The Host's Hunt is for all.  Anyone reading this page is invited!   The main hunt is best for ages 12 and up, but if sufficient number of younger children attend an easier hunt may be provided.

The Host's Hunt is a puzzle hunt based on the Washington Post Hunt, which was held for 9 years (2008-2016) in Washington D.C. The hunt features word puzzles and riddles that solve to a numeric answer.  Those answers coordinate with final clues that help in the endgame.  Winners take home the coveted "Dolphins die in darkness" (pun on the Post's motto "Democracy dies in darkness"/the neighborhood swim team's mascot) mug.  

The hunt starts at 9554 Many Mile Mews in Columbia, MD and participants search a walkable area (less than half a square mile) for clues.   Hunters are given a map.  The location of puzzles is  based on coordinates provided at the start of the game. 

Saturday, May 2nd.  The hunt will start at 12:30 pm with registration and picking up materials.  At 1:10 pm the hunt will commence.  At 3:00 hunters should regroup to the start for the final clue.  

The Huntington Host (Kathy) and her husband attended all 9 of the Washington Post Hunts run by Dave Barry and Gene Weingarten.  In 2017, a decision was made not to hold the Post Hunt due to funding issues, so the Host who lived in the Huntington neighborhood of Columbia planned a hunt for her family, loosely based on the Post Hunt, each Easter.  In 2020 during the pandemic, this hunt was held through Zoom for family and friends.  In 2021, the first neighborhood "Host's Hunt" was held.   At the 2022 hunt, a request for a fall hunt was made, and the Host was more than happy to oblige with the G'host hunt.  The hunt was also made into a fundraiser for various charities.    Shannon Nabors, the host's daughter started running the Fall Ghost hunt in 2023.

Previous Hunts

2021 1st spring Host's Hunt

2022 2nd spring Host's Hunt

1st Ghost Hunt  benefitted Baltimore Outreach Services

2023 3rd spring Host's Hunt benefitted Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services

2nd Ghost Hunt benefited Hammond Drama

2024 4th spring Host's Hunt benefitted Dr. Deborah Armstrong's Medical Research in memory of Dana Gentile, a former Huntington resident.   $1000 raised

3rd Ghost Hunt benefited Hurricane Helene victims via Golden Harvest Foods

2025 5th spring Host's Hunt benefited CA Wildfire victims via Lutheran World Relief.  $1500 raised

Fall 2025 Ghost Hunt benefitted the Cherry Capital Men's Chorus and the Traverse City area Food bank in memory of Jack Glyshaw, the hosts' father and grandfather. 

2026 6th Sprint Host's Hunt will benefit Global Refuge.  $1500 goal is set.  Guests can make contributions directly at this  donation page