It's time for the Medallion Hunt! The first clue will appear on PioneerPlanet just after midnight Saturday, Jan. 22. Come back here to compare notes with other treasure seekers, but be certain you read the rules on the Planet's Winter Carnival page.
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Sounds interesting there Genius Guy. But won't that mean you would have to pounce on everyone that walked into the park. Just think of how big Como and Highland are alone. Though it does sound like fun.
According to Socrates Babacas (the real estate developer who says that he is going to own the Minnesota Twins and build a new stadium) "That's none of your business." When the medallion is hidden is probably one of the best kept secrets in Minnesota. Back when the treasure hunt first started it was hidden on either the friday or saturday before the actual hunt started.
Why would any fool even consider puting a stadium of any kind in the middle of bum f*** egypt or even worse...Lino Lakes? I think Mr. Abacus, or what ever he calls him self, is 2 or 3 bricks shy!
Its hard to say when it is actually hidden. Who knows. Sure it would be great to know exactly where it was for the ten grand but then again you would not get the pleasure of digging all night long. I think when they actually hide it depends on what they think will happen with the weather as far as snow goes. Don't you think? I am sure that they have an alternate set of clues and hidding spot in the park which was picked depending on the lack of snow or the two feet of the white stuff.
I think that is why I want some more snow, so the hunt will last the full 12 days. What fun would it be if someone walked right out and picked it up. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
I have seen years with virtually no snow and the hunt has gone into the last couple of days. Have no fear. The folk(s) that hide the medallion know what they're doing to make the hunt fun - snow or no snow.
First off, the people running the hunt are so thoroughly evil (that may sound harsh now, but wait until about Feb. 3rd) that they don't need snow to make the medallion diabolically difficult to find. Secondly, one thing that always irked me a bit about the hunt is that figuring out the clues doesn't help much. Its quite possible to ignore them completely, watch on the news to see where people are digging, go there, just pick a spot and random, and still end up finding it. I first got to the spot where the medallion was (within a few feet) on January 31st (I believe) and yet it wasn't found until the 5th of February (again, I think), after the park had become obvious and it just became a matter of randomly picking out the right spot to dig. So I can't say I'm completely in favor of snow.
A diabolical mind will help figure out the clues, which can be a reward in its own sense. But what I meant was that figuring out the clues won't necessarily help you find the medallion. There's also quite a bit of luck involved as many past "was only out there hunting 15 minutes" winners can attest to. Of course if I was really that smart I'd just design myself a medallion detector.
Hi Allison - just checking in to see how revved up people are about the hunt. By the way - the best tool to use is probably a combination of all those things. Hey - actually that's not a bad idea. We could make a special medallion hunters tool and market it to the masses. Call it a Shrake, or something... Like when schools started using the combo forks and spoons, calling them 'sporks'. Have to incorporate a flashlight and a GPS system too.
Hey Allison, I would have to say it is the coal shovel. Although that really depends on the year. It has a wider base then the hoe but can serve the same purpose. That and you can dig easier with it along with chop some thin ice. If we are talking digging at night it has to be the lantern. If you can't see where your digging your toast. That and you don't have to hold it like a flashlight. I believe I saw you on here last year. So what is your personal best tool to use?
I used a shovel like the one you described. I also used a cane to poke through the snow, like they do with those long sticks when hunting for avalanche victims. I'm not sure how effective that was however. Of course there are other options like a flamethrower or a snowblower, but then these have their own inherent drawbacks as well. And yes, I was here last year. In fact, if you do a search on "Conway", I was the first one to mention its name aside from just giving a list of all parks. Hopefully I'll be able to get the same jump on it this year.
Naw! A pitchfork! That way you can break out large chuncks of snow and ice and "feel" all the way down. Then you have a easier time of sifting and shoveling.
I am with Scribe, if you can decipher the clues accurately year after year, you will find it eventually. Ask the 3 bridge players that found it in 95 at Battle Creek. I know, even they were lucky, but I am 20 years old and last year was my first hunt, (My buddy and I were one of the first ones at conway, we dug up all of the bases on the baseball fields) and I feel that if I am as persistant as I was last year, my day in the sun will come.
