2006 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

We didn't find it in Roseville. Too many coyotes ...

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Hello everyone this is Marley and is my first post here,(I couldnt log in so I was posting at T C) so if I repeat sorry.

When the 1st clue came out I thought BC right away from "swarming a-mid-st" B st.

and "a-mid-st" midway, "To shorten" horton set

and "shorten" shor-ten

But the obvious is It was hard for the clue writer to park the medallion do to lack of snow,theres snow and ice in the park or near (ice rink,river,pond,water tower,creek ect.) and pursuit could be a polis station

Clue 2 Pearson, (hometown fare)MTC transitway, (the nut of this year)Dudley P. Nut, Pepermint Patti, Nut Goodie, (covers prize at rest)Homer st(rest-hom)

in the paper Baddie was obove Covers

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But The Obvious is The Medallion is in a Pearsons Nut Goodie (wrapper inside out)

and its in St. Paul

Clue 3 Thomas C. Trudeau-pearsons bought Trudeau candy company in 51 (52was the 1st hunt and it was at highland also the company was known for there 7-up bar(if your on Seventh st and go up))Pier Elliot Trudeau born in Montreal(I know alot of steps) "childs proclivities" playground

"taking up" highland

smarter and wise -School,Libary

"vulcanic activities"-(C)oarse (B)ehavior

The Obivous Smarter,Wise,playground

Clue 4 Brave of heart-hill and glen(holagans)-bent-ken-Scots

hill and glen hi-land

glen-ridge-hill-dale-dellridge

Picth a tent,You always look for higher ground to picth a tent or a Fort might be considerd a tent Fort rd.

stay within your ken, stay in St.Paul

bent ken - benson

Obivious

Clue 5 I just looked at and will be back with ideas.

I am torn between Highland and BC

way down on the list ofcourse is

@#$#

Crosby

I have been digging at highland since clue 2 it just feels so right when there.

See ya all in the park later today and at the paper tonight.

MarleyKing 2006 Pioneer Press Medallion Finder

thanks marley....

must not be an anagram yet :wink:

See ya all in the park later today

w00t!

I'm really stuck on this "robert burns" thing

its ticking me off

highlander

finding out that garter is part of a scott kilt

robert burns scotch - drink

Afton (which is the upper and lower roads bordering BC....is a famous Scottish poem by Robert Burns...Sweet After...stay within your ken

Yesterday, Jan 25th was an official red letter day. For whom? The Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Today, Jany 26th, could be YOUR red-letter day- if you find the medallion!

Ofcoursr there is I will post them in a bit

swarming amidst global warming

Look for snow and ice

"mix" drink with their vulcanic activities

look for the prize

searching hill and glen

Pegasus At Wanlockhead

1789

Type: Poem

With Pegasus upon a day,

Apollo, weary flying,

Through frosty hills the journey lay,

On foot the way was plying.

Poor slipshod giddy Pegasus

Was but a sorry walker;

To Vulcan then Apollo goes,

To get a frosty caulker.

Obliging Vulcan fell to work,

Threw by his coat and bonnet,

And did Sol's business in a crack;

Sol paid him with a sonnet.

Ye Vulcan's sons of Wanlockhead,

Pity my sad disaster;

My Pegasus is poorly shod,

I'll pay you like my master.

a vulcan poem by burns???

Neck when you going

Plus 3M makes scotch tape.... :wink:

Hey what's with the wink with the no anagram remark? Are you holding back bud?

I agree about the Highland - not sold on BC.

but - not ruling it out yet either.

hmmm...darn..

burns was named after john and priscella burns...

I'm not holding anything back....

but if anybody can figure out an anagram...

I'd bet on Marley and Lil

Or have you... maybe the part of "hometown fare" is the reference we needed to stay in St Paul city limits....

heh

cooler kid's looking all over for snow, and there ain't any.

I'm still stuck on the Red Letter thing.

Letter vs. Letters.

I think first - no one has Red letter(s) day(s) it wouldn't make sense to say it that way.

Secondly - if it is just referring to one letter - perhaps it's just referring to the A.

f A mous

d A ves

the coolerkid on the top is up to his knees

and umm

must not be BC the camo crew is out there.

anagramming....

hill and glen = england hill

outing pay = taping you & a young pit

when you going back up there???

Well, I'm going to go look around. Can't find it sitting here.

anagram.... left in a lurch = turn face hill

Grandkidsandme

1764 Hampshire Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55116

(651) 695-1988

grandkids and me camp

Right down the road from Highland.

Grandparents are knowlegable - (KEN?)

And today's an anniversary for Mom Mining... The invention o'tape!

JOE!

fwiw...

I'm searching articles from the paper for key words ...

only guy i"m getting hits on is Dave Beal

1 more day and I can get down there and hunt :smile: unless of course someone finds it by then, that would be my dumb luck!

Lunch break!

Mr.Med Hunter....where can one get a copy of your book - and how much is it? I have someone who is interested in buying one.

Mappy - Same question.

Thanks for the information!

hmmmm...where to look today...HP or BC? BC or HP?

You can get a copy directly from me tonight at the paper or at Micawber's Books on the corner of Como and Carter. I'll should have a few along every night at the paper. They sell for $14. As for Mappy's book, he also sells them at Micawber's for $15 and I think he usually carries a few with him while hunting.

