If they didn't say 'hardest' for diamond than it sounds like something out of Romancing the Stone.I think they found an emerald in a ceramic bunny in a puddle of water.
look in a water source on the ground at Diamond Point
Hardwood Creek......Baseball diamond? Can't find the sail shaped pond near any parks. There is one along CR 14. Also, the carriage lights are prominent along roads close to 35E in the newer housing ares.
It's a year of milestones for four of Minnesota's most prominent literary entities, with Graywolf Press marking its 35th anniversary, the Loft literary center and Milkweed Editions their 30th anniversaries, and Coffee House Press its 25th anniversary, and the four organizations are collaborating with booksellers across the metro area to highlight the richness of the Twin Cities cultural scene by conducting an 11-week scavenger hunt this fall.
The “Around the Twin Cities in (Almost) 80 Days” literary scavenger hunt will officially kick off October 10 at this year's Twin Cities Book Festival in downtown Minneapolis and continue through the last week of December. Each week, two different bookstores, each offering special discounts and giveaways, will be featured in an “Around the Twin Cities in (Almost) 80 Days” promotional “passport.” Any patron who correctly answers that week's literary trivia question will have his or her passport stamped by a participating bookseller. After the hunt ends, there will be random drawings for prizes from among those who've had their passports stamped at every one of the 20 participating bookstores as well as at the Twin Cities Book Festival.
Passports will be distributed at the book festival and will be available throughout the hunt at Minneapolis's Open Book literary center and at the 20 bookstores. Passports may also be printed out at www.twincitieslit.wordpress.com, where each week's literary trivia question will be posted. The trivia questions will also be broadcast through each organization's e-newsletter and social media networks, including Twitter and Facebook. “The idea is to draw nationwide attention, as well as citywide attention, to the great literary community the Twin Cities has,” declared Mary Matze, Graywolf publicity director and one of seven organizers for the event.
The grand prize includes a Talking Volumes regional book-club season pass, enabling the bearer to attend all six of the author interviews conducted at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater during the 2010 season. The grand prize winner will also receive copies of the complete 2009 lists from Graywolf (27 titles), Milkweed (15) and Coffee House (16)—a total of 58 books.
“At a time when all parts of the book world are struggling, I'm excited to see so many publishers and stores working together,” said Hans Weyandt, co-owner of Micawber's Books in St. Paul. “So much that passes for marketing is e-mail related. It's cool that people are actually getting out and doing something.” Micawber's will have special displays of titles published by local presses throughout the hunt and will offer 20% off the entire purchase for any patron who correctly answers the trivia question posted the week the store is spotlighted in the passport.
Before the scavenger hunt begins, organizers are issuing a call for submissions of Twin Cities–related literary trivia questions. Between August 3 and 14, questions and answers may be submitted to TwinCitiesLit@gmail.com.
While the scavenger hunt will conclude immediately after the holidays, the celebrants hope to keep the party going by sparking a community conversation about publishing in the Twin Cities, tentatively scheduled for January or February at the Minneapolis Central Library. The heads of the four literary entities—Jocelyn Hale, Loft executive director; Fiona McCrae, Graywolf publisher; Daniel Slager, Milkweed publisher; Allan Kornblum, Coffee House's founding publisher; and Chris Fischbach, who's been tapped by Kornblum to take over from him in 2012—will discuss the past and future of each organization as well as the cumulative impact upon both the Twin Cities and the national literary scenes.
and since Librarians are hot...maybe i should do this :wink:
The Joe Pineapple treasure was just found by a Caribou coffee in DT Mpls by Nicollet & 11th. Diggin was right behind the lady who found it and me2 was driving by that intersection at the same time. Jake was just down the street heading that way as well. We missed the clue otherwise we would have had this thing. Damn! :coolfrown:
I was just seconds behind her too....so they did give me two RT air tickets because I was so close! :smile:
It should'a been mine!!! But unfortunatly I first went to the Caribou on Washington, then I had to get over to 11 & Nicollet. If I wouldn't have done that it would'a been a win :frown: ..... and rush hour traffic, finding parking, paying meters and climbing over large snowbanks to get there :neutral:
should have let us all know soon....we all could have helped...even if i don't know a damn thing about that side of the river and won't even cross it on a good day...
oh.....
If your ain't 1st your last! :goofy: *name the movie*
ST PETER — Winterfest’s Winter Medallion Hunt began Saturday.
The second clue is:
All over St. Peter excitement is in store,
For those who like to go out and explore.
