s ring, right where I found it and then picked it up, to verify it was a Boston University Class Ring and yes it was. I then sent a photo of the ring, to Diane and just said “Congratulations”. Once Diane saw the photo, she replied

“OMG!!!! NO WAY!!!!
“It says BU???!!”

I then sent her a second photo, showing the Stone and crest, of the ring. She replied once again

“THATS IT!!!! YOU EFFING ROCK, BABY!!!
If the weather isn’t bad tomorrow can we drive down to pick it up??
WE ALMOST JUST PASSED OUT!!!
He wants to know if his handwriting is still on the inside….. LOL”

I then took a photo of the inscription, on the inside of the band and sent it to Diane and Jerry. The reply came back

“OMG!! Jerry just said “thank you so much” (he’s chocked up)
We will be in touch later after we hear the weather report for tomorrow, etc
You must be touched by God”

I then went back inside The Beachmere Inn and let the front desk and Sarah know that the ring had been recovered. I also let them know that Jerry and Diane had been notified and were in disbelief and would be driving back up to Maine, in the next few days, so I could return Jerry’s precious Class Ring. Sarah and I then had a photo taken, with the ring, in front of The Beachmere Inn’s Christmas tree. I couldn’t help but think that Jerry was to be getting a belated Christmas present.

We in fact did talk later that evening and we made plans to meet, on Sunday, January 5th, at 1:00pm, to return the ring. Cheryl and I met Jerry and Diane, as planned and Jerry was extremely happy to have his very sentimental ring back. He has been wearing it, for more than 50 years and is extremely proud of his accomplishment, of graduating from Boston University. Both Jerry and Diane mentioned that they thought the ring was gone forever and are so grateful for me driving down to Ogunquit and finding it for them. Now Jerry has his ring, back on his finger, where it belongs and no longer has to worry, if he will ever see it again. There isn’t any better feeling than seeing the smiles, on the faces of people getting their lost items back. It truly is a blessing, to be able to help people like Diane and Jerry. They will now be in my growing, “Book of Smiles”, for eternity.

Recovery  #87. Full story will be posted, tomorrow or Sunday, once the ring is returned to the owner.                   ...
01/03/2025

Recovery #87. Full story will be posted, tomorrow or Sunday, once the ring is returned to the owner.

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01/01/2025

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As 2025 begins, I want to thank you all, for being an amazing group of followers, whom I consider a part of The Ring Fin...
12/30/2024

As 2025 begins, I want to thank you all, for being an amazing group of followers, whom I consider a part of The Ring Finders of Maine team. Without you following me, sharing my posts, referrals, etc., I wouldn’t be nearly as motivated or successful . Your continued support and dedication inspire me, to never disappoint you. Wishing you all a fantastic year ahead!
Reflecting on the past year, I’m grateful for the teamwork we’ve shared. We’ve made 54 successful recoveries and returns, in 2024. We have also spent countless hours driving (5,500+ miles driven) and searching, all with knowing you have my back and are rooting for our success. Thank you all, so very much. Let’s make 2025 even more successful!❤️🙏

Big shout out to my newest top fans! Thank you for your support ❤️🙏💎Karen Jordan, Robert Salter, Nancy Marceau, David Em...
12/28/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! Thank you for your support ❤️🙏💎

Karen Jordan, Robert Salter, Nancy Marceau, David Emerson, Gary LaShure, Elaine M Wood, Ellie Chatto, Sharon Rowe Verreault, Laurie Lemay Smith, Tom Silva, Maureen Parsons, Greg Sands, Roy Knox, Patty Nadeau, Robin Pell, Kristin Churchill

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Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. Thank you all, for your continued support and remember, “Don’t wear your jewelry,...
12/24/2024

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. Thank you all, for your continued support and remember, “Don’t wear your jewelry, to the beach”🎄🎅🏻🎁

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! Thank you for your amazing, continued supp...
12/23/2024

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! Thank you for your amazing, continued support. I am truly grateful and humbled by all of my and THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! ❤️🙏🎉🎊🎈

