Since it is too wet to do any heavy duty digging in my now water hole, I thought I would walk the fields and see if I can get any clues to this lost saloon site. I have a hunch, that in this stand of trees is the saloon, but Continue reading
The rain has given me a chance to catch up on processing finds and honey do lists around the dream fulfilled homestead. But I just had to take the trip out to the late 1800′s to 1920 Freer Corner Store site to see how much water was in my hole Continue reading
The rain has given me a chance to catch up on processing finds and honey do lists around the dream fulfilled homestead. But I just had to take the trip out to the late 1800′s to 1920 Freer Corner Store site to see how much water was in my hole Continue reading
We have had storms and over 3 inches in rain these last few days, and my hole is 1/2 full of water, so I am taking this time to clean up the 130 bottles I have recovered from this site thus far. It is a great site and I can’t Continue reading
I was not expecting much today, but now I remember why I get so excited to dig a privy! The pickings were slim, but I confirmed my suspicions and located the old store. I did find a nice old coverall button. This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
It was overcast, cold and perfect for hunting today! I had no bugs and multi layers that kept me warm and on the hunt. I really found some amazing items that were waiting over a 100 years just for me to dig up! Now how can life get any better? Continue reading
How exciting! This site has more large bottles in fragments than you can imagine. I was so fortunate to get three totally intact large bottles from this site, that I must be living well! This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Today turned out to be a really great day! I accomplished my goal and found a ton of great items! So at the end of the day today I have 1/4 of the structure dug. Next time I will be doing the other half then starting to go deep! Well, Continue reading
It pays to dig by hand, I really was not expecting to find this 1901 V nickel where I was digging, but what a great surprise!!! This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
A little bit about the site I am hunting, Freer Corner Store, Greenbush Twp, Mille Lacs County, MN. Property of Larry Degelman. What a great site and an honor to recover the history lived here. This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
The dig goes on! Here is a wrap up of the finds for Wednesday as the rain starts to fall at the end of my day. Back out there again today, just getting my weary Grizzly bones moving to get back out there, but thought I would share this video Continue reading
I am digging the old Freer Corner store site and this dig is what we think was a root cellar or ice house that has been filled in with various debris over time. There are a ton of nails, field stone, foundation stone and bricks not to mention all the Continue reading
I was expecting to dig a rock pile that has been thrown into this old foundation, but I am finding some keepers and a 5 gallon pale full of rusty nails and iron! Woo Hoo! This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
