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1998 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Casey Trauer on

Hunt for the Pioneer Press medallion!

The Pioneer Press medallion has been found. Details are at our Winter Carnival page.

The hunt's over, but the discussion rages on ...

mother dole

two sisters, the only hope for my son is to find that medallion and then go out and buy himself a woman :)

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:34 PM Permalink
shooting star

demo and mode and all that means what the thing is hidden in. Like a CD case or tape case.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

AirBourne - we think crack the code means to unscramble demo and mode for dome and dome. But not sure what it means. You can see the Cathedral dome from Cherokee park. Also, in the far distance you can see two big dome-like water towers. Maybe you can see these from where the medallion actually is, although this is just one sister's opinion.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

The last time it was at Cherokee, one of the clues referred to the Cathedral dome.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:36 PM Permalink
kgb

sister sister i think the focus is downtown also if you don't blow your stack and go see the stack(from cp) you'll soon be back(to cherokee) something tells me it's between the hospital and the playground at i love my mounds

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:37 PM Permalink
mother dole

you can see the capital dome from cherokee too, but only in a few places... same with the blue domes to the east which are the highland water towers

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:37 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

Boserud - have him check out siberianwomen.com I've seen this website advertised before and told a single male friend of mine to check it out. Apparently they want to come to the states real bad. Back to the Medallion - are you going back to Mounds or are you waiting for the next clue?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:38 PM Permalink
mother dole

why was dome park on division st. at the st. paul/maplewood border ruled out?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:38 PM Permalink
mother dole

the first place i looked was the part of cherokee right near the high bridge... there is that set of binoculars (large object "in view", and also "zoom") plus the other stack, water, view, track references fit. anyone else try that spot?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:41 PM Permalink
mother dole

everyone must be out at beaver lake :)

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:42 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

mother verbea - dome park (actually, Goodrich) is in maplewood, not St. Paul. Larpenteur is the border, not N. St. Paul Road. Besides, this park is too small - just like Beaver. And, there are not smoke stacks.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:42 PM Permalink
mother dole

should call my son

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:42 PM Permalink
Cheryl Straight

Heard some others asking about the binocs earlier today. Don't know if they actually checked there..

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:43 PM Permalink
shooting star

We were on the East side of the park by the division and city streets

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:44 PM Permalink
mother dole

in my street guide (hudson's) beaver lake pk. looks about the size of cherokee

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:44 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

mother verbea - don't know where these binoculars are, but we think this is definitely a good idea. Are they on the same end of the park as the play area and Anapolis? This is where we think it is.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:44 PM Permalink
Cheryl Straight

The binocs are by the High bridge..opposite end of the park from sled hill and Annapolis and on the other side of Smith

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:47 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Okay, so if you believe that the demo/mode thing describes what it's hidden in, then what's Rosebud?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:47 PM Permalink
shooting star

"Rosebud" is a brand name of a sled.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:49 PM Permalink
kgb

casey r u out there?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:49 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

AirBourn - have you been airborne? Everyone seems to think Rosebud is a sled from the movie Citizen Kane, hence referring to the sledding hill. I'm not completely sold on this idea, but my sister is and so seems to be the majority.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:50 PM Permalink
Phil Peterson

sister sister the binocs are on the east side of smith right off the high bridge if you take a left on cherokee instead of right. so to answer the question its at the opposite ned of annapolis and plaground etc. etc.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:51 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Heh - I don't thingk it's a brand name of a sled. Maybe a little brush-up on your literature....

What are you people thinking about 'lode'? It's obviously mis-spelled for a reason, right?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:51 PM Permalink
mother dole

rosebud is from the movie citizen kane which is about a newspaper tycoon, and the pioneer press factory (actually the lighted PIONEER PRESS) is visible from mounds. albeit the pp is a sorry excuse for a newspaper.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:51 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

We're signing off for now. See you at Cherokee at 11:30, unless your at Beaver.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:51 PM Permalink
shooting star

It's both. My Hubby saw that movie and said the same thing.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:52 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Sisters - read again, it wasn't me that mentioned 'brand name'....

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:52 PM Permalink
shooting star

"Lode" according to Websters means a mineral vein, like silver or gold.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:54 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

Airbourne - we know, but you asked what Rosebud was. Everyone seems to think the sled.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:54 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Gotcha, Sisters. I meant that, because some people were saying that 'Rosebud' could be some sort of pasta container that it's hidden in, then what's code/mode/lode? Or, if the code/demo thing means that it's in a CD case, then "Rosebud" must be the newspaper man's sled, right?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:57 PM Permalink
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What does double-division mean??

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 9:58 PM Permalink
shooting star

Hey, What part of St. Paul is Beaver Lake on?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:00 PM Permalink
mother dole

there are 32 words in the first clue... divide by 2 once = 16, divide by 2 abain = 8... that is the double division... does anybody know what 8 might refer to at cherokee or mounds?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:01 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Well, I was thinking that a line of double division is Annapolis. It divides both st paul/wsp and Ramsey/Dakota cty.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:01 PM Permalink
shooting star

What part of town is Beaver Lake on?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:02 PM Permalink
B.J. Mack

IMPORTANT QUESTION-->

Is the clue available at the Pioneer Press Building in Downtown St. Paul at 11:30 p.m.?

I'm going to be downtown and want to just pick the clue up.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:07 PM Permalink
B.J. Mack

must know....

can you pick up the clue tonight at the PP Building?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:08 PM Permalink
VINYLcollector

yea u can

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:11 PM Permalink
AirBourn

Mack, the clue is available HERE at 11:30. Posted on this website.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:11 PM Permalink
VINYLcollector

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:11 PM Permalink
Phil Peterson

clue available on net at 1130. avail. at pp at midnight

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:12 PM Permalink
Red DOG

Has anyone been down to get the paper the last couple of nights. Or have you all been to lazy like me and just picked it off the net ? I am courious as to the time the paper has been coming out. Not like I'm going to leave the fire and the fine scotch and cigar to run down there.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:14 PM Permalink
ivyfallsp

Is enyone out there?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:17 PM Permalink
ivyfallsp

Red Dog it is at Ivy Park. There are a bunch of NEWs camera s out there right now tapeing.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:19 PM Permalink
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clues available at the PP @ 11:00 p.m., not midnight...

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:19 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

Airbourne - we think the double division is definitely Annapolis.

We thought you could get the paper at 11:30. No? Darn - wish I had a laptop.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:19 PM Permalink
Two Sisters

Where's Ivy Park?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:20 PM Permalink
shooting star

IVY, Where is Ivy Park. I don't see it on my map?

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:22 PM Permalink
ivyfallsp

Its not at Cherekee park. Its at Ivy Park. You are all fools if you think different.

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:22 PM Permalink
Terry

Irvine Park I know - not Ivy Park

Sat, 01/31/1998 - 10:23 PM Permalink