No, I think it was in the afternoon. I recall most of the bases had been dug by then. But that was my 2nd trip out there to dig. My first was the night before. I started across from the front door of the 934 house and made a line from the sidewalk to the hockey rinks, thin though it was. I believe the bases had not been dug at that time so I guess you were there in between.
It was early in the hunt, for gods sakes, we hadn't even read the clues! He lives about half a block up Conway and we were bored so we went and started digging.
Allison Wonderland- This was probably after the second or third clue....we quit digging there for a few days after we read the clues, and then started up there again. We had a pretty good idea saturday morning that this was the park, although we didn't dig in the right area. I think if I can be patient and not read too much into the clues, my time will come.
2nd or 3rd clue? That was before I got there then, though I can't say I remember the bases being dug up. I do remember them being dug up in a major way when I got there the second time.
Okay, it's 35 degrees on jan 10th. Mother Nature better get cold and moist or this hunt is going to suck. I agree with all that the PP will still make it a challenge, but it won't be as fun. I think that the best tool for treasure hunting still needs to be invented. It would definetely be a hand-held X-ray machine to look through the snow down to the ground.-- As for now, a steel rake and pitchfork are my favorites. 12 more days till the first clue!!!
DIGGING TOOL: I prefer the "beet hoe". The blade is wider than a normal garden hoe, but only about half as tall. It can be used to chop ice, but it really shines when used in a "sifting" motion that I could show you easily, but can't seem to find a decent way to describe.
CLUES NOT HELPING: I used to think that the clues narrowed the site down to the exact spot the further you go in the hunt. I have been disabused of that quaint notion. The hard way.
The clues bring you to the park and the accomplished puzzle solver has the reward of digging in fresh snow. After that it's all grunt work or blind luck.
About a week into the hunt there are usually a handful of contending parks, with people digging at each of them. Then there will be one clue that really zeroes people in.
After that, we seem to get 3 or 4 clues that don't help define the spot at all, but just bring more and more people to the site. Allison is right, the puzzle masters are evil.
Did anyone see the rules for this year's medallion hunt in the paper over the weekend? The prize is $2500 for finding the medallion, another $2500 for turning in newspaper clippings of the new clues and a $5000 bonus for registering your button. What's up with the newspaper clipping rule? If they want to sell more papers, why don't they just release the clue at the newspaper 15 minutes before it is published on the internet.
Good morning, hunters. I just read over the posts for the last few days. As far as tools, my belief is you have to wait and find out what type of snow you have. A rake is good for light fluffy snow that has no ice in it. If there's ice involved, a shovel, pitch fork, hoe combination tool is the best. My hubby and I always bring every tool with us just in case we need them all. A tool we also bring which isn't categorized as a tool is a lawn chair. During the hunt, our backs seem to hurt after awhile. So in order to prevent further injury, we bring a chair to relax in for a few minutes. It really does help. Another thing to remember is if there is no snow, the medallion will not be hidden in a tree. I heard this from many sources. I called PP last year and was told only 2 people know where the med is hidden. The PP further stated that the med is not necessary hidden before the hunt begins. Go figure. The last week's clues will pretty much tell you the park, but there are still those hunters who will remain at another park until when the medallion is found. I was at Conway early Sunday morning when hardly any snow was moved. There was a post around 5 AM on Sunday morning mentioning Conway and then the person deleted their post. I talked to the guy who lived up the road from Conway and he said he recalled a PP van sitting by the park around 1:30 AM on night. Never made the connection until later in the hunt. Oh well. Part of the hunt is trying to figure it out and discussing it with other friendly hunters. The clues come out on PP web site at 11:30 PM each night of the hunt. If you go to the front page and find the article on the Winter Carnival, there is usually a web site listed for the clues. Then just add it to your favorites. I have the site on my computer at home and not here at work. My hubby was at Cherokee on the 4th clue. He was the only one digging until about the 6th. Having the hunt in the middle of winter helps us get through the long winters. However, this year doesn't really seem like winter. I'm sure Mother Nature will shine upon us for the hunt and dump 8" on us. Have a good day.
