Saturday, June 25, 2011

Ohio Hunting Buddies


"On any given day, one might find neighbors Ron Swisher and Jim Kenney roaming through Marietta or another local community with metal detectors in their hands and ear phones on their heads, bound and determined to find a treasure buried deep in the soil.

'I got started in this about the late 60s, early 70s when metal detectors first came out,' said Swisher, 57, of Marietta. 'I started out coin collecting - it's less expensive to find them than it is to buy them.'

Swisher and his neighbor, Jim Kenney, 67, hunt for treasure for a few hours just about every day, so long as the weather cooperates."

Read more HERE.

Image Credits: Michael Dickenson

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