Thanks! I won't be at the paper - too late to get into that fray when I have to be working.

But I will pass that information along to the person who wants one and she can pick one up at the bookstore.

I'm outta here and headed back to work.

Vino

Check this out

Red letter day is Jan 25 named after Robert Burns...

Burns Ave is right nere Battle Creek.

Any thoughts

Anybody know if you can get on 61 north from 494? From both directions(E & W)? I know certain exits are closed but I always forget which ones.

I'd try Cherokee - it's in between!

Ummm.I THINK you can but am not absolutely sure...I may be finding out shortly

:pbpt:

I think it's interesting. BC is my second choice still - but more cause of the 3M red letter than something like that.

I was looking at the super grid last night, and it seems rare when they give away the park before clue 6.

To me, if the red letter means anything - it's something you can see from the site.

I'm still perplexed about the Pitch a Tent.

There is something in that clue that isn't ringing true for me.

I'm not sure if someone noodled this yet here, but I read a post on the PP site that said that the Chinese New Year is Jan 29 and tradition is they give each other red envelopes (letters) with money. This coming new year is the year of the dog -> dog park -> BC. I know I'm reaching. :eyeroll:

Tates - that is a tradition and it is on the 29th (huge celebration here in Chinatown)

This is a stretch. I don't have my good mapping software here at work - nor do I have any books with me.

is Hard in any of the street names near one of the 'chosen' parks?

Make it hard to park our loot.

I have been looking at all the clues from a "simple" perspective and what if the only thing clue 1 is saying is - park / no park

hard to park = not in a park?

Vino, back days ago, I came up with 'park' being used as a noun and a verb. It was hard to park it in a park because of all the people milling around due to the global warming.

They're saying - I think - ittiz parked in a park, but it wasn't easy doing it.

Just got home and what a gorgeous day. More people at BC than at Highland.

I'm 50/50 between BC and Highland at this point. I really, really, really don't want it to be at BC so I am hoping for a more definitive Highland clue tonight.

Medallion Central has an interesting take on BC:

There is plenty to take from this clue and it all fits for our choice of parks from yesterday, that being Battle Creek! Here is todayÂ’s clue.

Clue # 5

If youÂ’re aerobic and hardly tree-phobic

You might make your outing pay

DonÂ’t be left in a lurch, do your research,

This could be your red-letter day

LetÂ’s start today by analyzing this one in reverse order. The red-letter that can be clearly seen from the park (within our ken) is the 3M sign at their corporate headquarters on 94.

“Don’t be left in the lurch,” if you do your research by googling this well know phrase you will find that lurch is a noun originating from lych, an old english word meaning CORPSE! This is a huge clue. They are giving us a referance point here. Do not be near the corpse which would mean not in the Indian Mounds area. On the friends of the parks web sight you will find they link Indian Mounds and Battle Creek on the same page. This is re-affirming that we need to stay on the Battle Creek side.

The first two lines of the clue is honing us in on an area of the park by the Recreational Center, located on Winthrop Street. Why the Rec Center you ask? Again if you do your research you will find a list of what activities are there. There is in fact an aerobics room in the Rec Center. Also you will find a PDF file listing the 2006 Facility Rental Prices for rooms in the center as well as outdoor facilities in the park that you may rent for your outings. (Make your outing pay)

Hardly tree-phobic could be a double meaning. Maplewood could be the hard wood they are refering to and the park is in fact split. The St. Paul side on the west side of McNight Rd. and the Maplewood side being East of McNight. Hardly tree-phobic would tell us to stay on the St. Paul side not the Maplewood side. So on a map we now have an East West boundry of the parkÂ’s area to search. stay to the East of Indian Mounds which would be East of Hwy 61, and stay to the West of McKnight which would keep us out of the Maplewood side of the park.

There you have it! A real reason to get out on a beautiful sunny day and search. Happy Hunting!

http://www.ecmpublishers.com/medallioncentral/index.php

On another note, tonight a bunch of people are meeting at 8:30 before getting the paper. If you join us and don't find us at GW, we are across the street at Wild Tymes. Basically, if we get a good server at GW, we will stay there. If we get a crappy one, we are moving across the street.

Also, I am pretty sure there is a Wild game tonight. So, again, street parking may be at a premium.

I feel sorry for that guy. He's dumber'un me and worse at this than I am.

One last thing - for those inclined, AW has tried (somewhat successfully) to fit the clues to Arlington Arkwright on his site.

yes, there is a wild game. i'll be there!

nice!

Lots of people at BC REc today. Recognized a lot of them including the 1995 winners.

Samuel H. Morgan '36 of St. Paul, Minn., died October 17, 2000. He practiced law at Briggs and Morgan in Minneapolis and St. Paul from 1936 until his retirement in 1981. A community leader and conservationist, he founded the Minnesota Parks Foundation (now called Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota) in the 1960s. He was a dedicated advocate for the creation of parks and trails throughout Minnesota and received regional and national recognition for his pioneering efforts in land conservation.

just info..

http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/parks/parks/index.asp

red letter?

geez...can't be