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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

Submitted by KITCH on

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Clue #1 You've joined the hunt for the regal runt 
To prove searching does pay 
Don't dig a hole or knock down a pole 
And the golf course is out of play 

Last year Jake took home the cake 
With a clue a bit off level 
This year we'll rinse off all our prints 
Lest this hunt go to the devil 

Clue #2 The point of all this is so that you won't miss 
Your big chance to grab all the cash 
Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise 
You'll have to do something quite rash 

Clue #3 We've scanned the county to hide our bounty 
And keep you on your toes 
It may sound risible, but our puck's invisible 
Although it might just stick to your nose. 

Clue #4 How fun is the snow how far will we go 
You really ought to go see 
Get up for the mission and not just the wishin' 
Get into the game-it's all free 

Clue #5 There once was a clue that drove you-know-who 
To threaten a heinous act 
We'd use it again but we're afraid of his pen 
My friend, that's an unfortunate fact 

Clue #6 All ye who look should honor the book 
As one who stood for hope 
Much was built in the name of the kilt 
Look sharp now and never mope 

Clue #7 If you should go look high then low 
One could see it from a bower 
If it's your bent you might seek a tent 
To protect in case of shower 

Take note of the wood and do what you should 
To extract the prize for yourself 
Build a bridge to your dreams as high as they seem 
Leave nothing behind on the shelf 

Clue #8 Look at the buck to acquire good luck 
In finding the grail this year 
Link a jar,a line, a star lawyer divine 
While crying in your beer 

He won, then lost and the nation was tossed 
Into strife that was far from civil 
The point I'm making is yours for the taking 
Believe me - not the message board drivel 

Clue #9 This name brings tears, elation and cheers 
And occasionally even outrages 
It sits on walls and rides the halls 
And fills a dozen pages 

The hills are alive and you'll have arrived 
Refrain from the very injurious 
Be bold and be brave but your skin you must save 
What's off-limits should frankly be obvious 

Clue #10 Look for the sight you hope is just right 
You're doubtful and you're torn 
Make the rounds for what rhymes with grounds 
And part of a rose with a horn 

Through flames and flow this park where you'll go 
Is the site of sacred relics 
Stay away from these and the cliffs if you please 
Or you'll be in a heckuva fix 

Clue #11 Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds 
Far from the graves take your entourage 
Twixt Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born 
Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage 

Hell no fury hath as those on the wrong path 
Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter 
The path not official contains footprints beneficial 
Some 300 trudges in - quest for a quitter 

This trail you must follow goes down a narrow hollow 
Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum 
From here you must search for a hillside path perch 
Wherein lies the center of fun

 

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OT

Well, I dragged myself into the kitchen and tried that. Didn't work. Maybe its the fever. :cool:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:54 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Or hidden amongst sticks?

Good job AW!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:55 PM Permalink
Terry

Remember - Keller is a regional park not controlled, owned, or maintained by Maplewood.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:55 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I can agree with that as well, the whole Maplewood saga.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:56 PM Permalink
Terry

OT - I could never get it to work - my nose is too pointy. But my sister was the champ. I think the secret is to lick it first. The dampness helps it to stick.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:56 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Pucks invisible...stick to your nose...could it be a pair of glasses with the puck put in as a lens?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:57 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Given the cold weather we've had and the fact that the forecasts have indicated it's going to stay cold, I'm kind of thinking they might have actually put the thing out on a lake. They may have put it on the ice and then put some water on it to freeze it to the ice. As Randy I think said, with a clear medallion, it could well look invisible. That scenario would make sense with rinsing off their prints and it would also explain the curious rule about not digging under ice rinks.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:57 PM Permalink
tom

Is there any restruant that uses a spoon in their sinage? I remember back the last time it was at Como we were diggin else where until the famous "Who Gives a Who" clue came out- and the last night it was bascailly a RACE down St Paul streets to see who could find it the quickest.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:58 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

That's a good point Terry. I was about to post that myself. I also like the Helen Keller being blind = invisable connection. Also Keller has an archery range which "The point of (archery) is so that you won't miss"
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:58 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Invisible = Hidden
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:58 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

there is also spooner park in little canada

and yes - helen keller was very wise.

she siad one of my fav quotes: "when one door of happiness closes, another opens" but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see which one has been opened for us"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_in_my_Darkness info on a book she wrote

she also wrote "It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui."

hmm devil?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:58 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

there is also spooner park in little canada

and yes - helen keller was very wise.

she siad one of my fav quotes: "when one door of happiness closes, another opens" but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see which one has been opened for us"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_in_my_Darkness info on a book she wrote

she also wrote "It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui."

