About the Actor
Joanna Skye - Host
Joanna Skye was looking for a unique profession - one that would take her to historic places, challenge her creativity, and lead her on crazy adventures. She makes her television debut with "Lost Legends of the West" and successfully mounted a new career not only as a host, but also as a researcher, writer and treasure hunter. Joanna grew up outside Philadelphia and has a degree in communications from Pennsylvania State University. After graduation, she moved cross country to Los Angeles with what would fit in her car and worked at a public relations firm for a year. When not on the road with the crew, Joanna lives in a beach community in Los Angeles. Joanna has had multipleon Emmy Nominations.
Nathan Cutietta - Producer
Nathan Cutietta is the owner of Swashbuckler Studios and the creator of "Lost Legends of the West". His television career started at 15 when he got a job as an editor at Jorgensen Productions, a small post-production house in Tucson, Arizona. Nathan worked there through school and then got a job at a Warner Brothers Affiliate as a producer. He later moved to Los Angeles and worked as a Director and Producer for Fox and Fox Sports. While at Fox Nathan started to play around with the idea producing his own show. Nathan's love of treasure hunting, travel and the outdoors was an obvious influence on his decision to create "Lost Legends of the West"
Product Description
In the early 1900s, a tin can full of solid gold was lost near the small little mining town of Mokelumne Hill. The legend was told to a doctor by his dying patient. The doctor traveled to Mokelumne Hill and stayed at the Hotel Leger before trying to find the treasure. The doctor spent weeks looking for the tin can but came back empty handed (which is why this remains a lost legend). In this episode, Joanna Skye travels back to modern day Mokelumne Hill only to find that it is not so "modern day". While staying at the Hotel Leger, Joanna begins to suspect that gold might not be the only thing hiding in the shadows of this old hotel. Joannas quest for the tin can takes her hiking, rock climbing, rafting and she ends up talking to some very, very interesting people to try and find the missing link. If you have ever considered about seeking the gold at Mokelumne Hill, watch this episode first. As Joanna Skye said after filming this episode "There is a reason no one knows about Mokelumne Hill".