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Had a great time up on the WAM with Izzy on Veteran’s Day. Here are some shots:  

What a great time we all had up in Bath NH at Big Dig IV on July 12-16. I guess we had about 30+ prospectors show up over the 5 day event. Panning, sluicing, dredging, high-banking…we had it all! And some pretty awesome AU was found.  

Well, we had a great time up at Mountain View Campground in Morrisville Vermont this past weekend. About 14 people (and 3 dogs)  showed up. What a blast! Thank you to: Heidi, Elizabeth, Matt, Andy, Julie, Alex, Dave, Christy, Janelle, Randy, Daksha, Eunice, Ron, JT, Gypsy and Libby. for making the weekend (and my birthday) […]

So we’re gearing up for the first dig of the season up in Morrisville VT at Mountain View Campground this Fri-Sun June 8-10. Hoping to scope out some interesting locations like the Lamoille River and Sterling Brook. Gonna check out the falls and gorges in Morrisville. Bringing the 6′ long sucker to see what’s in […]

Just t heads up to anyone coming up to Little Dig III in Vermont this summer.  You need a permit to sluice in VT and no dredging is allowed. Here is a link to get a sluicing permit: HERE

Since we’ll be holding Little Dig III in Vermont this June, I found some possible locations for gold. If anyone has had any luck in these areas let me know. We will be camping at Mountain View Campground in Morrisville on the Lamoille River. Lamoille County Vermont The most promising areas to prospect in Lamoille […]

Check out Heidi’s new site for the spouses of prospectors….FUN! P.A.N.S. Group

We have finally set the dates for BIG DIG IV. July 12-16, Bath, NH (Twin River Campground) Be sure to get your camping reservation in SOON because sites are going fast. Also remember that this is a FREE event and that Twin River Campground does not have any information about the event (so please send […]

The Wild AM is usually covered with about 3-4 feet of ice this time of the winter. But as I found last week, not the case this year. You have to search around for a good spot to break through thin ice to get at the dirt, but it’s certainly there if you search!   […]

There has been some interest in heading up the the Wild AM Jan 2nd. Heidi and I were up there last year and it was a really eye-opening day for sure. Here is the post from last winter: http://www.wheretofindgold.us/2011/01/02/winter-prospecting-in-new-england-hell-yea/ So if you are interested in going up give us a yell!