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2003 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - The Blair Witch Hunt

Submitted by THX 1138 on

Discuss the 2003 Pioneer Press Medallion Here.

JQsGal

Was Karpis a carpenter by trade, Clue Master? If so, the Barker/Karpis gang hid out a lot in my neck of the woods--Mahtomedi/Bald Eagle. That just opens up a whole new can of worms.....

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 10:59 PM Permalink
Big G

what about ma barker cluemaster?

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:00 PM Permalink
Big G

no kidding...let's here the breakdown of mounds, i still don't see all of the clues fitting there, maybe 2 or 3 of them

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:02 PM Permalink
Big G

you can hear the wheels turning....

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:05 PM Permalink
Big G

was thinking that madscout...but it just hurt my brain. that would mean she was the carpenter and her beau neared the finish, blah blah blah...

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:08 PM Permalink
Big G

I also thought that snow mommy, she ran from "the man", hahaha

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:08 PM Permalink
Big G

that ma barker suggestion makes sense then

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:09 PM Permalink
Big G

there are lots of old newspaper articles about ma barker in the basement of the landmark center

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:10 PM Permalink
Terry

Karen Carpenter???

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:10 PM Permalink
lisa612

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:11 PM Permalink
Big G

that link is interesting cluemaster, that's so weird that it was posted yesterday

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:13 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Wouldn't they capitalize the B in beau if it was Beau Bridges or the C in Carpenter. I thought of names but didn't know if the letters should be capitalized or not.

What do ya think Ter?

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:13 PM Permalink
Terry

????????????????

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:14 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

confusing clue tonight.. obviously wanting us to guess the name....

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:15 PM Permalink
lisa612

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:18 PM Permalink
Big G

is anybody else tired of this "they" and "our" stuff? they said and they seem not to agree....who are they?? our medallion's home and our door...i guess you could say out is the PP...but who knows?

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:20 PM Permalink
Big G

mean our, not out

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:21 PM Permalink
lisa612

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:23 PM Permalink
Big G

wow IMB, where'd you get all of that?

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:23 PM Permalink
Big G

went there though and couldn't see the rest of the clues fitting, maybe i just have a thick skull

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:27 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

not seeing doesn't mean too much

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:29 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Hey New Dad, do you have a quick link for a letter scramble site?

Fri, 01/24/2003 - 11:36 PM Permalink
Clue Master

We're back!

Umm, How about sharing?

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:15 AM Permalink
Terry

Looks like the site's back up.

I like the Harriet Bishop stuff.

Going to get between sheets and get out there in daylight.

Goodnight, SCDs and MCL!!

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:16 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

I'm guessing harriett island will be packed tomorrow

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:17 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

hi all not many people on every body out looking

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:17 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

or sleeping so they can hunt all day tomorrow

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:18 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Rid of the man she ran and ran,
They say she was quite the talker.
A carpenter's beau - many said so -
Neared the finish with a walker.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:21 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

Rid of the man she ran and ran, They say she was quite the talker. A carpenter's beau-many said so- Neared the finish with a walker.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:22 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

its going to last till tus. or wed for sure

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:25 AM Permalink
Medallionator88

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:28 AM Permalink
Medallionator88

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:29 AM Permalink
lisa612

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:29 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

redram? where you in front of us or behind?

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:30 AM Permalink
chrisdigger

Clue 1: Basically just tells the hunt is on. Barbs possibley referring to hooks/fishing/ the river.

Clue 2: You can see the dome from the site.

Clue 3: The enterence of the park is the Pedestrian Gateway, 20 feet wide. This is located near 3M (em em em - a forshadowing clue to be "de-ciphered" in Clue 5. The Clarence "Cap" Wigington Pavilion has been altered to accomodate for all four seasons, keeping you warm.

Clue 4: Puck reference maybe towards the Excel center, but the clues already seem to point where it is. I think it is a ruse. The red white and blue may refer to the flag on the island, but the fireworks are light on the 4th of July from the island as well as other events.

Clue 5: De-cipher the clues in general but I think it refers the the Triple E. M spelled out is em. Em Em Em. Also, this is the big one... Harriet Island renovation was scheduled to take 15 years. It was done in about 2 to 3 years depending on when people agree it really started to begin.

Clue 6: Not much in this clue. It is telling the puck is wrapped or under something. Either way, out of the natural light.

Clue 7: This one is the biggest so far. Harriet Bishop, one of the first established teachers in Minnesota, divorced her husband. Taught in a school which used to be a blacksmith's shop. Her boyfriend prior to marriage, James Humphrey, built a lavish house for her, but sold it when she refused to marry him.

She probably died (1883) with a crippling disease maybe causing her to use a walker/cane. This of which I have not been able to verify.

stolen from twincities.com and not believing it!!!!! searching elsewhere. too many people spent too much time there??including me.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:30 AM Permalink
Medallionator88

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:33 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Ahhh okay cool, next time I'm there say hi, name's Joel. Actually we didn't decide on a place, I got home and started looking at minnesota history... harriet is definately sounding right....

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:34 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

I was down at harriet on tuesday though, couldn't see musch at all to hide anything on, the park seems pretty clean... is there more to it than the riverfront? any wooded areas?

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:35 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

can someone please verify and/or tell me where they found out harriet bishops girlfriend was a carpenter?

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:36 AM Permalink
Terry

Tim - do a google search. It's there.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:37 AM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Okay, while I slog through 700 posts... any good noodling tonight? Have we figured it out?

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:38 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

So far tim, I cannot confirm that.. I'm wondering now if someone planted that

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:38 AM Permalink
lisa612

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:38 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

Hi lilslim did you go a huntin

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:39 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

terry- google isnt being nice to me tonight, I am too tired. can you post a link? I will try again...

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:39 AM Permalink
Terry

I don't have it here now. I did earlier. Let me see if I can find the right one. I know I saw it.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:40 AM Permalink
Medallionator88

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:41 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Rid of the man she ran and ran,
They say she was quite the talker.
A carpenter's beau - many said so -
Neared the finish with a walker.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:41 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

thanks terry, I have been looking at google for 20 minutes for that nugget of info.

Sat, 01/25/2003 - 12:41 AM Permalink