Dennis Boothby

I hugged him and told him he’s doing God’s work! I welled-up with tears of joy! (2025)

You’ve probably heard the expression “You never know how much you love something until you lose it.” I recently had significant weight loss, coupled with applying slippery sunscreen and later restroom hand sanitizer, I was unwittingly primed to suffer the resulting loss. In retrospect, probably not the best combination to keep a smooth wedding ring on my finger!

When I realized it was missing, I felt that sickening feeling as my heart sank. We searched all our pockets, bags, chair pouches and the immediate beach area sifting through the sand, but to no avail. Looking around my surroundings and the vast expanse of sandy beach, the proverbial “finding a needle in a haystack,” seemed more likely than ever finding my ring. We reluctantly packed-up and left the park hoping someone would find it and turn it in. I left my contact info with Lynn at the front gate and then prayed to St. Anthony (Patron Saint of miracles to recover lost items). Within minutes, I received a text message from Lynn at Maine State Parks suggesting I try reaching out to Dennis, along with his contact information. I immediately called him and we planned to meet there just as they were closing the gates. With the help of his wife, Cheryl (a real sweet heart!), we drove around to an access pathway and walked back to the now uninhabited beach as high tide was just peaking! Dennis set up all the equipment and began a sweeping grid pattern, in a north-south direction, gradually working our pattern away from the waters-edge toward the dunes. After finding all sorts of metals (aluminum, tin can lids, metal tent spikes and miscellaneous pieces of fishing tackle, one last push to the outer edges of our grid and BINGO! There was Dennis holding my ring between his fingers with the look on his face that said it all! I hugged him and told him he’s doing God’s work! I welled-up with tears of joy! I took a picture of my hand now reunited with the ring on my finger and sent the text to my wife! Total time lost was less than 3 hours!

Who does that in today’s world? Dennis and Cheryl are miracle workers and should be recognized for their service to us! Lastly, I notified Lynn at the Maine State Park Ferry Beach that the ring was found and thanked her as well for connecting me with Dennis and Cheryl.

Thank you Dennis... (2024)

Thank you Dennis. I had heard about my mother losing her ring years ago when I ordered mine while attending TA. Although I didn’t make the “ring returning party”, it was great to see what the ring actually looked like. Thank you again!

So thank you so so much again you have no idea how we appreciate your time and dedication of helping people I want to thank this man Dennis Boothby. (2023)

I would like to thank you so very much. The day the ring was lost I never seen two sad people as sad as they were. We looked and looked and we were ready to leave for the day. And as I was talking to people they were talking about people that metal detect in the morning on the beach. So as I was talking to Brandon I said we will wake up early in the morning and we will go down to the beach in hopes of finding someone that did metal detecting. As we were walking along the beach searching figured it would be way under the Sand by then. As we were ready to call it quits we saw a man with a metal detector walking. I had approached the man and was talking to him about it and I called Brandon over and he described it to the gentleman. I have never seen anyone so eager to help someone in need. As we were back at our Airbnb just talking with everybody he gets a phone call from Dennis. And then he sends a picture of the Ring to Brandon. I’ve never seen faces light up like Brandon and Larissa’s after they got back to show the ring to us their luck and smiles were priceless. I just want to thank you!! You made a day so special for them. So thank you so so much again you have no idea how we appreciate your time and dedication of helping people

I want to thank this man Dennis Boothby.

After looking and looking the day before and getting up early to go look for this ring. Honestly I didn’t think there was hope. After talking the day before to people they said there are people that metal detect the shore in the early hours. Brandon and I (his father) got up early in hopes of finding someone that metal detects. We were not seeing anyone detecting. We were about to call it quits. Along comes a man metal detector. So I had approached him to talk to him. I don’t think I have seen the willingness of anybody that was eager to help. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! To see them be so down on a vacation, and when Brandon got the call the look on his face and Larissa’s faces when they came back was priceless. I know it made my day. And again thank you so much!!