Where in the paper did you see that about newspaper clippings? If that's true, it seems odd they didn't mention it at all on the Winter Carnival Button although that may have been written so as to make it sound humorously easy.
By the way, it sounds as though there will be a pre-hunt bash on Saturday the 22nd (the night the first clue comes out at 11:30PM). Right now, the plan is to have it at Patrick McGovern's in St. Paul (on West 7th I believe). Let me know if you want more details and I'll try to find out.
Allison, please find out more information. Maybe this year we can make it to at least one of the parties. We weren't able to make any of the last 2 years. I don't float
to the Shoot the Breeze board. I don't know if they're discussing it there or not. Can't wait for more of the regulars to join us in the discussion or anticipation of the
hunt. I e-mailed PP and asked them about the newspaper clippings. Haven't heard back from them yet. I receive the Sunday paper at home. I'll check it out tonight
and will post what I find. It's definitely a way of selling more papers. Afterall, with today's technology, most of us go here (or PP website) to find the clues.
As far as hiding the medallion goes, I spoke with one of the guys that found it in the diaper at Hidden Falls, he said that the guy that hid the medallion drove into the parking lot and threw the diaper out the window about a week before the hunt started. I remember that January we got a ton of snow.
I looked through my Sunday paper and didn't see anything about it all, though it was not an extensive search. It seems to me they wouldn't mention it until they do the Winter Carnival Preview Guide which would most likely appear on the 23rd. Personally, I subscribe to the paper anyway so I'm not worried, but it seems a little silly. Not having a button has never prevented people from searching before, so I suspect not having clippings wouldn't stop people either, and inversely, I don't know how much that would really boost sales. Only people who honestly expected to find it would change their habits and what if someone forgot and threw out their paper or gave it to someone? We'll see I guess.
Allison/Med Hunter: Exactly what did the article say? Did it say every day clippings or how do they need the clippings - original (obviously) or photocopy. Do they need the whole page? Please if possible, type the information here so the rest of us know. Thanks so much.
Treasure Digger: Whenever the Medallion is actually hidden, wouldn't it seem odd that it would be brought to its final destination via anything that could easily be
identified as a PP vehicle? I would think that anything associating itself with PP hanging around a park during winter carnival would be followed around like the pied
piper. As devious as PP is about clues and things, is it possible that any number of simliar vehicles are sent out as red herrings?
I have just added the Treasure Hunt Rules for 2000 to my website. They are printed word for word from the Pioneer Press. Click on the following link to read the
Mr. Med Hunter, Do you know if it has to be the clipping from the front page or can it be the list from the metro section with numerous clues? I think this is pretty
dumb for the PP to do this, but if that's what they want, that's what they get.
It sounds to me, when they say "new daily clues" that you need the ones from the front page and not just the list from the Local (formerly Metro) section. Because they say clippings, I assume they don't need the whole page, but that they do mean originals. Its just an assumption though as its not very clear about it. How annoying. Are we supposed to carry them around with us as we hunt? It says you have to bring the medallion in immediately and some people may not be able to go home to get them. Oh well. Guess I'd better make sure I have my subscription paid up.
Electric Duane, I'm not much on trying to figure out the reasons as to how the medallion is hidden. I just wanted to pass on the information that was told to me. If I was one of the two hiding the medallion and it was part of my work, I'd use the company van. Afterall, the obvious is not always what it seems and sometimes it is. It's like the previous post when someone suggested staking out every park hoping to see the med being dropped. Every person would be followed and the parks are too many and too large. However, if I saw a PP van parked by a park where there is no paper machine or a business close by, then I'd wonder. Although last year at Conway, there are several businesses in the close area. Anyway, I receive the PP almost everyday. I'll have to pick up the other days that I don't receive it. Also, the PP will not know when the med is found unless the person shows (not says) they've found it. Besides that, take it home, take pictures of it, grab your button, pick up your clippings, and then drive to the PP. It's as simple as that. But, you first have to find the thing.
Will someone please explain to me the fun in going out in the middle of winter and digging through the snow to find some coin worth a few hundred dollars. Maybe because in your words I am a southern, i just don't get the appeal.
