Since 2012, visitors have scoured Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island, in search of hidden treasure: hand-blown glass floats. 'Sunday Morning' joins some 'orbivores' (orb hunters) on the prowl for the delicate prizes.
So, you've taken the ferry from the mainland, and you're hiking one of Block Island's more than 30 miles of trails, and then bingo! You've just become one of the lucky ones – people who, since 2012, have been finding Block Island's hidden treasure: hand-blown glass orbs.It was all Eben Horton's idea. He and his wife, Jennifer Nauck, are glass artists in the village of Wakefield, on the Rhode Island coast.
Horton etches the number and the year on each one. Most of them are clear, but the first few are colored.CBS NewsMartha Teichner's glass float, Number 17. The orbs get hidden, only on public land, a few at a time, between early June and mid-October. Willi also oversees the website where finders register their finds."It gets people out on the trails and enjoying the beauty, the natural beauty of Block Island," she said.
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