Start of the Modern Treasure Hunt
A journey begins as Michigan brothers Rick and Marty Lagina fulfill a childhood dream by arriving on Oak Island to search for its legendary treasure. This inaugural season introduces viewers to the 220-year mystery and the modern team assembled to solve it. The brothers explore Borehole 10-X, investigate Smith's Cove, and make their first startling discovery: coconut fiber carbon-dated to 1260-1400 AD, centuries before Columbus reached the Americas. The season establishes the show's documentary style and introduces key locations including the Money Pit, the swamp, and the War Room. At the end of the season when they start to lose hope, they find a Spanish coin in the swamp.
Key Discoveries
Coconut fiber dated 1260-1400 AD, Spanish 8 maravedí coin (1652), pottery fragments from Money Pit drilling, wooden "tusk" at Smith's Cove
Key People
Rick Lagina, Marty Lagina, Craig Tester, Dave Blankenship, Dan Blankenship, Jack Begley, Dan Henskee, Fred Nolan, Petter Amundsen
All Episodes
5 episodesWhat Lies Below
In February 2013, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina travel from Michigan to Oak Island, Nova Scotia, to launch the most extensive exploration of the island in over two hundred years.
The Mystery of Smith's Cove
At the 10-X shaft, Dave Blankenship, Jack Begley, and Dan Henskee sift through debris brought to the surface by the airlift operation.
Voices from the Grave
In the War Room, the team turns its attention to the Oak Island swamp.
The Secret of Solomon's Temple
The draining of the Oak Island swamp continues, though progress is slower than expected and one of the two pumps fails shortly after starting.
The Find
Following the strong metal detector signals at the Mercy point in the previous episode, the team returns to the swamp with a Deepmax X6, a far more sophisticate...