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2007 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion -ACT II

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2007 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Hidden Falls and Central Park

2007 Treasure Hunt II 

Rehash Bash

Allison Wonderland\'s Mason Lodge 
1044 Front Avenue 
Starting at Noon on Sunday 

Map and directions 

Medallion Hotline 651-228-5547

Noodle Recap Folder HERE 

Rehash discussion folder HERE 

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. 

Recent Clues: 
 


 

Clue #1 Congrats to the finder, to all a reminder 
To hunt hard from first to last clues 
Medallion I is history. Now a new mystery 
Begins -- strap on your hunting shoes 

To some its demented, for all unprecedented 
But hunters’ thirst must be quenched 
Tell sister and brother we’ve hidden another 
In a park where a body can be benched 

Our 2nd prize? Don’t laugh -- 10-thou cut in half 
So get out there even if it’s snowy 
And as a special bonus -- some might say an onus -- 
A meal with our own Clueless Joey 

Good hunting to you, let this be the first clue 
Think of a woodsy retreat 
It won’t be so hard if you channel the bard 
You’ll get warm and smell pretty sweet
Clue #2 If you\'re thinking big you\'re sure to dig 
Near flora with growing pain 
Winter or summer is never a bummer 
A menagerie of fun wild or tame
Clue #3 Success on the third clue will never do 
We had to stash a second 
Round you go if you seek to know 
Where swatters of orbs are beckoned
Clue #4: A walk in the park can be a lark 
If cell phones are left at home 
Heed the siren of your desirin\' 
And do not revolt against this poem
Clue #5 Over hill and dale hit the trail 
With a handy locating device 
Fulfill your wishes like loaves and fishes 
And put your victory on ice
Clue #6 A famous singer and a diamond dinger 
Might put you oh so close to the spot 
With the whites of your eyes you should look for the prize 
Within this convenient plot
Clue #7 Don\'t turn up your noses at the city of roses 
The home of the park that you seek 
It\'s just north of town so come on down 
Our hunt is not for the meek
Clue #8 Don\'t go mental just head for Central 
Lexington Avenue will show you the way 
Your spirits won\'t sag when you see the big flag 
Into the trees you want to stray



 

OT

That's me. :frown:
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:34 PM Permalink
Marleyking

thats basically where we were today,thats still a pretty big area with lots of trees- lots of good diggin. Good chance it won't be found tonight in the dark.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:34 PM Permalink
KOP

kop told me it over the phone from the pp building i just wrote it down quick
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

I'm not sure about anyone else but I'm not surprised by this clue. I was searching in that area on Sunday and, again, this morning. Not too many trees around but there is trail that seems to lead down a "channel" or creek. There was one man searching that area thoroughly on Sunday. Huh!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:35 PM Permalink
queenmalley

That's YOU, OT!? Thanks for the clue!! You are famous over there!!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:36 PM Permalink
tom

Thank you- I just wanted to make sure it was the one strange they give us a street, espically one that is at the other end of the park.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:36 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

OT, Sorry I didn't realize you were one and the same. Thanks for the nightly clue updates!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:37 PM Permalink
Terry

Good luck to those going out. Still sounds like folks will be straying to and fro.

Goodnight and SCDs!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:38 PM Permalink
OT

I've been posting the clue for four years over there, Queen. That's all it takes for them to like someone. :sheepish:

It's actually pretty silly.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:39 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Okay, so where are we talking... Behind the Legion's ballfield? I'm trying to make a mental picture here. I know there is a trail and a canal or channel of some sort right there (The neighbor kids have a hockey set-up nearby.) There are also lots more ball fields down the path. This would be accessed from the arboretum's parking lot, I believe.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:39 PM Permalink
tom

I know its off subject, but whats the deal with Amaco having protolium lines running under the park?
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:40 PM Permalink
queenmalley

No, OT, it's a very important job. Seriously, they trust you. Posting clues is a big deal! Too many fakes out there, you are the real deal.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:41 PM Permalink
OT

Night Terry!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:41 PM Permalink
tom

The ballfeild off of lexington I beleive is completely dug up. The only woods within site of the ballfeild are the ones by the train tracks, and under the bridge.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:42 PM Permalink
queenmalley

What the heck, Tom? that might affect the digging? How did u find that out?
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:42 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Marley, Could you help me clarify the area?

