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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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Eags

Clue 11:

air and river sounds lead all to mounds

far from the graves take your entourage

between burns and thorn, and icy pathway is born

across mounds from a gray house and tan garage

hell hath no fury as those on the wrong path

mounds and warner form a woodsy perimeter

the path not official contains footprints beneficial

some 300 trudges in not a 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
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:23 PM Permalink
OT

I saw an old rusted drum. Picked it up and shook it but nothing fell out. Maybe I should have looked to see if something was taped inside. :chagrin:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:23 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I knew it would be in whatever part of the park I didn't think it was in.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:24 PM Permalink
Redbear

AIr and river sounds lead to mounds

Far from the graves take your entourage

Between Burns and Thorn an icy pathway is born

Across mounds a grey house and a tan garage

Mounds and Warner found a woodsy periminter

The path, not official contains a

300 paces in

Not a quest for a quitter

Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum

From here you must search for a hillside past perch

Wherein lies the center of fun
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:24 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

hey all. just wanted to say hi. called in to hear the clue. gav e me goosebumps to hear the excitement in everyone. my phone is gonna die & im not @ home. hope to wake to a CC finding it.

good luck everyone
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:25 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Forget what I said before. Holy crap this thing is gonna end fast. That sounded like clue 11 and 12 together.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:25 PM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Good night and good luck to the CC!! I am going to find it in my dreams. SCD's.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:26 PM Permalink
OT

That's my path and I saw the rusted drum!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:26 PM Permalink
Eags

I feel confident I got it all and got it correct as possible.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:27 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Ya, so was that clue 11 or clue 12? wow
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:27 PM Permalink
green

NOW I'm 100% in the Mounds portion!

THAT PATH! The one I saw the guy in the tan coat with the doofy black and white shaggy dog walk down! Ittiz not a "path" path, but one made by people walking there! Keep going forward and you come to about even with Etna!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:28 PM Permalink
Eags

I may have a word or two wrong - difficult to understand her diction with others talking over her - but I think I got it word for word correct and I know I got every line.

Go get it, Cooler Crew!!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:28 PM Permalink
OT

If it was an old flattened out drum near the end of that path I think I'll cry. I picked it up and nothing fell out. But if it was invisible?? Oh my. I hope I'm wrong.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:29 PM Permalink
Terry

That looks very good Eags.

The word is twixt Burns and Thorn

And towards the end it's a hillside perch.

so basically follow the path to the downed tree and rusty drum.

From there get back on the hillside and find that dang thing.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:30 PM Permalink
OT

Nick and Carolyn were going to stand at the entrance to that path and wait for the clue.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:30 PM Permalink
Redbear

FYI: 61 lines called in to get the clue
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:30 PM Permalink
Eags

OT, its not in the drum. From the drum, you must search for a hillside path perch.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:30 PM Permalink
green

OT, I don't have a good feeling about this... You poor thing.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:31 PM Permalink
Terry

That was hard to get it all down. Very quick the first time and not much slower after that.

So exciting!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:32 PM Permalink
green

Oh! Hope OT moved that sucker a billion miles away. Better, she should have walked out with it.

Then she'd know where to go and then find it!!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:32 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

So the hunt is a mad dash to some obscure tree. By what it sounds like the clues could never get you there without waiting two the last couple clues. what happened to the traditional hunt?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:32 PM Permalink
Terry

Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds

Far from the graves take your entourage

Between Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born

Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage

Hell hath no fury as those on the wrong path

Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter

The path not official contains footprints beneficial

Some 300 trudges is not a 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
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:33 PM Permalink
Eags

Someone on the call said a couple of drunk guys moved the rusty drum last night.

So, do the 300 trudges, then look for the hillside path perch is what Leelabell said in reply.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
Redbear

And if anybody moved that drum - uh, oh...Mosh Pit II
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
green

Many clues back put you right in the area. Fri or Sat I said it would be in that section or over in the BC section and I chose to go with the BC section - that WOULD have been really rash to put it there.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:35 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

What would the hillside perch be? A spot on the ground to sit? A tree?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:35 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Cold or not. It would be exciting to be out there right now.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:36 PM Permalink
Eags

Main thing is to get across from the gray house/tan garage, then do the 300 trudges. Those things would be unchanged, no matter what happened to the rusty drum!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:36 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

There would be a slim chance someone would not move the drum when hunting. You'da think they woulda thunk of that!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:36 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Looks like 1320 Burns might be the house (at least the best I could find on google street view)
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:38 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

So I wonder what Clue 12 is going to say? Not that there will be one.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:38 PM Permalink
Terry

That was exciting stuff!

I just know someone will get it tonight. That sounded very much like a clue 12.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:39 PM Permalink
green

Well, I think I'm outtie. I think... Can't make up my mind. Should I got to sleep and awake to find it has not been found, well... I think I'll go look.

However, I doubt it will go that long.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:39 PM Permalink
Eags

the phrase is hillside path perch, not hillside perch.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:39 PM Permalink
tom

I was hunting in those woods. I seen how many people were there today. The math doesn't compute. There is a senic overlook with a sewer up at the top- and it lookes like something was started on fire and melted like a rock up there. I tired breaking it apart but it wouldn't come apart.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:40 PM Permalink
jREST

The call was fun, and a neat idea. Thanks for putting that together, hoping one of you find it tonight.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:40 PM Permalink
tom

I was hunting in those woods. I seen how many people were there today. The math doesn't compute. There is a senic overlook with a sewer up at the top- and it lookes like something was started on fire and melted like a rock up there. I tired breaking it apart but it wouldn't come apart.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:40 PM Permalink
Terry

I got it posted up top.

I think it's right.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:40 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

I was thinking 1170, but it's hard to see.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:41 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I think I know of the area. During the Flag hunt I brought a clipboard and mapped every rock, valley, hill and squirrel trail in those woods.

I think it's just in the viscintiy of the downed tree and drum. Like you are supposed to go low then high "on the shelf"
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:41 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

anyone think this might have been clue 12 and they moved it up a day to try to end it early because of the weather. It doesn't sound like it's going to be much better tomorrow and there will be a lot more people out there. Also it shows some respect to us hard core hunters giving us the descriptive clue before all the 12th clue hunters come out of the woodwork tomorrow night.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:41 PM Permalink
tom

I liked it better when they just threw it
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:41 PM Permalink
Eags

I'm still on the call, listening. Leelabell has someone talking to her who is in the park right now.

Not a mad dash going on.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:42 PM Permalink
OT

The drum I saw was flattened and only about 2 1/2 feet tall. It was laying on its side in the snow on the side of the path not far from the cliff. I could very well have been thrown like a Frisbee or something.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:42 PM Permalink
tom

We don't know an exact location or HOW its hidden. As far as we know it could be hidden in an acorn on a tree.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:43 PM Permalink
KOP

cc rules you can do it in this fridgid cold stay safe good luck all of you
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:43 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

yeah, it's cold, but I don't think they should change the rules and give it away tonight.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:43 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

It's quite a jump from "here's the park" to "walk 300 paces"! I figured tonight they would just narrow the area a bit. Unless the area they've specified tonight is still a large area.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:43 PM Permalink
tom

We don't know an exact location or HOW its hidden. As far as we know it could be hidden in an acorn on a tree.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:43 PM Permalink
Eags

Who knows when that drum was moved, or how many times.

I think the important thing is to go in "some 300 trudges" - I missed the word "some" first time around.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:44 PM Permalink