hmm devil?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Hidden Falls again would sure keep us on our toes. It would be surely laughable to hide it there again.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
Randahl

clear ave = invisible = west side of phalen
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
OT

I have nothing profound to post. I'm going to go get some rest. Night all!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:01 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I was just about to mention the archery range. seems good.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:01 PM Permalink
Randahl

night OT :smile:
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:02 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Oh yea, I had thought of the archery thing being related to "point" earlier today and then forgot about it again. I also kind of like invisible maybe referring to Helen Keller.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:02 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

on the ice seems risky, but it could be
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:02 PM Permalink
Randahl

well early in the phalen hunt the maplewood cops kicked us out of keller - as pilots mentioned the lots are closed and un plowed so parking was only available right off of 61 - there is a fair amount of park between the highway and the archery course tho - and a tot lot as i recall
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:04 PM Permalink
Terry

It was on the ice at Wakefield that one year in the buggy tire thing.

Goodnight OT!

I need to scoot to the sheets as well. Damn new job and no time off.

I love the new job though!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:04 PM Permalink
Randahl

I agree rob - i dont think the paper would take the risk of being liable for anything weird or unfortunate happening
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:05 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I know I wouldn't want it to go to the 12th clue and have a couple of thousand of people out on the ice all chipping away at it! Though I've learned my lesson to follow the clues to where the medallion is and not where it ought to be. If they put it close to shore it might not be too bad, or maybe on one of the channels around the island at Phalen. I'm still a bit torn about whether Keller is a decoy to conceal Phalen as the possible street names all point to Phalen.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:06 PM Permalink
tom

PP is taking to long to post the official clue./
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:06 PM Permalink
Terry

Almost let this slip by....

Happy 40th Birthday Allison!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:06 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

ok SCD all and last person out please make sure to stock the fridge and leave a light on I'm sure I'll me making late night trips in as it's going to be a long night for me.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:07 PM Permalink
New Daddy

I like the spoon lake, but other things that stick to nose guM, news print, could it be in a ice breakers gum tin. it would be inside it so invisible?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:07 PM Permalink
Terry

Goodnight and SCDs!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:07 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Clue 9 phalen 2004, The CW refers to Phalen as "Phalen-Keller Regional Park" this means it could still be Phalen side????

Go take a risk, we threw the disk

Where it seems you're far from succeedin'

Unless you are blind, the treasure you'll find

Among plants that are unfit for weedin'.

Explanation: Throwing the disk conjures ``frisbee,'' which leads to nearby Frisbie Street. Far from succeedin' would be again be "failin.'" Blind refers Helen Keller, whose last name is part of Phalen-Keller Regional Park. Not fit for weedin' puts you near the medallion hidden by a wildflower area.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:08 PM Permalink
New Daddy

ketchep, mustard, ice cream, mayo could all be stuck to your nose. could be in a container of one of those.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:09 PM Permalink
Randahl

b00gers stick to my nose
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:11 PM Permalink
New Daddy

you look in all the boogers you want.

Happy birthday AW!!

I am off also
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:13 PM Permalink
wolfpac

Could somebody clue me in on "our puck's invisible."
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:13 PM Permalink
brasscat

I like that real well
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:14 PM Permalink
Randahl

invisible as in hidden or invisible as in clear 0r clear avenue west side of phalen
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:15 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

This clue does make you feel Keller though.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:15 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Just like the last one with Harriet.

<--- Not sold just yet
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:16 PM Permalink
brasscat

Stick to your nose= Those clear strips for breath right
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:17 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

strange coincidence that the word of the day for Jan 22, 2003 was risible on dictionary.com - and that the word would appear in the Jan 22, 2008 clue..

heh
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:17 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Has anyone found a decent map of Keller park yet? One with all the ammentities and such. Some websites such as city of Roseville has awesome maps and some have squat.

I would do more searching myself except my computer is sooooo slooow. I don't know whether it's our sucky satelite internet or our new security software. Sheesh I thought Norton was bad.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
brasscat

I've bought breath right strip s, the box is about the right size for the puck
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I'm going to keep working Harriet and Hidden Falls in the morning. Night all.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
Randahl

me neither :smile: but i know i wont be going to lilydale or cherokee :smile:

gnight kiddies L(
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Hope to see some of you digging tomorrow.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:24 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I like Keller even more

Stay of golf course--- Keller golf course

cake --- frost ave

poles --- cross country ski poles

There are 3 sections of the park split up by 2 major roads 36 & 61. I think I read it was over 260 acres.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:29 PM Permalink
wolfpac

Thanks Tater!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:30 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Actually there is a fourth section south of Frost and north of Round lake.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:31 PM Permalink