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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
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Nightly Pre-Clue Get-Together
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
I JUST GET "PARK" (ED)
JUST ITS IN A PARK IS ALL.
had a knock-down,drag em out fight with my dad this morning....
and I no longer live on the eastside....
for the time being anyways...
it was a messy, messy, messy situation, and I'm done with him
I'll be staying with my mom, out here in Eagan.... dont know how long for....
so....
yeah :chagrin:
Its one of the things that I look forward to...
The medallion hunt... and the winter-carnival
Its just kinda hard to commute from here, without a car
Clue #1
Posted: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007
Welcome ice and snow and temperatures low
ThereÂ’s no time for cold feet!
For searchersÂ’ pleasure weÂ’ve parked the treasure
Where nature lovers each other greet
Â…here we goÂ…
So what do we think? Historically there are usually 3 pieces of information clue #1 can provide, in my humble opinion:
1. ItÂ’s in a park!
   2. A small abstract piece of information that may be of relevance in regards to any facet of the hunt.
   3. Nods, winks, and low-blows to the hunting community.
no time for cold feet
Item 1 is usually always declared, and always implied. There are always conspiracy theorists that always catch if it doesnÂ’t state that itÂ’s in a park and push the angle until itÂ’s been deadened by the later clues. Since it hasnÂ’t been hidden outside of a park since 1989 at the State Capitol, Most rational thought (mine included) directs people to believe that itÂ’s always in a park. There is supporting evidence of a burden that the 1989 Capitol Hunt caused due to the lack of accommodations the grounds provided, and the recent yearsÂ’ escalation of the huntÂ’s popularity since that time has increased the number of people searching for the medallion by a large order of magnitude. Also, the last time before 1989 the medallion was located outside of a park was in the ancient times of 1969, at 35E and Victoria. Still, one should never say never. This is not a closed minded competition. :smile:
Information provided from item 2 is usually not weighted heavily even if present in the first clue because of its vague nature, and the length of time [and number of clues] needed to qualify the information usually diminishes the value it has. However, for deep thinkers this is always a foundati
on that is relied upon, and information collected from Clue #1 should be neatly classified and stored for later reference.
Information provided from item 3 is usually for entertainment purposes, and there have been a number of chuckles sent my way from them, indeed.
Throughout the hunt I will be giving the Internet three things. One is my personal analysis of each clue, line by line if warranted. I tend to give quick thinking priority above overthinking a matter, and at times I may be very terse with my analysis until later clues allow me to “backfill” details from previous clues. We’ll see how well I can journal this progression as I usually have a clipboard with a mess on it as my thinktank. Two will be an aggregation of information from what I consider to be interesting or reliable sources. I’m of the discipline of thought that says this hunt is tough enough for a group of people, so whatever we can do and whenever we can improve each other’s hunt, let’s do so! (so please post your thoughts, too!)
This is a hats off to a long time hunting friend, Allison Wonderland, who always provides a reliable stream of knowledge and creativity.
I listen to Mr. Allison with a keen ear and everyone else who visits this site in search of the medallion should, too.
OK, so letÂ’s take this hunt apart to the best of my ability.
Welcome ice and snow and temperatures low
ThereÂ’s no time for cold feet!
For searchersÂ’ pleasure weÂ’ve parked the treasure
Where nature lovers each other greet
Line 2: Cold feet? ThereÂ’s a documentary about the medallion hunt by that name that should be out or is close to release. I havenÂ’t seen or researched the matter but I believe this is a strong nod in that documentaryÂ’s direction.
Line 3: “Parked” may be of some importance but we’ll need some firm help to improve this concept. Also may direct one to the ubiquitous it’s in a park!
Line 4: Â… itÂ’s in a park!
For now I donÂ’t feel the need to post any followup research. LetÂ’s get the next clue out already! When it comes to crunch time, I wonÂ’t say IÂ’m 100% reliable but I will tend have the clues up on this site as fast as any other. So if you want to do me the honor of jamming your reload button on my page, by all meansÂ… :grin:
:chagrin:
ugh...
I'M 95% SURE THAT IS THE STATUES AT UPPERLANDING PARK
I have to admit, I got sucked into the over-noodling of clue 1. Someone mentioned "cold feet" in reference to marriage, which beside como being the obvious made me think of "Marry-em" (although I think thats doubtful). The reference to the film made Marley think of Como.
"nature lovers" made me look for parks with some sort of marked, official or designated nature areas, which gave me Como, Crosby, Hidden, Horton, Marydale, MLK, IM, Phalen, Swede Hollow, Cherokee?, and Henry; as well as some of the Ramsey parks. This eliminates most of the Recs and small parks, I think we can probably eliminate Phalen and Crosby from that list.
Another thought on this line is to look for some sort of nature club that meets at or near a park. Anyone know of anything?
Artemis
I like the nature club noodle, I'll have to try and google that. Better yet... KITCH?
I would tend to think if they are ever both closed at the same time it would be stupid to put it there, of course that doesn't eliminate the possibility they put it there :wink:
I said probably, I'm not eliminating yet, just speaking from the gut. :smile:
CENTRAL PARK -ANIMAL REHAB
nice to see you last night!
ONLY "NATURE" STUFF I'M FINDING...
HERE IS THE BEST LIST OF STUFF...
(FWIW...I WENT TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM TODAY...KINDA THOUGHT OF IT AS A POSSIBLE IDEA)
I was also thinking that nature lovers would greet (meet and greet) at a nature preserve=jelly jar? Could be a what it's in clue?
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pleasure is an anagram for "apes rule"
como? :smile:
w00t!
NATURE CALLS....ITS A PORTAPOTTY ...HAHAHAHA
NO WAY
500 Lafayette Rd N, St Paul, MN
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