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Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎Karen Jordan, Robert Salter, Nancy Marceau, David Emerson, Gary LaShure, Elaine M ...
12/21/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Karen Jordan, Robert Salter, Nancy Marceau, David Emerson, Gary LaShure, Elaine M Wood, Ellie Chatto, Sharon Rowe Verreault, Laurie Lemay Smith, Tom Silva, Maureen Parsons, Greg Sands, Roy Knox, Patty Nadeau, Robin Pell, Kristin Churchill

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year ,

The Ring Finders of Maine have not had a lost item call out, in the past week. That is a good thing, because people aren...
12/19/2024

The Ring Finders of Maine have not had a lost item call out, in the past week. That is a good thing, because people aren’t losing things.
The last snowstorm had caused 4 callouts, with all lost items, being found , between December 5th to December 10th. It’s just the nature of the beast. Feast or Famine, all or nothing, you get the point. I just never know when I will get called out but I will be ready, when I am called out.
So, with no callouts, it has given me the opportunity to do some recreational metal detecting, with my friend, Gary Hill. Gary and I have been going to a permission, that Gary secured. It has been productive, as evidenced by our finds, over the last month. A few trips, this past week has provided a few more finds, in the woods of Maine. This past week, Gary has found a Large Copper coin (still unidentified). Could it be a Large Cent, Large British Copper or something else. The U.S. stopped making Large Cents, in 1857, so this is going to be an extremely old coin. Gary also found 2 Walking Liberty Quarters, one from 1925 and no date on the second SLQ. Silver is always a great find.
Myself, found a 1909 Barber Quarter and a 14K White Gold Ring (stone is missing). The design of the ring put the ring from the early 1900’s and is considered an Art Deco design. This makes sense because the ring was found, very close to the coins, from 1909 to 1925. I was completely shocked to find a gold ring, in the woods.
Always fun to get out, into Mother Nature and find some goodies. If I get called out and make a recovery, you will be the first to know. Meanwhile, you can find me in the woods. ❤️🙏

Update on one of the the axe heads, I found, back in late October. Joe Cowan, of chandlerbrooktoolco, in North Yarmouth,...
12/14/2024

Update on one of the the axe heads, I found, back in late October. Joe Cowan, of chandlerbrooktoolco, in North Yarmouth, Maine has sent me some photos of the slightly larger axe head. After some electrolysis, he has been able to see some blacksmith marks. Hopefully the actual maker, time frame and the country of origin can be determined. He is researching this now and may reach out to a museum or teo, that specializes in the trade axes. The axe head is most likely from the 18th century to early 19th century. But, could also be from the16th and or 17th century. More research is needed. One thing for sure, this is an extremely old axe head and remember, it was found near a 1767 Danish West Indies 12 Skilling Silcer Coin. Could the axe have been lost, around the same time as the coin?
Horse shoe age is unknown but may not be as okd as the axe heads and coin. A trained Farrier will be contacted, for this determination
Please check out Joe's company, Chandler Brook Tool Company, via the link above. Joe does much more than restore old tools and axes.

The information below is from www.furtradetomahawks.com

"The French Biscayne (or Basque peoples) trade axes are the oldest style of metal axe we know of traded in North America. The eye pattern has a distinctive ovate egg shape that contrasts considerably with typical round eyes usually found.

Records show Biscay hatchets being traded to American Indians as early as 1520's - 1540's; the French from about 1560-1750's; and the British from 1674 -1690's? which were copies of the French ones but were recorded as imports by the blacksmith Samuel Banner from England. The terminology and history of Biscay hatchets in the fur trade are not completely understood because there are so many places surrounding Biscay Bay where other provinces and districts also named Biscay in NW France & SW Spain make it difficult to track. Bayonne, France is the center of this Basque region and appears to be where these Biscayne trade axes were forged & also the city that originated the name/invention of bayonets. Some were reportedly made in Quebec as well.

