GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Ole Andersen spends his free time "treasure hunting" in the parks and woods of the southern Berkshires. It all started about two years ago, when he accidentally fell into the Housatonic River while fishing.

“I was like, ‘Well, now I’m wet and I’m out here, I might as well see what’s here,’” Andersen recalled. “And I found an old medicine bottle from the 1800s. It was broken, but that’s how it all started.”

Andersen has a YouTube channel called "The Berkshires MA Treasure Hunter," where he posts videos of his hunting sessions. He also shares his more noteworthy finds on social media.

He certainly doesn’t mind introducing people to his hobby.

“Well, everybody knows me in town now,” Andersen said. “There’s not so many people today, but the kids are very curious. I have a metal detector coming, so this one’s going to be my spare, so if anybody wants to try it while I’m here, they can try it.”

On a recent excursion, Andersen explored the park behind Great Barrington’s town hall. He has found some interesting items here, including a gold amulet he said dates to the 1700s and some rare coins.

Usually, the finds just consist of bits of trash and some change. When Spectrum News 1 joined him, Andersen got a little lucky, digging up several coins in the same spot.

“This doesn’t happen very often, to get that many coins,” Andersen said. “Normally, it could be just like two stuck together, not like six in the same hole.”

And later in the day, after Spectrum News 1 had left, Andersen struck silver, finding a 1858 United States three-cent coin, which had been on his treasure hunting bucket list.