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2007 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion -ACT I

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2007 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Hidden Falls and Central Park
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354 Wabasha St N
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1418, US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=&dtype=s\">Map of 354 Wabasha St N
Saint Paul, MN 55102-1418, US 

Matty B\'s is the home of the Cooler Crew. We\'ve got a party going on every evening from 8 until the clue is released. Sunday night, if the hunt goes that long, the bar will be open but food will not be available. 

Clues: 

Clue No. 1 (Sunday, Jan. 21) 
Welcome ice and snow and temperatures low 
There’s no time for cold feet! 
For searchers’ pleasure we’ve parked the treasure 
Where nature lovers each other greet 

Clue No. 2 (Monday, Jan. 22) 
Boreas\' vast realm can overwhelm 
Even diggers used to the long haul 
So here\'s advice to put your hunt on ice: 
Look no farther than good old St. Paul 

Clue No. 3 (Tuesday, Jan. 23) 
Hunters can be surly but in clue-time it’s early 
Be safe, friends, and in the hunt revel 
Near land that is high the treasure is nigh 
Vagueness rules and that’s on the level



 

King Boreas aka Ian

I still have that old radio. It's on my front porch now and I listen to the Twins games on it.

I would love to do that.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:40 AM Permalink
Liquor Lady

me too :smile:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:47 AM Permalink
OTiS

thats pretty neat
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:51 AM Permalink
OT

It also has a "record player" on it. It plays the old 78's. Once a year I put a bunch of those old 78's on the spindle and entertain the neighbors. :pbpt: I'm not sure if they're as entertained as I am though. :smile:

Have Mel Torme, Johnny Mercer, Enrico Caruso, Kate Smith, and my favorite, The Old Lamplighter. :goofy: They belonged to my sisters and my parents. Kind of scratchy compared to the new recordings, but fun to listen to!

I should have a porch party!
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:01 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Hmm.. close to pigs eye. I always wondered why there wasn't more park area down in that section of the city.

I'll add it to the master list.

Thanks for the info!
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:07 PM Permalink
Art Vandelay

I really liked the Soucheray article and I remember from when I was really young (mid 80's) that the hunt was a big deal. I remember thinking of the medallion as this huge scepter that King Boreas himself had hidden somewhere. It would be great if the Winter Carnival captivated people as much as it did back then. But alas, until the clues can be read aloud on YouTube accessed with your I-Phone, I don't really think the majority of our society will give a rat's patute! It makes me sad, being around teens all day long and thinking to myself that maybe 5% of these kids would actually find the treasure hunt interesting.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:09 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

11 acres too, nice big park for a year with not alot of snow :grin:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:09 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I should have a porch party!

I have 100 78s, even Elvis!
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:46 PM Permalink
OT

100?? Well, I do have a spare tube. :grin:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 12:54 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

I have 6 or 7 cases of old 78's in my garage. But they are all old classical music, and music from Russia - with writing on them I can't read. Been meaning to get a record player so I can see what is on them.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 2:11 PM Permalink
me2

I hear the rumblings have already started this year that I will be up to something dastardly

gggrrreat :eyeroll:

I didn't quite get the later 1/2 of the article, he began talking about some king on the radio---what is the connection with the hunt?!

I liked how he thought the clues should make sense, as in bus & stop and picnic & table -- maybe thats a clue :wink: --- that we need to put words together for this hunt. Maybe he wants to make ammends and try Como again but with better clues - if its at Como I would think Joe did it.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 3:02 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Right on

(thats my excuse for all of the prancing along in womens panties all night, anyway)

that was a joke :sheepish:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 5:14 PM Permalink
me2

hmmmm, that reminds me of a story about this coolercrew guy and a red thong :sheepish: :ooh: :wink: :cool: :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 5:29 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I have 3 parks to check out the first day, all would make sense given the circumstances I suppose.

