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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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me2

hey all - just got back from failin'

a few people out there

there is jacobs cemetery across the golfcourse = jake

"county" definition:

regional related and ......

Originally, in continental Europe, a county (comté, Grafschaft) was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (comte, Graf).

Counts are called earls

earl st by phalen
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:25 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

This is wolfpac and if this is a dumb thought or has all ready been thought of don't blame Tim. "Our puck is invisible" could mean that if you were blind the puck would be invisible. Helen Keller was blind.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:26 PM Permalink
zephyrus

banging my head against the screen and the medallion will not pop out of my computer

You have to pull the handle...
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:26 PM Permalink
Redbear

Seriously - what the @#$@ was Jake doing with a Toucan?!?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:29 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

me likey como... :0)
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:29 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

What did Wolfpac say? Can't hear! Deaf too!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:30 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

lol
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:32 PM Permalink
becksie

asking him if he has ever searched for the St Paul Winter Carnival Medallion????????? :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:33 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Goin' to scout - then to Matty B's at 7 pm - burning daylight so I gotta scram!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:34 PM Permalink
zephyrus

What was the toucan doing with Jake?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:34 PM Permalink
me2

I think they used Get twice just as they used How twice - it works for the clue

A+ on cross country!!!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:38 PM Permalink
OT

Someone at the PP board pointed out How fun, how far=HF. A stretch, but I just post things that stand out for me over there as being unique.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:41 PM Permalink
me2

I showed Empson that website and he said he had to look in to it because unless UMPress gave permission - he didnt. oh oh

we have the book at my work for around $22 I think.

but you can probably get it cheaper on amazon
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:46 PM Permalink
Posen

"keep on your toes" and "stick to your nose" sounds like it may be hidden around eye level...

"Get up for the mission" keeps sending me to The Launching Pad for more research....
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:47 PM Permalink
Clue Master

ought to go see = Bear Odyssey

Jake was right all along!! :smile:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:56 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Just got back form Phalen/Keller, found a chip bag and a bicycle tire buried in the snow. Saw a couple cars but not many.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 2:57 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Redbear no matter what it is you say I can never take you serious...you're always Laughing your @$$ off.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:04 PM Permalink
Redbear

It's a character flaw. I think nearly everything is funny in some way or another.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:05 PM Permalink
Randahl

nice - i live on the north end of it now........
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:05 PM Permalink
Randahl

havent seen you around snAke......where you been?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:07 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

11th clue campout at randy's !
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:08 PM Permalink
Eags

Hmmmm..."how far will you go?"...maybe its in the make-out circle at Chair-o-key!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:13 PM Permalink
Terry

And just as I finish slogging I run into this. Too dang funny!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:14 PM Permalink
Clue Master

I'm sure I'll check that area anyway. heh funny Eags
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:21 PM Permalink
Grey Wolf

East side of Bald Eagle.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:21 PM Permalink
excavating stud

This goes against all my instincts, but I'm taking the most simple/vague interpretations I can on the clues"

#1: near a golf course

#2: the key to the clue is "Gal who is wise", so it could be Harriet Bishop, Hellen Keller, Hazel, Athena, Minerva, Sophia, Ma Barker

#3: the medallion is not hidden in anything, and is out in the open

#4: sled hill, games, play ground, ball fields

This leads me to Keller or Goodrich, Possibly Como, oh and I suppose Phalen.

Well that narrows it down.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:34 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Where is Matty B's and who is planning to be there tonight? How late do you stay?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:39 PM Permalink
leelabell

Here is something I stole from AW's board:

In my usual wild goose chase fashion, I'm always looking for the

unexpected, unknown location or park. That idea that if I can zero in

on some arcane spot that fits perfectly, I merely have to drive out

and pluck the thing from it's hiding spot...like the year it was

found on the unfinished I35E overpass bridge.

Thinking about "see how far we will go", while first impression was a

sliding hill (and one of the hills in Keller right by the archery and

Hwy 61 was a big sliding hill back inthe day..if I recall), it still

could mean that it is far up north in the County.

For what it's worth, there is a Mission House Lane that parallels a

Seminary in New Brighton. It also buts right into a "Driftwood Park"

(google-able)......"Get up for the mission..."