The French made Biscay style trade axes from at least the 1530's-and tapering off until the last known reference to them was 1758. The term Biscay Bay is derived from the iron mines of Spain's Bay of Biscay which border's Spain and France where the preferred iron was located. Recent research by Kevin Gladysz translating early French documents now indicate these Biscay hatchets were made in the city of Bayonne, France. There were also Biscay provinces in Spain near that border where author Kevin Gladysz contends they were made and then sent to Bayonne, France before coming to North America for the Indian trade in "New France". Both traders & Indians preferred that particular iron in the early years of trade. The earliest record I could find of a biscayne axe associated with American Indians was when the Desoto expedition found "Biscayan iron axes, glass beads & roseries" already in an Indian village in 1540 which they thought to have come from the previous Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón's expedition of 1526 to South Carolina after disease and warfare decimated their small colony. (The Spanish Settlements 1513-1561 by Woodbury Lowery) "

Well, I was mentioned on X (formerly Twitter), yesterday. Lot of very nice comments and my reply. 2.4 million views. Unb...
12/12/2024

Well, I was mentioned on X (formerly Twitter), yesterday. Lot of very nice comments and my reply. 2.4 million views. Unbelievable. ❤️🙏

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return  #86At approximately 6:30pm, on Tuesday December 10th, 2024, I recei...
12/11/2024

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return #86

At approximately 6:30pm, on Tuesday December 10th, 2024, I received a call from Chris. Chris told me that he had just lost his wedding ring and wanted to know if I could come up and find it. I then asked Chris, if he could tell me what happened and where did he lose it.
Chris explained that he had been cleaning his wife’s car off and his hands were cold and wet. So, before getting into the car, Chris shook the snow off his hands and once inside the vehicle, he noticed his wedding ring was missing. I asked Chris if he had felt or seen the ring come off. He hadn’t! But, he knew where he was standing when he shook his hands and had been searching the snow, in that area, but it was fruitless. No wedding ring was found.
His wife, Erin, then put a Facebook post out, on Windham Maine Community Board Unfiltered, .
Once Erin had done that, she started getting many referrals, to call me, TRFOM. It was at this point, that Chris called me. Chris wanted to know if I could come search tonight. I suggested I could do it the next day, but then remembered that I was having a crown put on, a broken tooth. I also remembered that tomorrow’s weather was going to be heavy rain and very high winds. I wouldn’t be able to search tomorrow. The day after that, I was already booked, in Auburn, Maine and Friday I am taking my mother to her Dr’s appointments and then my wife and I needed to be in Portland, Maine, for 5:00pm. Saturday, I have tentatively scheduled a search, in NH. This means if I didn’t go tonight, I probably wouldn’t be able to search for Chris’s ring until Sunday. So I told Chris that I would search tonight but just need to load my equipment up and drive the approximately 40 minutes or so, to Town of Windham, Maine .
I left S**o, Maine at 6:50 pm and arrived at Chris’s home at 7:30pm. I then asked Chris to show me the area that he had been cleaning the car and where he had shaken his hands. Chris showed me and I could see the disturbed and packed down snow, of where he had unsuccessfully searched. I would search this area first and if I wasn’t able to locate the ring, I would start expanding the search area.
I started searching, at the road and worked my way, onto the lawn, approximately 10’ deep. No ring but lots of high conductivity metals, where gold is considered a low conductor. So, I turned around, took a 1/2 step, to my left and headed towards the road. Still no ring. Turned around and headed back onto the lawn and still nothing. Turned around, heading back to the road and almost immediately received a very loud target. The VDI was reading higher than normal for gold but it was such a great sounding target, I couldn’t not check it out. I slowly put my pinpointer into the snow and located the target. I started gently pushing the top layer of snow, off the target, when I caught a glimpse of something yellow and metallic, under the bright lights of my headlamp, that I was wearing. I looked up at Chris and said, “I found your ring”. Chris was almost in disbelief, “Really”, he asked. I then had Chris come over and I showed him the very small piece of yellow, showing in the snow. Chris was now smiling ear to ear and couldn’t believe I had found his ring, approximately 5’ from where he thought it was and where he was searching. Chris kept thanking me for coming so far to help him and he also told me that the wedding ring, was his deceased father’s ring p, that had been passed down to him. WOW, another Heirloom Ring recovered and returned. I am so happy to have been able to help Chris and Erin, in their time of need. Tonight, Chris will sleep well, knowing that his father’s ring, in now back where it belongs, Chris’s finger.
As I always say, every ring has a story and Chris’s ring now has another story, to go with its long history. I get to add another smile, to my “Book of Smiles”.