Lacy, do you really consider 10,000 a feww hundred dollars? I don't. And you don't realize how much fun it is until you actually get out there and participate. I think if you try, you'll get hooked just like all of us.
It's worth trying. To see all the other nuts out there digging snow in all sorts of weather and times of day is just too cool to miss.
The time I enjoy the most is the locust time of the hunt. When you are out in a park about midnight and all you hear is the chink chink chink of shovels and other digging implements chopping at the snow. The lanterns and flashlights give the whole site an out of this world kinda glow.
Lacy, It is hard to describe. I used to do it with my parents when I was younger. Now I am in college. My studies get neglected for most of the time the medallion hunt is going on. There is nothing like going out with a friend, meeting some of these other people that post. (Putting a face with the words.) Hearing the laughter and gossip of where everyone thinks it is, feeling the snow down your back of your neck. Going home to get a good night rest hoping that it will still be out there when you wake up so you can go again. I say grab a shovel and I'll see you out there. I am one of those late nighters like Terry was talking about. Only then shall you know the appeal. Oh and the 10,000 doesn't hurt, especially when your still in school.
Go watercooler! Don't forget to mention us when you find it and get the little t.v. spot.
And I love figuring out the clues and looking for things in the clues that will tip you one way or the other.
Meeting others in the parks is fun too. We're a special breed. Hope you join in the fun this year. Once you do, you'll be hooked.
Medallion Fever is catchy! I caught it from my Mom many years ago. We have been hunting every year for what seems like forever. This will be our 29th year...and my mom hunted just about every year while we were growing up.
Sounds interesting there Genius Guy. But won't that mean you would have to pounce on everyone that walked into the park. Just think of how big Como and Highland are alone. Though it does sound like fun.
Seroiusly, when is the token hidden?
According to Socrates Babacas (the real estate developer who says that he is going to own the Minnesota Twins and build a new stadium) "That's none of your business." When the medallion is hidden is probably one of the best kept secrets in Minnesota. Back when the treasure hunt first started it was hidden on either the friday or saturday before the actual hunt started.
Why would any fool even consider puting a stadium of any kind in the middle of bum f*** egypt or even worse...Lino Lakes? I think Mr. Abacus, or what ever he calls him self, is 2 or 3 bricks shy!
Its hard to say when it is actually hidden. Who knows. Sure it would be great to know exactly where it was for the ten grand but then again you would not get the pleasure of digging all night long. I think when they actually hide it depends on what they think will happen with the weather as far as snow goes. Don't you think? I am sure that they have an alternate set of clues and hidding spot in the park which was picked depending on the lack of snow or the two feet of the white stuff.
I think that is why I want some more snow, so the hunt will last the full 12 days. What fun would it be if someone walked right out and picked it up. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
I have seen years with virtually no snow and the hunt has gone into the last couple of days. Have no fear. The folk(s) that hide the medallion know what they're doing to make the hunt fun - snow or no snow.
First off, the people running the hunt are so thoroughly evil (that may sound harsh now, but wait until about Feb. 3rd) that they don't need snow to make the medallion diabolically difficult to find. Secondly, one thing that always irked me a bit about the hunt is that figuring out the clues doesn't help much. Its quite possible to ignore them completely, watch on the news to see where people are digging, go there, just pick a spot and random, and still end up finding it. I first got to the spot where the medallion was (within a few feet) on January 31st (I believe) and yet it wasn't found until the 5th of February (again, I think), after the park had become obvious and it just became a matter of randomly picking out the right spot to dig. So I can't say I'm completely in favor of snow.
I still like to think that a diabolical mind will help figure out the clues.......
A diabolical mind will help figure out the clues, which can be a reward in its own sense. But what I meant was that figuring out the clues won't necessarily help you find the medallion. There's also quite a bit of luck involved as many past "was only out there hunting 15 minutes" winners can attest to. Of course if I was really that smart I'd just design myself a medallion detector.
Here's a question. What, in your opinion, is the best tool to use for hunting and why? A shovel?
An ice chipper? A rake? Something else?
