Mike Baker, Author at The Ring Finders

Found Ring Lost In Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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1/15/26

I got a call this afternoon from a fellow who’s wife had lost her engagement ring and wedding band a few days ago. They were visiting Vermont and having fun in the Winter outdoors. They were sliding on the steep hill at their AirBnB when she crashed and rolled over. She immediately realized that her rings had fallen off. Luckily, they found her wedding band still in the sled! So, they knew the engagement ring must be nearby. They searched the best they could and finally gave up. Snow doesn’t give up small items easily!

Knowing that a metal detector was needed, they found The Ring Finders service on line and gave me a call. Fortunately, I had the afternoon off and was able to go right over. They had already left the state, so were unable to accompany me. He sent me an awesome video of her crash and all the laughing after! Between that video and all their tracks in the snow, I had a good idea about where to start the search. Literally 5 or 6 swings and I heard a strong gold signal! About 6 or 7” into the snow was her beautiful ring! I immediately sent them a photo, they were so relieved.

I drove part way to New Jersey to save them a couple hundred miles of driving and the expense of an overnight stay. She has her ring back on her finger now! None of us dared to mail it, it is too important.

 

 

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Found Ring in the Snow

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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1/6/26

A couple days ago I got a message from a woman who had lost her gold ring in the snow. A close friend of hers very recently lost her husband, so she asked this friend and her daughter to come over for some good home cooked food and much needed company. They decided to go out and horse around in the snow and have a little snowball fight. In the process she lost her ring. Her poor friend was feeling guilty because she had lost her ring.

So last night I went over, she showed me the area and I got started. It was very easy to see where they had been playing because of their tracks in the snow. Being an old house, with lots of activity over the last 200 years, the ground was full of signals. In about 20 minutes, after checking many targets, I got a good signal. There was her ring about 5 inches down in the snow. She was relieved and I’m sure her friend will be happy as well. So nice to have a good result for the first search of the new year!

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  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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12/20/25

I was out on a search for someone’s well when I got a message from someone who had lost his wedding ring in the snow. So, I messaged back that I could come this evening.

When I got there he showed me the area and explained that he had been sweeping snow off a car and doing a little shoveling during the large snowstorm we had a few days ago. He had also taken off his gloves a couple times to shake the snow off.

So, we got started. We had lost a lot of snow, which helped speed up the search. After getting a few false alarms from foil wrappers, I got a good signal. I moved some leaves and there was his ring! It was still in perfect condition, but nearly had been driven over.

He was so happy and couldn’t wait to tell his wife!

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So Many Car Keys Found In Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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12/7/25

Just had another car key find at a new local dog park and recreation area, the former Elks Club Golf Coarse in Montpelier. It took 4 sessions to find it, pretty darn large area! So far, 4 for 4 on keys there. Unfortunately, the fellow had recently ordered a replacement key from the local Toyota dealership for $500, which they required up front payment. I’m hoping they will be decent to him and give a refund, because the key hasn’t been programmed for his Rav 4 yet.

I also built a Lost and Found box out of scrap building materials and brought it over there. People are frequently losing things in places like that!

There have been so many other car key searches lately, all around the region. These successful searches have saved the family many thousands of dollars, in total.
Feels great to be able to help them out!

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Lucky Day, Found Key at Dog Park

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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11/2/25

I got a call from a lady who had lost her Nissan Leaf key while walking in a local dog park. It’s a former golf course, and much of the area the grass is a little deep.

We met there and she showed me roughly where she and her handsome Golden Doodle had walked. Then she went home. I made many passes where I thought it might most likely be, with no luck. I was beginning to think someone had already found it and was trying to locate the owner.

Then I remembered there was a lot of freshly fallen leaves back near the parking lot. I worked that area and was nearly out of spots to try, when I got a good signal. There it was, hidden in the leaves!

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Found Car Keys in Vermont Fall

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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10/18/2025

Got a call yesterday from someone who had lost her car keys while walking in a huge dog park. I called back and we arranged a search for late afternoon. We met and she told me the area that it should be. I searched until dark with no luck. We arranged to meet again this morning.

We started the morning by going to the area where she had gone into the woods to retrieve a mischievous dog. Shortly after, I got a good signal, moved some leaves and there they were!

She was so happy. I love the successes!!! She told me to thank my wife for being so supportive of my time consuming hobby!

