Question ⁉️⁉️ What am I doing wrong?!?!

[Savagerider]

NO! I think I may have already gotten it and given it to the turd mayor as it's nowhere to be found...grrr ....

I’m going through the exact same thing! Argh. This is my second play through and money was tight early on. Might have sold it early. I got enough missing items mysteries to ponder. Next time…

 

[FilthyGorilla]

If you find it in the valley, it's called a secret note. If you find it on ginger island, it's a journal page.

I’m pretty sure you can find secret notes on the island too, just not vice versa.

 

[Xx_Aikra_xX]

!!!SPOILER WARNING FOR SOLUTION!!!

So! Given this image:

Spoiler: Secret Note #19

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The green square in front of the house (this will be Sam's house, you can tell by the picture if you compare it) indicates where you want to start, and the arrows indicate where to go to find a secret item. You need to move your Farmer in the indicated direction until they can't go in that direction any further, and at the end, use your pickaxe to pick up the secret item. At the end of the sequence, you should wind up behind Lewis's house and you will find his secret art project...a golden statue of himself...

In the end, you have the option to return the item to its owner...but honestly screw him, it's a great trophy instead and only gets you 750g of hush money if I recall correctly.

Hope this helps!

You don't have to follow the arrows. If you have the note, you can simply go to the end location and use a charged hoe.

 

[imnvs]

You don't have to follow the arrows. If you have the note, you can simply go to the end location and use a charged hoe.

This has been pointed out already, but good on you for trying to help.

 

[Sigrah]

Silly question, but do you have to use the hoe or some other tool to get it on switch? On the PC version, you just right click in the area behind Lewis's house to get it, at least that's how I got it after watching a YouTube video about it.