Hi Allison - just checking in to see how revved up people are about the hunt. By the way - the best tool to use is probably a combination of all those things. Hey - actually that's not a bad idea. We could make a special medallion hunters tool and market it to the masses. Call it a Shrake, or something... Like when schools started using the combo forks and spoons, calling them 'sporks'. Have to incorporate a flashlight and a GPS system too.
Hey Allison, I would have to say it is the coal shovel. Although that really depends on the year. It has a wider base then the hoe but can serve the same purpose. That and you can dig easier with it along with chop some thin ice. If we are talking digging at night it has to be the lantern. If you can't see where your digging your toast. That and you don't have to hold it like a flashlight. I believe I saw you on here last year. So what is your personal best tool to use?
I used a shovel like the one you described. I also used a cane to poke through the snow, like they do with those long sticks when hunting for avalanche victims. I'm not sure how effective that was however. Of course there are other options like a flamethrower or a snowblower, but then these have their own inherent drawbacks as well. And yes, I was here last year. In fact, if you do a search on "Conway", I was the first one to mention its name aside from just giving a list of all parks. Hopefully I'll be able to get the same jump on it this year.
Naw! A pitchfork! That way you can break out large chuncks of snow and ice and "feel" all the way down. Then you have a easier time of sifting and shoveling.
I am with Scribe, if you can decipher the clues accurately year after year, you will find it eventually. Ask the 3 bridge players that found it in 95 at Battle Creek. I know, even they were lucky, but I am 20 years old and last year was my first hunt, (My buddy and I were one of the first ones at conway, we dug up all of the bases on the baseball fields) and I feel that if I am as persistant as I was last year, my day in the sun will come.
Jake, for the sake of your young age, and for your kindness, I am wishing you the best luck ever!!
I cross my fingers for you - go, young man!!
I remember someone digging up the bases at Conway when nothing else had really been dug up yet. I guess that was you!
Was that on Wednesday (early A.M. hours)? The base thing that is.
No, I think it was in the afternoon. I recall most of the bases had been dug by then. But that was my 2nd trip out there to dig. My first was the night before. I started across from the front door of the 934 house and made a line from the sidewalk to the hockey rinks, thin though it was. I believe the bases had not been dug at that time so I guess you were there in between.
It was early in the hunt, for gods sakes, we hadn't even read the clues! He lives about half a block up Conway and we were bored so we went and started digging.
Allison Wonderland- This was probably after the second or third clue....we quit digging there for a few days after we read the clues, and then started up there again. We had a pretty good idea saturday morning that this was the park, although we didn't dig in the right area. I think if I can be patient and not read too much into the clues, my time will come.
French Fries, were you one of the ladies that found it in 95?
2nd or 3rd clue? That was before I got there then, though I can't say I remember the bases being dug up. I do remember them being dug up in a major way when I got there the second time.
I remember the huge mounds of snow next to them. They were rather funny looking.
Okay, it's 35 degrees on jan 10th. Mother Nature better get cold and moist or this hunt is going to suck. I agree with all that the PP will still make it a challenge, but it won't be as fun. I think that the best tool for treasure hunting still needs to be invented. It would definetely be a hand-held X-ray machine to look through the snow down to the ground.-- As for now, a steel rake and pitchfork are my favorites. 12 more days till the first clue!!!
DIGGING TOOL: I prefer the "beet hoe". The blade is wider than a normal garden hoe, but only about half as tall. It can be used to chop ice, but it really shines when used in a "sifting" motion that I could show you easily, but can't seem to find a decent way to describe.
CLUES NOT HELPING: I used to think that the clues narrowed the site down to the exact spot the further you go in the hunt. I have been disabused of that quaint notion. The hard way.
The clues bring you to the park and the accomplished puzzle solver has the reward of digging in fresh snow. After that it's all grunt work or blind luck.
About a week into the hunt there are usually a handful of contending parks, with people digging at each of them. Then there will be one clue that really zeroes people in.
After that, we seem to get 3 or 4 clues that don't help define the spot at all, but just bring more and more people to the site. Allison is right, the puzzle masters are evil.