You mention Kohlman Lake. When I was a kid that lake was owned by the

Kohlman family. Mr. Kohlman lived onthe property and rented boats on

Gervais. The whole area around that lake is swampy most of the way

to U.S. 61 esp where the KSTP tower is. I wonder if the lake is still

private. The map show no green but a little square of green on the

So. side of Co. Rd C is Kohlman park.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:48 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Matty B's is on Wabash between 4th and 5th Downtown. I think the adress is something like 345 Wabasha. People start showing at 8ish and then leave for the PP around 11ish.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 3:49 PM Permalink
Redbear

Is it listed in the rules this year that it's in a "park" or on "public land?" In that case, wouldn't "don't dig down a hole" or "knock down a hole" mean it's ANYWHERE?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:02 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

I have absolutely nothing to add...by the time I get here all my ideas are posted already :smile: I hate work!!

KITCH!! we had brass rail chicken tonight :grin: best chicken i ever had, I'll never buy KFC again!!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:05 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Word from Joelcam is that he'll be there filming for WCCO at the Press tonight, so if ya want to get on tv, might want to be in line for the clue.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:07 PM Permalink
OT

Too funny! :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:18 PM Permalink
Andrea

I hadn't been thinking Como... but for some reason, your noodle really has a CW ring to it!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:31 PM Permalink
Eags

How fun is the snow? (Sledding hill)

How far will we go? (Sledding hill that culminates at one of the bases of a baseball field as in how far will we go (which base?))

Is there still a baseball diamond on the corner of Annapolis and Chippewa? If so, the sledding hill ends in the baseball field.

Hmmmm...that even makes the Viagra references work (up for the mission) so that would make it home plate, right?
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 4:38 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Anybody out there?

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liquorlady

L and A Mommy

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Wed, 01/23/2008 - 5:50 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Not much activity right now, i will check back in later.

Went digging in Kellar today, pretty cold and the snow was 8 inches of crusty ice/snow.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 5:53 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

well you can scratch me off that who's here list. I'm headed to Matty B's I got Daddy to pick the kids up from Awana's tonight he's so nice to me at hunt time any other time he would have come up with some reason or another not to have to pick them up (they've gone for 2 years and he's never picked them up).
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 5:57 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

so... I swung through Como today, to check out something that didnt pay off once I was there...

ran into a park ranger, who wanted to know what I was doing... he said I "looked like one of them medallion hunters"....

we talked for about a half an hour... he was really into the clues, but had never hunted.... also said that he was working out there, during the 2001, and 2003 hunts....

and was VERY adament about the fact that the puck aint at Harriet....

he was saying that they have some kind of pipework going on, and other construcion, or whatever - and that they have orders to kick anybody out of the park, who looks to be medallion hunting....

- also said that the park service sent an e-mail to the PP, urging them to put something in the paper, as soon as tomorrow, telling us hunters that its not there....

I brought up Central last year, and how the Roseville City Council swore that it wasnt there... which shut him up for about a minute..... and then he goes "well... if its down there, we're in for a fun time, come clues 11 and 12"

:coolfrown:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 5:59 PM Permalink
TBones

went to Keller and Phalen just before it got dark, and it didn't give me that feeling...do you know what I mean, the one that tells you that you are in the right place? Just can shake that maybe it's not there....
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:09 PM Permalink
mucluck

FWIW I am planning on calling Kitch with the clue again tonight, so please believe him when it's posted, it hurts his feelings when no one believes him :frown:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:35 PM Permalink
Terry

I always believe him. He's a good guy.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:39 PM Permalink
OT

I think we all believed him. I didn't see anyone question the clue. And thanks for getting that to him, mucluck.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:41 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

ok so I don't know how to put this after last night!! but here it goes I am crazy you all know this and last night I was having one hell of a hard time and I think I owe a few people a apolige yes it is that time again for me to pull out the knee pads and kiss some ass!! But I am getting sick of having to walk on egg shells around sertn people!! and thats not going to work for me I think I am going to crash before the end of the hunt so I am not in the mood to be joked with much and not in the mood to be pushed right now!! I am out of the loop and it bugs me but hay who the hell cares I am off to the paper for the night!!
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:53 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Its that darn oldtimr that you can't trust with the clue...

:wink:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:57 PM Permalink
OT

Ha, oldtimr gets it right every time. :smile: Well, except for that one time. :chagrin:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 7:00 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Is ok.. :grin:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 7:02 PM Permalink
Puckferrets

been lurking too long . . . thought I'd say hullo!

 :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 7:06 PM Permalink
KITCH

told you :smile:
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 7:06 PM Permalink
Terry

Hullo Puckferrets! Welcome to the other side of lurkdom.
Wed, 01/23/2008 - 7:14 PM Permalink