Behind the Legion's ballfield? I'm trying to make a mental picture here. I know there is a trail and a canal or channel of some sort right there (The neighbor kids have a hockey set-up nearby.) There are also lots more ball fields down the path. This would be accessed from the arboretum's parking lot, I believe.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:43 PM Permalink
tom

You see these white pipes sticking up all over the park saying not to dig or remove on them.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:43 PM Permalink
OT

I think that's where they're hunting now. At least that's where my boys are and they said lots of people are there now.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:44 PM Permalink
tom

Tell them be carefull as they go up the hill (because at the very top its a sharp drop down to the train tracks.) You can see the tips of the cell phone towers up at the top,
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:45 PM Permalink
queenmalley

well, you know some idiot will......
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:45 PM Permalink
wolfpac

I truly appreciate it, OT!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:46 PM Permalink
tom

Just our of coursioty, could this flag pole not be a pole in the park, but more of a flag pole a nearby resident has?
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:47 PM Permalink
wolfpac

Living in Wisconsin makes it a "long haul" plus it's passed my bedtime.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:47 PM Permalink
OT

Thanks wolf. I feel bad for Cole over there who posted it first. People were giving him crap about it and he was right.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

And it doesn't mention a pole, either, just a flag. I may be reading too much into, it. I, also, thought about "spirits" as in alcohol which lead me to the Legion! lol
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:48 PM Permalink
tom

hmm lemme think, I have a feeling the flag pole they may be talking about is not in the park, but in view of the wooded area along the tracks.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:48 PM Permalink
tom

Could a flag mean a mark of grafitti?
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:49 PM Permalink
wolfpac

I don't know if you read my post over there but I hate posting there because of all the negativity. I posted that there was going to be a 2nd hunt and I got grilled wanting to kow how I new. Man, it was terrible.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:53 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I know, OT. I read some of them, No one believes anyone but you
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:53 PM Permalink
queenmalley

You should have gnarled your teeth at 'em, Wolf!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:55 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

And why does it say BIG flag? I saw a normal size flag in the area... I really am starting to read too much into these clues. I guess I should be out there looking but I just don't feel it this year. That and I don't have anyone to call me with the clue.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:55 PM Permalink
wolfpac

I think the trying to fool us has stopped and every clue now means what it says.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:57 PM Permalink
tom

PP taakes too long to update their page.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 9:59 PM Permalink
OT

The clue says into the trees, not into the woods. Maybe just a couple of trees.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:00 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Wolfpac, then why does it say BIG? Why not just FLAG? And where are you, as I am in WI, too.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:00 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Now OT you're thinking like I'm thinking:)
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:01 PM Permalink
wolfpac

Somerset. An old eastsider tho.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:09 PM Permalink
Marleyking

sorry suit, I was talking about the lexington side of the park, near that parking lot.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:11 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

Basically next to the Lexington parking lot is a big flag, which is a monument to veterans. I hid my mock hunt treasure at the base of this flag. There are a number of woods/trees around in the area, so it's hard to pinpoint where to go exactly.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:12 PM Permalink
OT

I've never been there, but is there a liquor store you can see from the park?
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:15 PM Permalink
Marleyking

BTW: thanks for posting your mock hunt clues and explanations, i found them very helpful in "getting to know" the park. :smile:
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:15 PM Permalink
ThoseMedallingKids

No problem. I found them helpful as a refresher for the park.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:17 PM Permalink
OT

Son says you can't see a liquor store, but maybe the "spirits" are the Holy Spirit, or the church.

I was going to say "Kids say" but I didn't want to put words in your mouth, TMK.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:17 PM Permalink
leelabell

Yup, what Kids said. However, if the Hidden Falls hunt is any indication, they may take us around the south side of the lake and to the woods over by the little bridge. Who knows? Remember Phalen? Clue 11 gave us the general area, but clue 12 took us quite a way from the little brick building.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:17 PM Permalink
leelabell

There are (or were) a lot of CC members at the park when the clue came out. Hopefully, one of them finds it tonight!
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:18 PM Permalink
Marleyking

yup what lee said. :wink:
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:19 PM Permalink
KITCH

tons of coolers in the park .....

is part of the reason we forgot to call here with the clue.

leelabel, mucky, med, and kitch calling coolers with clues....

reports from the park.

about 300ish...spread out the entire south side of the lake....

from the flag pole to the bridge.

me2...says people showing up still.

tim....says "the rush is wearing off"

being at the paper was fun....might do that again....still not sure....

good nite gang...i got a full day of work and a long nite 2mrw...
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:30 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Nobody's found it yet? Comeon, Central Park isn't that big :wink:

I think some of the non geocachers oughta get out and try it, I know all kinds of parks in Posenville, err, Roseville.

Good luck to everyone! Might be interesting to hear what a 12th clue rush will be like out there, but I don't think I'll go for the experience. Kinda want to forget this year's, no offense, but it's been too troublesome for me to get out at all.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:38 PM Permalink
Marleyking

aaaaargh...thats exactly where we were digging today, if it makes it through the night we'll be out in the morn, if not at least we were in the right area.
Tue, 01/30/2007 - 10:50 PM Permalink