Did anyone see the rules for this year's medallion hunt in the paper over the weekend? The prize is $2500 for finding the medallion, another $2500 for turning in newspaper clippings of the new clues and a $5000 bonus for registering your button. What's up with the newspaper clipping rule? If they want to sell more papers, why don't they just release the clue at the newspaper 15 minutes before it is published on the internet.
Good morning, hunters. I just read over the posts for the last few days. As far as tools, my belief is you have to wait and find out what type of snow you have. A rake is good for light fluffy snow that has no ice in it. If there's ice involved, a shovel, pitch fork, hoe combination tool is the best. My hubby and I always bring every tool with us just in case we need them all. A tool we also bring which isn't categorized as a tool is a lawn chair. During the hunt, our backs seem to hurt after awhile. So in order to prevent further injury, we bring a chair to relax in for a few minutes. It really does help. Another thing to remember is if there is no snow, the medallion will not be hidden in a tree. I heard this from many sources. I called PP last year and was told only 2 people know where the med is hidden. The PP further stated that the med is not necessary hidden before the hunt begins. Go figure. The last week's clues will pretty much tell you the park, but there are still those hunters who will remain at another park until when the medallion is found. I was at Conway early Sunday morning when hardly any snow was moved. There was a post around 5 AM on Sunday morning mentioning Conway and then the person deleted their post. I talked to the guy who lived up the road from Conway and he said he recalled a PP van sitting by the park around 1:30 AM on night. Never made the connection until later in the hunt. Oh well. Part of the hunt is trying to figure it out and discussing it with other friendly hunters. The clues come out on PP web site at 11:30 PM each night of the hunt. If you go to the front page and find the article on the Winter Carnival, there is usually a web site listed for the clues. Then just add it to your favorites. I have the site on my computer at home and not here at work. My hubby was at Cherokee on the 4th clue. He was the only one digging until about the 6th. Having the hunt in the middle of winter helps us get through the long winters. However, this year doesn't really seem like winter. I'm sure Mother Nature will shine upon us for the hunt and dump 8" on us. Have a good day.
Where in the paper did you see that about newspaper clippings? If that's true, it seems odd they didn't mention it at all on the Winter Carnival Button although that may have been written so as to make it sound humorously easy.
By the way, it sounds as though there will be a pre-hunt bash on Saturday the 22nd (the night the first clue comes out at 11:30PM). Right now, the plan is to have it at Patrick McGovern's in St. Paul (on West 7th I believe). Let me know if you want more details and I'll try to find out.
Allison, please find out more information. Maybe this year we can make it to at least one of the parties. We weren't able to make any of the last 2 years. I don't float
to the Shoot the Breeze board. I don't know if they're discussing it there or not. Can't wait for more of the regulars to join us in the discussion or anticipation of the
hunt. I e-mailed PP and asked them about the newspaper clippings. Haven't heard back from them yet. I receive the Sunday paper at home. I'll check it out tonight
and will post what I find. It's definitely a way of selling more papers. Afterall, with today's technology, most of us go here (or PP website) to find the clues.
As far as hiding the medallion goes, I spoke with one of the guys that found it in the diaper at Hidden Falls, he said that the guy that hid the medallion drove into the parking lot and threw the diaper out the window about a week before the hunt started. I remember that January we got a ton of snow.
FYI - The rules were on the back of the metro section on Saturday, January 8th.
I looked through my Sunday paper and didn't see anything about it all, though it was not an extensive search. It seems to me they wouldn't mention it until they do the Winter Carnival Preview Guide which would most likely appear on the 23rd. Personally, I subscribe to the paper anyway so I'm not worried, but it seems a little silly. Not having a button has never prevented people from searching before, so I suspect not having clippings wouldn't stop people either, and inversely, I don't know how much that would really boost sales. Only people who honestly expected to find it would change their habits and what if someone forgot and threw out their paper or gave it to someone? We'll see I guess.
Thanks Mr Med Hunter, now I see it. That does seem a bit odd. I guess we'll have to see how it works out.
Allison/Med Hunter: Exactly what did the article say? Did it say every day clippings or how do they need the clippings - original (obviously) or photocopy. Do they need the whole page? Please if possible, type the information here so the rest of us know. Thanks so much.
