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Discovery Channel ‘Expedition Unknown’ host Josh Gates is from Manchester by the Sea | don’t miss Billy Baker’s gem of a ‘secret’ story Boston Globe

Posted on by Catherine

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John Tlumacki Boston Globe photo The Krupat family found buried treasure in Boston's North End article by Billy Baker.jpg

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“…Then early last year, “Expedition Unknown,” a television show on the Discovery Channel, did a special on “The Secret” that set off a new frenzy of treasure hunters.

“I’ve been making travel adventure shows for 10 years, and I’ve never seen anything like the reaction to that show,” said Josh Gates, the show’s host, who is a Tufts grad and a native of Manchester-by-the-Sea. “So many people contacted me, and a lot of them were from the Boston area because it’s long been believed that one of them was hidden there.”

The Krupat children, 12-year-old Molly and 10-year-old Jack, saw the episode and called their parents into the room, knowing this would be right up their father’s alley. Jason Krupat makes his living as a puzzle and game designer. Soon, the family began making weekend trips into the city to work on what had come to be known as “the Boston verse.”

Great read. Hidden treasure, a family’s quest, and ‘The Secret’ by Billy Baker Boston Globe, here.

photos above – John Tlumacki Boston Globe “The Krupat family found buried treasure in Boston’s North End” and West Construction Corp., Halifax.

 

Discovery Channel at Ocean Alliance

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Ian Kerr Discovery Channel interview ©kim Smith 2014 copyIain Kerr Interview with Discovery

Sunday morning Discovery Channel News was at Ocean Alliance filming a story about SnotBot, the organization’s new drone. The drone was created by a group of Olin College of Engineering students, under the direction of Professor Drew Bennet, in the College’s robotics lab.

Drew Bennet Olin College studentys Snot Bot ©Kim Smith 2014. JPG

“SnotBot will be used to collect DNA, bacteria, viruses and stress hormones from whale blows. The team also tested SnotShot, a machine that makes a simulated whale blow (with the capacity to simulate different blow types) on demand—a testing tool that will actually help the scientists in the field collect a control sample.

Olin College students Snot Bot ©kim Smith 2014

The SnotBot drone works something like this: “as SnotBot flies out to a whale that is approximately 300m from the research vessel, it hovers over a whale and the whale repeatedly blows onto a collection device. After the sample is collected and brought back to the RV Odyssey, the data is used to help interpret an animal’s state of heath through the analysis of bacteria, viruses, DNA, and stress hormones recovered from the whale’s blow.”

Read More from the Olin College of Engineering Website Here

Snot Bot Ocean Alliance Archives Here

Captain Dominic ©Kim Smith 2014Gorgeous View from the Paint Factory of the Captain Dominic Fishing Boat

See More Photos Here

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I Wanna Puke!!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Discovery Channel chooses to film the construction of The Inferior Vanilla Rockland Lobster Trap tree as opposed to The REAL DEAL.

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Discovery Channel to film Lobster Trap Christmas Tree

Gloucester’s 2009 Tree-

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Rockland’s Crappy Vanilla Tree-

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Thanks to Penelope Crane for alerting me to this horrible injustice.

Sig Hansen from The Deadliest Catch Appearance

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Sig Hansen, captain of the f/v Norwestern featured on the Discovery Channel Show “The Deadliest Catch” will be making a public appearance to benefit the Plum Cove playground on Sunday, June 1st at the Gloucester House Restaurant.

We are trying to raise $10,000 to rebuild our playground . We are a few thousand dollars away from our goal. If we reach the $10,000 milestone, then we will receive a corporate match of $10,000.

Tickets are available for $15 and includes chowder and hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to meet Sig. Cash bar. Raffle prizes.

Special thanks to our sponsors The Gloucester House, Cape Pond Ice, Capt. Joe & Sons, North Shore Builders.

For ticket informatin contact Kristin Michel at kristinmichel@comcast.net or 978-290-6035
or Jamie Marshall at jmarshall@tridentseafoods.com or 978-317-0213