Question - Where do you find places to Treasure Hunt?

[Button Lover]

I live in Michigan and have Northern acerage, but besides that I would love to treasure hunt at old barns, etc. How do you go about doing that? Do you have to know someone, ask permission, is there a web-site? Thanks for all the info

[Frankn]

Button Lover, Always willing to help a fellow hunter, but you have to open your eyes and look around for old trails and abandon buildings, think, read! Here's a good list of starters.
http://www.gwizit.com/treasure Click on treasure hunting. In the left column, click on Michigan. Print, read or copy the info, probably about 16 pages. Happy hunting, Frank

[Button Lover]

Thank you Frank, I'm already finding lot's of helpful information on the net. I went to the Michigan Treasure Hunters page and found lot's to get started.
Thanks,

[Button Lover]

Thanks all, I've found and received lot's of information to get started

[CWnut]

excerpt from detectingworld.com - heres a few to get you started-

1) Old Schools
2) City/Town Parks
3) Circus/Fair Sites
4) Old Churches
5) Old Homestead Sites: You might want to read my article - a detailed and illustrated guide to searching abandoned homestead sites, How To Search Around Cellar Holes Successfully.
6) Swimming Holes and Areas
7) Picnic Groves: You might want to read my story about A Picnic Grove Discovery.
8) Athletic Fields
9) Scout Camps
10) Rodeo Arenas
11) Campgrounds
12) Ghost Towns
13) Beaches
14) Taverns: You definitely need to read my story on Detecting at Swedish Tavern Site, ca. 17th Century
15) Roadside Rest Stops
16) Sidewalk Grassy Strips
17) Amusement Parks
18) Rural Mailboxes
19) Reunion Areas
20) Revival sites
21) Fort Sites
22) Winter Sledding Areas
23) Lookout/Overlook Sites
24) Church Supper Groves
25) Fishing Spots
26) Fishing Camps
27) Resorts
28) Old Barns and Outbuildings
29) Battle Sites: Check out my story on Hunting for WW2 Relics in Europe.
30) Band Shells
31) Racetracks
32) Rural Boundary Walls
33) Roadside Fruit and Vegetable Stands
34) Under Seaside Boardwalks
35) Flea Market Areas
36) Ski Slopes
37) Drive Ins
38) Canal Paths
39) Vacant Lots
40) Motels
41) College Campuses
42) Farmer Market Areas
43) Town Squares
44) Urban Yards and Backyards
45) Disaster Sites
46) Areas Around Skating Ponds
47) Hunting Lodges and Camps
48) Mining Camps
49) Railroad Grades, Stations and Junctions
50) Hiking Trails
51) Waterfalls
52) Rural Dance Sites
53) Lover's Lanes
54) Areas Adjacent to Historical Markers
55) Old Gas Stations and General Stores
56) Fence Posts
57) Chicken Houses
58) Bridges and Fords
59) Flower Beds
60) Playgrounds
61) Old Garbage Dumps
62) Cloth Lines
63) Military Camp and Cantonment Sites
64) Wells and Outhouses
65) Abandoned Houses and Structures
66) Areas where Old Trails Cross County or State Boundaries
67) Piles of Scraped Soil at Construction Sites
68) Old Stone Quarries
69) Areas Around Old Abandoned Cemeteries in the Forest
70) Junctions of Abandoned Roads (crossroads)

Do not expect to find lots of treasure every time you metal detect. In fact, there may be times when you come back home empty-handed. But the real joy of this wonderful hobby is never knowing what you are going to dig up next!