Cooler Crew Art, Music and Poetry
Original Art, Music, and Poetry from member of the Cooler Crew.
We've got an awful lot of talent around these parts for poetry, art, music, photography, and yes even the occasional mock hunt. These pages are a showcase for those talents (except for the mock hunts, which we take care of elsewhere).
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Alli-Sins | Eags |
| Cooler Kid | East Side Digger |
| Got the Clue? | Artemis the Huntress |
| Hotel Coolerfornia | Allison Wonderland Ares |
| Maybe Next Year | Zephyrus, Protector of Freedom |
| Scribe on the "Pop" Rocks | Me2 |
| The Pre-Hunt Warmup | The Batman |
| Treasure Hunt Blues | Artemis the Huntress |
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!
