2005 Minbin.com and Minnesota Wild hunts

heh.. yeah.... its an easy one to get lost in...

even during the day...

so she used the one, and walked a line? I don't get it.

A note for Mouse 4 if you are thinking MG:

The 3 rivers park district specifically say that dogs are only allowed on marked trails. The 3 parks in MG that allow dogs and fit the other clues are Elm Creek Park Reserve, Fish Lake Park, and Eagle Lake Park. But Elm Creek PR also has an off-leash dog area.

Note there are other parks in Maple Grove that are not on the 3 rivers park district site so I'm 100% on this conclusive on this.

thats because she already got it... :pbpt:

cool

Tim was getting pissy with me ...

Timmers? Pissy?

Naw!

Big news coming...

Steph just found mouse 4 in Maple Grove.

YEAH BABY!!!!!! Dan wanted to go to this little park across where Thomas did speech therapy. We were there about ten minutes. Dan was looking at the waterfront. I saw a little angel statue behind a big angel statue. Behind it was what looked to be a rock....BUT IT WASNT!!!! YEAH!!!!!

Wow! That's great, Pay Me!

Maybe you guys will wrap up this hunt today! I'm counting on CM finding the one at Lake Harriet.

So is anyone else even looking for these things besides the CC?? Has anyone seen anyone else out there?

Found at Elm Creek Park off Fernbrook Ln N and 93rd Ave in Maple Grove. It was located behind a small angel statue in the Angel of Hope Garden.

One of three locations in Maple Grove you can reserve pavillions for events i.e. reunions etc.

You can fish, and boat along the Elm Creek canal that leads into Rice Lake on the NE corner.

Learning... There are lots of trees planted in memory of children lost to loved ones throughout this entire park. Every tree planted has a small bit of information about the tree.

We didnt see anyone at Como or Maple Grove.

You gals rock!

Congrats Mucky & Pay Me!

I don't believe anyone else has been out. Haven't seen anyone.

How considerate of them to hold this mock hunt for the CC then! :sillygrin:

I can never see those big pictures. I only get the left side of them and there's no bar to move the screen over.

if you have a large enough monitor, you can make your window bigger by dragging the side - then you can see the pictures

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HEH, I can MAKE one of those.

Ok, I haven't been paying attention, but I think #3 is at Calhoun, or Lake Of The Isles.

Calhoun, Harriet, and Lake of the Isles are each about 2.75 miles around. Only Calhound and Lake of the Isles is connected though. They used to be connected via what we called the loop.

Rumor has it that there is something inside that they check to verify it's the real mouse.

Thanks Ian. Dragging didn't work.

MOUSE 1 HAS BEEN FOUND!

Kelly Kitchen of St. Paul and friend Tami discovered the first mouse in the bi-annual MINBIN $5,000 Mouse Hunt. They spent about four hours in the field and ten hours doing research online to bag the rodent. Interestingly, Kelly and Tami met while searching for the St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt. Congrats to Kelly and Tami. You're now $1,000 richer.

Here is a full list of the clues for Mouse 1, reason for each, and a description of where the mouse was hidden:

Day 1 Clue: Who canonized him capitol anyway?

ANSWER: St. Paul

Day 2 Clue: Bring a trash bag with you. Pick up all this litter. But make sure you don't throw me away.

ANSWER: The mouse was hidden with little and various refuse, and could have been easily picked up, or thrown away. We asked to bring a bag because it was our hope that during the search, someone might help clean up.

Day 3 Clue: Oh gross. I think a fish just farted.

ANSWER: This mouse was hidden in the water at the edge of the lake. This clue indicates the mouse is in/near water.

Day 4 Clue: Nice work Nussbaumer. I have not been found yet.

ANSWER: Frederick Nussbaumer, Superintendent of Parks from 1891 to 1922, worked tirelessly to create an outdoor haven for the area's urban population. This mouse was located in Como Park, on Lake Como. Nussbaumer strongly advocated for a wide variety of free or reasonably priced recreational activities, services, and educational opportunities for all park visitors. The park as we know it today continues to carry out this original vision (except that unsightly litter is obvious everywhere in the water).

Day 5 Clue: Near W 093 08.423

ANSWER: This was a GPS Clue.

Mouse was found at 9:43 a.m. C.S.T. on 10/25/2005. Unused clues listed below.

Day 6 Clue: Is that an old concrete pipe?

ANSWER: Mouse was hidden on the shoreline, in the water, by an old concrete drainage pipe that is underwater.

Day 7 Clue: To my fishing peer: look for the fishing line.

ANSWER: The mouse was hidden 100 yards to the left of the fishing pier. The mouse was in a plastic bag which was attached to a stump by a piece of fishing line.

Day 8 Clue: Who knew they stock walleye in this 66.7 body?

ANSWER: Lake Como is 66.7 acres and is stocked with Walleye.

Day 9 Clue: Sit on the rock wall. Contemplate all that is wet.

ANSWER: The mouse was hidden near a rock wall on the waters edge.

Day 10 Clue: I'm feeling zippy today. Can you lock in my coordinates?

ANSWER: Mouse was double-bagged in clear ziplock bags. Alludes to the formerly mentioned GPS coordinates.

Day 11 Clue: Near N 44 58.579.

ANSWER: Final GPS coordinate.

Checked inside.... nothing special inside.

ssaawweeeeeeeeeeet! payme! rock on! :sillygrin:

HEH, they think both coordinates have to be given.

According to Tim, when Kitch and Tami turned in the mouse he made a comment like "now off to Harriet" and the guy at Minbin's mouth dropped open.

BTW, I think I noodled the Valhalla connection to Harriet. Not sure if this has been posted, because I sort of skim this thread.

The first female astronaut was named Harriet something. She is burried in Valhalla NY and has a monument there.

Nice.

Where else you gonna get "Valhalla"?

that spot is .2 mi. from my cache. I can squeeze another one in there, full of mice.

 :eyeroll:

Well, there is also a connection between Calhoun and Valhalla in one of the Star Trek movies. But, I digress...

I can say I saw mice :smile:

Don't hit me if I'm repeating, but didn't there used to be a Valhalla's Bar in MPLS?

Not that it matters for the hunt. Just sounds familiar.

Tim called and told me that. I took ours apart and found nothing inside that wasn't normal.

I did notice that besides the #4 written on the mouse that there was a number 9 scratched into it.

I'm heading to Staring Lake Park.

I was going to head to Harriet but we haven't had anyone down Staring Lakes way.

The one Steph found was sitting on the ground like a rock. So with the park being as big as it is I doubt it will be buried somewhere.

You have my number if you think of anything you think I should know :smile:

holy crap, I don't check the site for a day and two are found by coolers. Congrats Mucluck and Payme.

Always seems like these things get found when I have to work. Very frustrating, I can't even get out to look....

I guess I could try the calhoun one, but I don't even know where to start looking. Probably will be found before I get out of here anyway. BTW isn't there a 1 find limit? heh!

Jake called Tim! :angry: :wink:

yeah, I dropped the ball on that one.

he called and goes "who found it!?!?!?"

I figured he knew about it.

But he was talking about my hunt from last week...