THIS MEDALLION JOE IS MINE!
Treasure Digger: Whenever the Medallion is actually hidden, wouldn't it seem odd that it would be brought to its final destination via anything that could easily be
identified as a PP vehicle? I would think that anything associating itself with PP hanging around a park during winter carnival would be followed around like the pied
piper. As devious as PP is about clues and things, is it possible that any number of simliar vehicles are sent out as red herrings?
PS...let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
I have just added the Treasure Hunt Rules for 2000 to my website. They are printed word for word from the Pioneer Press. Click on the following link to read the
rules.
Mr. Med Hunter, Do you know if it has to be the clipping from the front page or can it be the list from the metro section with numerous clues? I think this is pretty
dumb for the PP to do this, but if that's what they want, that's what they get.
It sounds to me, when they say "new daily clues" that you need the ones from the front page and not just the list from the Local (formerly Metro) section. Because they say clippings, I assume they don't need the whole page, but that they do mean originals. Its just an assumption though as its not very clear about it. How annoying. Are we supposed to carry them around with us as we hunt? It says you have to bring the medallion in immediately and some people may not be able to go home to get them. Oh well. Guess I'd better make sure I have my subscription paid up.
So there's a new twist! Interesting. Good way to sell papers..or to find more being stolen I suppose.
I got my new updated Treasure Hunter's guide today! Thanks Steve!!!
Electric Duane, I'm not much on trying to figure out the reasons as to how the medallion is hidden. I just wanted to pass on the information that was told to me. If I was one of the two hiding the medallion and it was part of my work, I'd use the company van. Afterall, the obvious is not always what it seems and sometimes it is. It's like the previous post when someone suggested staking out every park hoping to see the med being dropped. Every person would be followed and the parks are too many and too large. However, if I saw a PP van parked by a park where there is no paper machine or a business close by, then I'd wonder. Although last year at Conway, there are several businesses in the close area. Anyway, I receive the PP almost everyday. I'll have to pick up the other days that I don't receive it. Also, the PP will not know when the med is found unless the person shows (not says) they've found it. Besides that, take it home, take pictures of it, grab your button, pick up your clippings, and then drive to the PP. It's as simple as that. But, you first have to find the thing.
Will someone please explain to me the fun in going out in the middle of winter and digging through the snow to find some coin worth a few hundred dollars. Maybe because in your words I am a southern, i just don't get the appeal.
Lacy, do you really consider 10,000 a feww hundred dollars? I don't. And you don't realize how much fun it is until you actually get out there and participate. I think if you try, you'll get hooked just like all of us.
Hi Lacy!
It's worth trying. To see all the other nuts out there digging snow in all sorts of weather and times of day is just too cool to miss.
The time I enjoy the most is the locust time of the hunt. When you are out in a park about midnight and all you hear is the chink chink chink of shovels and other digging implements chopping at the snow. The lanterns and flashlights give the whole site an out of this world kinda glow.
Lacy, I had the same attitude you did up until last year when I decided to try it for the first time and was damn close to finding it.
Lacy, It is hard to describe. I used to do it with my parents when I was younger. Now I am in college. My studies get neglected for most of the time the medallion hunt is going on. There is nothing like going out with a friend, meeting some of these other people that post. (Putting a face with the words.) Hearing the laughter and gossip of where everyone thinks it is, feeling the snow down your back of your neck. Going home to get a good night rest hoping that it will still be out there when you wake up so you can go again. I say grab a shovel and I'll see you out there. I am one of those late nighters like Terry was talking about. Only then shall you know the appeal. Oh and the 10,000 doesn't hurt, especially when your still in school.
Go watercooler! Don't forget to mention us when you find it and get the little t.v. spot.
And I love figuring out the clues and looking for things in the clues that will tip you one way or the other.
Meeting others in the parks is fun too. We're a special breed. Hope you join in the fun this year. Once you do, you'll be hooked.
Medallion Fever is catchy! I caught it from my Mom many years ago. We have been hunting every year for what seems like forever. This will be our 29th year...and my mom hunted just about every year while we were growing up.