The Roanoke Lost Colony saga has long held the interest of historians and scholars. In like manner, much of the general public is also curious about the known and the unknown about Virginia’s first colony. The tale’s elements of legend, mystery, exploration, and adventure are too much for fans of those features to ignore. Here, the early chapters entail Sir Walter Raleigh's three endeavors at laying claim to lands in the New World. His first jaunt to North America was preliminary exploration, the second to set up a military base, and the third to establish a British colony for England's Queen Elizabeth I. Middle chapters focus on the fate of the Lost Colony settlers – evidence both circumstantial and concrete. The circumstantial evidence consists of hearsay and anecdote, with a smidgen of documentary evidence thrown in. Final chapters center upon evidence from the more modern, scientific-like fields of archaeology, genealogy, and genetics. Is the Lost Colony as lost as it used to be