Allison Wonderland's 2005 Mock Hunt To Start on Sunday, March 6

Submitted by Joe Medallion on Tue, 02/15/2005 - 00:00

Fabulous Fern's
Western & Selby
Sunday, March 6, 2005
5pm start
6pm clue release

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Eighth Annual Rehash Bash

Submitted by Terry on Sat, 02/05/2005 - 00:00

One hundred folks, give or take a few, gathered at Crosby Lake Park for the eighth annual Rehash Bash to put another Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt to rest. There were the familiar faces and some new to the Cooler Crew as well.

This year’s finders were kind enough to show people where the prized medallion was found. Seems everyone was within feet of it at one time or another during the hunt. Does this mean the Crew is getting closer? Maybe next year, the Cooler Crew will prevail.

Food for this year’s Bash included sloppy Joe medallions, meatballs, goulash, dips, chips, almond bark, cakes, cookies, salads, desserts and hors d’ouerves of all kinds. No one should have left hungry. The Crew does know how to throw a party!

2005 Medallion Found....

Submitted by Joe Medallion on Fri, 02/04/2005 - 00:00

The medallion was found by Judy Melville, her son Ryan Melville, and her son-in-law Hayward Estepp, under the bark of a large fallen tree branch in the Crosby Farm Nature Area. The clues and explanations have been posted in the 2005 medallion hunt section.

Join the crew at the 8th Annual Rehash Bash!

Submitted by Joe Medallion on Mon, 01/24/2005 - 00:00

Sunday, February 6th, 2005, Noon
Crosby Farm Nature Area
At the Picnic Shelter

Come rehash the clues, hear the stories and the theories, commiserate with others and maybe get to meet the finder(s)! Bring a dish to share, eating utensils and plates, a lawn chair if you'd like and picnic in the park! It has been confirmed by several folks that power is available there, so crock pots are usable.

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2005 Pre-Dig Gig Recap

Submitted by Terry on Sun, 01/23/2005 - 00:00

Cooler Crew at the 2005 Pre-Dig Gig

Saturday, January 22, 2005 brought us to the 7th Annual Pre-Dig Gig at Patrick McGovern’s. During the course of the evening, roughly 125 hunters came and went. Some were brand new to this experience and others hunting longer than some would like to remember. Stories, hunt memories, predictions, and friends both old and new were sprinkled throughout the lower level of McGovern’s. A main topic of conversations fun to listen in on were the reactions to the first showings of No Time For Cold Feet which premiered at the Bell Museum earlier in the day.

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During the 1990’s, the St Paul Pioneer Press opened online discussion forums. These forums were called Water Coolers. The forums had discussion topics related to sports, politics, news, and current events. Each year, the Pioneer Planet – the online section of the Pioneer Press – opened a discussion forum as a media for hunters to discuss the clues for the Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt.

During the earlier years, one might find a few hundred posts during the hunt. As more hunters had computers, those numbers jumped. From 1997 to 1998, the number of posts increased from the hundreds to the 5-digit thousands. It was during the 1998 hunt the Cooler Crew was born.

The community spirit and teamwork displayed in the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt thread was inspiring. The group of hunters found themselves at the end of a hunt not wanting to let go of new friendships and the camaraderie found on the Water Cooler board. The idea emerged to do what anyone would do in the middle of winter in Minnesota. A picnic in Cherokee was planned - the first Rehash Bash!

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