BTW, I just thought of it this evening. Anyone think Condie will be memorialized in one of the clues this year? I think it would be very fitting to see him mentioned.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 8:27 PM Permalink
becksie

I just got back from the Klondike Kate contest...the girl who won is absolutely FABULOUS! She was our favorite to win and she did!!! :grin: :grin:
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 8:45 PM Permalink
Posen

Sounds like great fun...I liked last year's Kate...
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 8:46 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

Klondike Kate chicks love clowns... its been proven.
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Oh crap! I didn't know it was tonight. I wanted to go this year too since I knew the outgoing Kate. What town was the new babe from?
Wed, 01/10/2007 - 11:11 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I just got back from the Klondike Kate contest...the girl who won is absolutely FABULOUS! She was our favorite to win and she did!!!

A co-worker was there. She is a friend of the winner, and it was her fourth attempt.

Hey Warrior Woman: Did you get me one of those cool buttons?
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 3:07 AM Permalink
ares

who? what?
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 6:33 AM Permalink
East Side Digger

I think it's some one that got caught in the frog pond in a compromising position :pbpt:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 7:55 AM Permalink
ares

hey! i know for a fact that the sun was *not* shining there! i still shudder to think whether i checked where the sun wasn't shining before or after "someone mighta peed on it"
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:01 AM Permalink
OTiS

ewwwwwwwww :cool: :goofy:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:03 AM Permalink
ares

fortunately i had gloves on.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:26 AM Permalink
OTiS

good point.....

you didn't smell your finger right away did you?
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:29 AM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

I hope he didn't have a runny nose he wiped with his glove.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:37 AM Permalink
ares

also, if anyone is interested, i have the "text" of the archive from pf up online right now. go to the archive page.

it ain't necessarily pretty, that's for sure, and there are some issues: i haven't gotten attachments pulled in yet, and in-line attachments are definitely not in yet. als there are 3 sets of userids i have to match up as my data comes extracted from pf between several database rebuilds, all of which screwed up the userids (for instance, i've got 3 user ids, one of which doesn't have an avatar).

and don't think about searching it yet.

but its at least something since pf is unavailable, if anyone needs to do any research.

one of these days i have to figure out how to parse through the 1998-2002 stuff and incorporate it. given what i've done with the pf stuff, it shouldn't be that hard, but...
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:43 AM Permalink
OTiS

another great step in a great direction.

Nice work Jason.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 8:50 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Nice job ares!

Oh and BTW, I live your shadow in that frog pix :pbpt:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:00 AM Permalink
ares

that shadow is just sick and wrong.

crazy thing about that archive. it took 3-4 hours to do a run of it to get everything we had there. took damn near 15 to get it all put in the database, and its not even close to done yet.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:13 AM Permalink
Posen

Ares: Frog Proctologist! :worried:

(Wrecked 'em?! Darn near killed him!)
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:16 AM Permalink
OTiS

good for the start
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:17 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

You rock dude! :cool:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:54 AM Permalink
ares

hmmm. i oughtta think about sending in that picture.

on second thought, no! :smile:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:22 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

you should! You can explain all about the frogpond!
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:23 AM Permalink
Posen

..the Shadow knows.... never noticed that before..... :worried:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:24 AM Permalink
OTiS

I would ares. Some people are "clueless" :goofy:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:24 AM Permalink
me2

he looks like a bear doin' it! HA!
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Posen

Bears doing it in the wild..another kodiak moment captured on film...

 :eyeroll:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:30 AM Permalink
ares

uh no thanks.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 10:45 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

You were there afterwards... :cool: :goofy:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 12:21 PM Permalink
jakeinge

The hunt will be here before we know it.... I just got a job offer and they asked when I can start. Guess what my answer was.....
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 12:48 PM Permalink
jakeinge

If you guessed Thursday, February 1st, you are correct.
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 12:48 PM Permalink
Posen

Awesome! :smile: Congrats!
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 12:58 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

another one in for the long haul. how ya doin' Jake?
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 1:08 PM Permalink
ares

way to go jake!
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 1:34 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

way to go Jake!

 :smile:

I gotta go to school 4 days a week during the hunt. :frown:
Thu, 01/11/2007 - 2:02 PM Permalink