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2005 Minbin.com and Minnesota Wild hunts

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Smaller Local Festival Hunts

Minnesota Wild Flag -Found by Tim the Hunter!

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Mouse 1 -Found by Mucluck and Kitch!

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Mouse 2 STATUS--FOUND BY TIM, JAKE, and CLUEMASTER!!

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Mouse 3 STATUS--FOUND BY CLUEMASTER!!

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Mouse 4-STATUS--FOUND BY PAYME!!

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Mouse 5-STATUS--FOUND BY ME2!!

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OT

Jessie St. is about five blocks from Johnson High.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:27 AM Permalink
OTiS

That is one cool map Kitch
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:30 AM Permalink
OT

I'm thinking they might have put it on the East Side as a tribute to Herb Brooks. Phalen? Only a couple of blocks from the high school.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:30 AM Permalink
THX 1138

That's a really cook hack, Kitch.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:31 AM Permalink
KITCH

I'm still trying to figure this out...I don't like where I'm going...

which is all over town...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:32 AM Permalink
Pay Me

running in circles :smile:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:34 AM Permalink
OT

Bush Ave. is on the East Side as is Wells St and Jessie Ave. A president or two...Johnson and Bush. A governor of capitol renown....Jessie Ventura. Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker......Orson Wells.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:39 AM Permalink
OT

Forget that. It's Ogden Nash! Need more coffee. :goofy:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:40 AM Permalink
Pay Me

I stand corrected. I can not find where Pearson's makes candy canes(im still convinced i will find some)....HOWEVER there is a big candy cane that sits out in front of the building :smile:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:44 AM Permalink
OT

I'm sure everyone has noticed this, but just posting it because it fits my theory. "Find a trail in and you won't be failin', to take a step in the right direction".
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:46 AM Permalink
KITCH

RIGHT of PHALEN???

Farther EAST??
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:51 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

uuuufffdaa My short list is getting longer and longer. Wouldn't you think they would make it more obvious instead of less. There are only 7 clues. You'd think we'd be down to 1-2 parks. You would think they wouldn't want all the WC mayhem on this hunt.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:53 AM Permalink
OTiS

I've come to believe they love the mayhem. :coolfrown:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 6:59 AM Permalink
cocorosie

let the mayhem begin...welcome to the newbies!
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:02 AM Permalink
KITCH

910 Montreal Circle- summitbrewary

2140 7th -Pearson's
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:06 AM Permalink
KITCH

geez...477 users last night when I went to bed...

granted 1 new one was me...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:19 AM Permalink
KITCH

this theory sucks...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:20 AM Permalink
Wombat

Thanks for the tips here everyone!

I thought for sure it was elsewhere but now I think it's gotta be Phalen. "..you won't be failin'" = Phalen, "Zamboini circling the rink" = Round Lake, and now Day 5: Johnson Pkwy and [Gov.] Burnquist St. are on the S. Side of Phalen (not sure what the 2nd President refers to). St. Paul Johnson High School is near Phalen and was a hockey powerhouse back in the day...

Now...what the heck do candy and liquor refer to? And what is the "famed pig; from a spot with a long view of history"?
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:25 AM Permalink
KITCH

good noodling
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:28 AM Permalink
cocorosie

parts of...

pigs eye lake park

ogden avenue

:worried:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:31 AM Permalink
KITCH

Shattuck St. Mary's - If I had to think of the school of schools...its this...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:56 AM Permalink
OT

Johnson High School teams are called the Governors for what it's worth. Governor Wendell Anderson graduated from Johnson.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 7:57 AM Permalink
OT

Wonder why they have a Snoopy dog as their mascot?? Just wondering...... Ares, Nick??
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:02 AM Permalink
HOCKEYFAN

HERB BROOKS IS NOT THE ONLY GRADUATE OF JOHNSON HIGH-SO IS WENDELL ANDERSON (FORMER GOV OF MINNESOTA) ALSO PAYNE AND MARYLAND ARE STREET IN THAT AREA AND THEY WERE PRESIDENTS
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:04 AM Permalink
OT

Wondering why I'm so obsessed with Johnson High School! :goofy:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:04 AM Permalink
OT

Noted, Hockey Fan. Trying to get into their head and it makes sense that they would reference Herb Brooks what with the statue of him and all at their rink.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:06 AM Permalink
OT

We have some fine graduates of Johnson right here in our Cooler Crew! Perhaps it's their tribute to their great hunting skills! :pbpt:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:07 AM Permalink
me2

- god this coffee is good thismorning

its raining

I'm going out in about 20 minutes

Ares and TC are back from Vegas- he graduated from Johnson
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:10 AM Permalink
THX 1138

ALSO PAYNE AND MARYLAND ARE STREET IN THAT AREA AND THEY WERE PRESIDENTS

Presidents of what?
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:22 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Welcome Hockey Fan and Wombat.