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Wedding Ring Found on a Vermont Lake Shore

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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8/31/25
Got a call for help from a friend of a fellow who had just lost his wedding ring. It was a beautiful day, so they had all gone to a beach on Lake Champlain. They were playing some smashball in the sand when he noticed his ring had fallen off. They all started searching while his friend found The Ring Finders online and gave me a call. Wondering what they could do while I was on the way, I said they should stake a claim to that section of the beach so no one could walk off with it!

I jumped in my truck and got there in about an hour. To my amazement, they had used their feet to grid an area about 30’x 30’ in the sand and even put a 6’ bullseye in the area they thought it might be! I got started, got a bunch of junk signals, and then called them over to watch when I got a nice sounding ring signal right on the edge of the bulleseye. I stirred the sand a little with the pinpointer and his ring appeared! They were happy, relieved and amazed with the speed of the find. I sure wish they were all this easy!!

Now they can enjoy the rest of their Labor Day vacation in our beautiful state!

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Handmade Wedding Ring Found in Vermont

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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8/8/25

Got a voicemail on Thursday from a lady who had lost her wedding ring about 10 days earlier. It was lost somewhere in a Summer camp “village” on the shore of Lake Champlain. She wasn’t worried about someone walking off with it because it’s a small, private area where everybody knows each other, so we made plans for me to go search on the weekend.

Her ring was very special not only because it was her wedding band, but also because her husband had made it for her!

So, I went there this morning, met some of her family and a lot of nice, helpful people. She was back home out of state and couldn’t be here today. I searched the 2 areas where she thought she may have lost it, near a swing set and in the water near the dock, with no luck. So, I decided to expand and search the likely foot routes she may have walked around the village. After about 3 hours, I needed to think about stopping, because of pain from an ailment I’m dealing with. Then the perfect signal happened! I moved the grass and pressed fully into the dirt was a gold ring. I dug it out, cleaned it off and called her with the good news. I guess a car or truck must have drove over it, but it was fine.

I’ll be able to give it to her soon when she returns for another visit.

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Extremely Sentimental Rings Found at a Vermont Beach

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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8/6/25

I got a voicemail around noon today from a woman who had lost 3 rings yesterday. She and her husband had been visiting Vermont from out of state and were close to the end of their vacation when she lost her wedding, engagement and a silver ring at a public beach at one of our awesome state parks. They also had accidentally fully discharged their electric car’s battery which added some extra stress and inconvenience.

Not only was it her wedding rings, but her engagement ring was made with her grandmother’s diamond. That and being lost in a public place put top priority in getting there quick! So, as soon as I could I met them at the beach. She showed me the 3 areas they might have been lost, and we started with the most likely place. After about 20 minutes, I got a very promising signal with mixed tones. I pushed the pinpointer into the sand and there was her wedding ring! Did it again and out popped her engagement ring! Seconds later we found her silver ring. All 3 were within inches of each other!

What a fantastic moment! I’m so glad they are going home tonight with her rings.

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Very Sentimental Ring Recovered From a Vermont Pond

  • from Barre (Vermont, United States)
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7/19/25

In the past few weeks I have had 2 failed searches that are weighing heavily on my mind. They were both lost in ponds where the bottom was 12-18” of pudding-like mud, organic debris and lots of human litter like broken glass, rusty cans, aluminum foil, bottle caps and can pull tabs. I know the owners and families of these rings are frustrated and broken hearted, and I am truly sorry.

Early this week I got a message from friend of a woman who had lost a very sentimental ring while visiting Vermont and swimming in a small pond. Unfortunately, she left for home yesterday, but I arranged to meet her friend at the pond.

So, he showed me the area where she had likely lost it, I put on the wet suit and waded carefully down the steep, slippery clay bottom. I got a couple trashy signals and then, in about 5’ of water, I got a strong, repeating signal that might be a ring. It took over 10 minutes to get it into the scoop, because of the depth, the clay on the bottom and the cloudy water. Finally, I got the target into the scoop, went to shore and there it was! I handed it to her friend and he called her up. I wish I could’ve been with her to see the reaction, but I imagine there was rejoicing and maybe some happy tears! Much thanks to her friend who travelled back to the spot and assisted with the recovery.

I sure hope that this is a sign that I am onto another string of successes!


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