Have you lost something in the snow, leaves, grass, sand, etc? A ring, keys, phone or something else metallic? I can hel...
12/10/2024

Have you lost something in the snow, leaves, grass, sand, etc? A ring, keys, phone or something else metallic? I can help you find it, with my metal detecting service. Call The Ring Finders of Maine at 207-423-3027.

As always NO CHARGE FOR MY TIME OR MY SERVICE. Just a low Transportation Fee, starting at $10.00, to cover my gas, tolls, wear and tear, etc..
Call Dennis at 207-423-3027❤️🙏

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return  #85I had just returned home from a successful Heirloom Ring recover...
12/08/2024

The Ring Finders of Maine, with Recovery and Return #85

I had just returned home from a successful Heirloom Ring recovery and return, in Acton, Maine, when I received the following text

“Hi I'm hoping to get in contact with Dennis of Ring Finders of Maine. My name is Tim and I live in Limington Maine (about 45 minutes from S**o, Maine). I've been missing my keys since yesterday morning, and my wife and I have torn our house apart looking for them. We believe they may be under a couple inches of snow along the edges of our driveway, I wanted to know if you were able to offer your metal detector services to help find them”

I immediately texted Tim back and told him that I could certainly help him, to try and find his keys. I sent the following text message back to Tim

“A few questions
1) what makes you think they may be in the driveway area?
2) Are these actual keys, a key fob or both?
3) How big and long, is the driveway? I could bring an extra detector, if you or your wife would like to help search.”

Tim replied

“The driveway is about 5-6 car lengths long and 2 cars wide.
There is a fob, but there's also 4 or 5 metal keys, and it's on a carbon fiber key organizer.
We think they're in the driveway because I usually keep keys in one coat pocket and my wallet in the other, and I last had them Wednesday when I went out and came back. I was staking our driveway for our plow guy since we had some snow coming Wednesday night into Thursday and when I went to use my car yesterday my wallet was still in my coat pocket but my keys were not, and between staking the driveway and taking a couple patio chairs off the deck the only explanation for not finding them in the house anywhere is if they fell out of my pocket while outside.
I'm happy to help search if you can teach me what I need to do”

I replied
“Ok, are you available now? I can come up now, if this is ok.
What is your full name and address, I would need to go to? I will bring the spare detector”

Tim said he was home and I told him I would be there shortly. After being home less than an hour, after returning from Acton, Maine, I was out the door, to Limington, Maine. I arrived at Tim’s home, approximately 45 minutes later and was promptly met by Tim. I asked Tim to show me the areas, he thinks the keys may be in. Tim said the keys could be on either side of the driveway, where he had placed some stakes and cleaned back a little snow. They could be out back, where he had moved some patio furniture. The could also be along the walkway, to the front door, coming from the driveway.
I then retrieved both of my detectors, set them up and tested them, with my set of keys and key fob. After placing my set of keys, under the bank of snow, along the driveway, I showed Tim, what he would need to do and listen for, as he helped me search. The detectors were picking up the test keys with no problems, at approximately 10-12 inches, under the snow bank. After watching Tim swing the detector, over the test keys, I asked him which side of the driveway would he like to search. He chose the right side, as you faced the house and I would start on the left side, of the house. As we were searching, we were receiving plenty of targets but definitely not in the key range. As we were finishing up the sides of the driveway, I heard Tim say, “Got em” and I looked up and Tim had found them, at the intersection of the driveway and walkway, to the front door. Tim was very excited and happy, with a smile from ear to ear.He surmised that they fell out of his pocket, while placing a stake, in the area and disappeared, under the surface of the snow and then more snow arrived, covering them even more.
Tim said he had been extremely stressed about his keys and key fob being lost. The key fob was extremely wet, from the snow and Tim was going to place it in a bag of rice, hoping to dry the fob out. Hopefully, it works.
So it’s not always jewelry that The Ring Finders of Maine help recover. Sometimes it’s Keys, Key Fob, Property Markers, Water Shutoff Valves, Cell Phones, etc.. Whatever the item is, I love being able to help people like Tim out, in their time of need. It’s such a great feeling when I am able to return a lost item and add another face to my “Book of Smiles”

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