I kinda liked Jakes licorice noodle last night. Candy/Liquor It's a stretch but a fun noodle anyway.



Menthol licorice? huh
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:24 AM Permalink
OT

Was wondering the same thing, THX.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:25 AM Permalink
mspmatt

This is a stretch, but could "A president or two will give you a clue" indicate that the flag is hidden in a "Bush"? There have been two "Bush" presidents...like I said, a stretch!
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:39 AM Permalink
KITCH

its not a stretch ...Nice to see you posting...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:42 AM Permalink
mspmatt

NHL Presidents:

[1993-Present] Gary Bettman

[1992-93] Gil Stein

[1977-92] John A. Ziegler Jr

[1946-77] Clarence Campbell

[1943-46] Mervyn "Red" Dutton

[1917-43] Frank Calder
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:42 AM Permalink
mspmatt

Kitch - I think we met once at the Get Sauced Event III at Old Chicago in Eagan.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:47 AM Permalink
KITCH

that where I thought I knew the name....heh...

way cool......you found my home away from home...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 8:49 AM Permalink
KITCH

well....after a full morning of "noodling" I'm still not sold on my ideas....

I'm not going to post them as most are everybody elses ideas...and I hate to be accused of leading people astray.....

I'm thinking my hours of looking and lack of sleep caught up to me.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:13 AM Permalink
cocorosie

hang in there :goofy:
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:19 AM Permalink
KITCH

A save of sorts but not in sports

Might give you cause for reflection

Find a trail in and you won't be failin'

To take a step in the right direction

ok..this one scares the heck out of me!!!!

I'm not sure where this post is going...but i'm going to ramble it out...

reflection...cause....mirror? backwards?...right direction? maybe its not a trail...save of sorts? stop..ending...deadend?..deadend sign?

hmm...

I'm still suck on mirror idea...and something backwards in this clue...
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:20 AM Permalink
HOCKEYFAN

I AM DEFINITELY A ROOKIE AT ALL THIS HUNTING STUFF. I ONLY GOT INTO THIS BECAUSE I AM A WILD HOCKEY FAN. GOSH YOU GUYS ARE GREAT AT THINKING ALL THESE CLUES OUT. I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS: DO THEY HIDE THESE THINGS AWAY FROM MAIN PATHWAYS (I WALKED THRU PHALEN THE OTHER DAY AND FEEL BAD WALKING ON THE GRASS)??? AND HOW DO THEY KNOW ONE OF THE FIVE THOUSANDS SQUIRRELS HAVEN'T PICKED IT UP AND RAN WITH IT???
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:34 AM Permalink
cocorosie

i'm not convinced really with any park yet but...

Johnson High School is located on the East Side of Saint Paul. It has served this part of the city as a high school since 1897. The present building is this school's third site and was constructed in 1963. The first building burned to the ground and was replaced by a building that is still in use by the district. The first name of the school was Grover Cleveland High School. Later the name was changed to John A. Johnson High School to honor a popular, Swedish, Minnesota governor who died in office just as the second building was under construction.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:40 AM Permalink
cocorosie

wilder

merrriam
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 9:44 AM Permalink
FPM2K

I went to both Wilder and Merriam today. We walked every inch of Merriam, and came across nothing. Wilder is very small, almost nowhere to hide the flag, and we looked at all the places where it could've been hidden. Those two parks are off my list.

I want to go try Highland or Phalen, but I'm also exhausted and I have to work in three hours, so I think I'd better forget about the hunt for tonight. Three days of little sleep and a lot of walking and driving from park to park really wipes you out, and since everybody's short list of parks seems to have gotten longer with this clue, I doubt it'll be found today.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 10:23 AM Permalink
Pay Me

Thoughts on "beginners" being a children's hospital?
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 10:26 AM Permalink
becksie

I wanted the place for beginners to be a nursery (and there's one on W 7th, not too far from Montreal)
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 10:33 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

hmmm lots of theories... you know it's weird, for a 7 clue hunt, shouldn't they have narrowed down the park by now? I'm guessing tonight's clue will erase all doubt and put everyone in 1 park.

These clues have to be written by the WC cluewriters, seems very much like their style these days, make the clues match almost every park.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 10:53 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

A place of improvement with varieties of movement Is near where the thing is secreted

Going on the Phalen idea, this might be the Phalen Corridor... There's a bike path that's going along there, as well as the new road.
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 10:58 AM Permalink
HOCKEYFAN

DOES ANYONE HAVE A TAKE ON "FROM A SPOT WITH A LONG VIEW OF HISTORY" ????
Fri, 08/19/2005 - 11:10 AM Permalink