The reason I bring it up here is that in the last few years they have found numerous artifacts which are pretty convincing proof that there were activities taking place on Oak Island by Europeans long before Columbus' trip in 1492. Near the end of this past season, they found a piece of wood which looks like a piece of a ship's railing that is scientifically dated between 660 and 770. A single piece of ship's railing could be a fluke but they have made other finds going back to the 1200' that cannot be a fluke.

In many of his books, LL wrote into the story that explorers had been coming to North America for a long time before Columbus. Like I said, for history buffs it's been a fun watch. Anyone interested can catch up if they have the ability to stream shows. It looks like all of the past episodes are available.