(AREA) – Johnny Perri has been a jeweler his whole life and learned the business from his dad. He decided to wipe the shelves clean at his Macomb County shop J&M Jewelers.
Buried treasure sounds more like a thing of the movies or pirate tales, but it is real.
Perri told his wife they could take everything out and retire or we can bury it across the state of Michigan.
He and his wife chose picked option two – burying a million dollars’ worth of treasure in dozens of spots from metro Detroit, north throughout the Upper Peninsula.
The man said he visited waterfalls, streams, and kayaked, adding as soon as the clues are released the race is on.
The pinch of the pandemic was too tough on his business and after 23 years, he is closing, with a new way to make money.
They are selling tickets to each “Treasure Quest” ticket holders will get a set of clues on a specific date.
There is a limited amount of tickets for each Treasure Quest.
Each prize worth about $4,000. The first hunt launches August 1 and is about approximately $4,200 with the price of silver at $20 an ounce.
Tickets for the first Treasure Quest are $49, but the prices will vary throughout the hunt.
If you want to buy tickets, you can go to johnnystreasurequest.com