Hunting for the big prize can be lots of fun,
Seeking the treasure by moon or by sun.
The prize to find the medallion is $1,000 in Chamber Bucks. If you find the medallion, you can turn it in at the St. Peter Area Chamber of Commerce office, 101 S. Front St. If you find the medallion outside of the normal Chamber of Commerce business hours, call 381-8359.
While launching on their new career,
Spike seekers should lend a willing ear:
Avoid red herrings. They interfere!
First, water. Then all will be clear.
Clue #6 (Friday a.m.)
Golden Spike feverÂ’s only cure
Is to take a walk along the moor;
YouÂ’ll know your futureÂ’s looking bright
When you see the line of carriage lights.
Clue #7 (Friday p.m.)
The park in question lies beyond
A tiny sail-shaped wetland pond
Surrounded by canary grass—
To get to Spike, this you must pass.
(You wonÂ’t need a shovel to succeed. Guaranteed.)
Clue #8. (Saturday a.m.)
The hardest substance known to man
IsnÂ’t a womanÂ’s heart, you know.
Just scratch the surface of romance—
A diamond you may find below.
(By way of getting hitched, it seems
That gemstones are the stuff of dreams.)
If they didn't say 'hardest' for diamond than it sounds like something out of Romancing the Stone.I think they found an emerald in a ceramic bunny in a puddle of water.
look in a water source on the ground at Diamond Point
It's a year of milestones for four of Minnesota's most prominent literary entities, with Graywolf Press marking its 35th anniversary, the Loft literary center and Milkweed Editions their 30th anniversaries, and Coffee House Press its 25th anniversary, and the four organizations are collaborating with booksellers across the metro area to highlight the richness of the Twin Cities cultural scene by conducting an 11-week scavenger hunt this fall.
The “Around the Twin Cities in (Almost) 80 Days” literary scavenger hunt will officially kick off October 10 at this year's Twin Cities Book Festival in downtown Minneapolis and continue through the last week of December. Each week, two different bookstores, each offering special discounts and giveaways, will be featured in an “Around the Twin Cities in (Almost) 80 Days” promotional “passport.” Any patron who correctly answers that week's literary trivia question will have his or her passport stamped by a participating bookseller. After the hunt ends, there will be random drawings for prizes from among those who've had their passports stamped at every one of the 20 participating bookstores as well as at the Twin Cities Book Festival.
Passports will be distributed at the book festival and will be available throughout the hunt at Minneapolis's Open Book literary center and at the 20 bookstores. Passports may also be printed out at www.twincitieslit.wordpress.com, where each week's literary trivia question will be posted. The trivia questions will also be broadcast through each organization's e-newsletter and social media networks, including Twitter and Facebook. “The idea is to draw nationwide attention, as well as citywide attention, to the great literary community the Twin Cities has,” declared Mary Matze, Graywolf publicity director and one of seven organizers for the event.
The grand prize includes a Talking Volumes regional book-club season pass, enabling the bearer to attend all six of the author interviews conducted at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater during the 2010 season. The grand prize winner will also receive copies of the complete 2009 lists from Graywolf (27 titles), Milkweed (15) and Coffee House (16)—a total of 58 books.
“At a time when all parts of the book world are struggling, I'm excited to see so many publishers and stores working together,” said Hans Weyandt, co-owner of Micawber's Books in St. Paul. “So much that passes for marketing is e-mail related. It's cool that people are actually getting out and doing something.” Micawber's will have special displays of titles published by local presses throughout the hunt and will offer 20% off the entire purchase for any patron who correctly answers the trivia question posted the week the store is spotlighted in the passport.
Before the scavenger hunt begins, organizers are issuing a call for submissions of Twin Cities–related literary trivia questions. Between August 3 and 14, questions and answers may be submitted to TwinCitiesLit@gmail.com.
While the scavenger hunt will conclude immediately after the holidays, the celebrants hope to keep the party going by sparking a community conversation about publishing in the Twin Cities, tentatively scheduled for January or February at the Minneapolis Central Library. The heads of the four literary entities—Jocelyn Hale, Loft executive director; Fiona McCrae, Graywolf publisher; Daniel Slager, Milkweed publisher; Allan Kornblum, Coffee House's founding publisher; and Chris Fischbach, who's been tapped by Kornblum to take over from him in 2012—will discuss the past and future of each organization as well as the cumulative impact upon both the Twin Cities and the national literary scenes.
and since Librarians are hot...maybe i should do this :wink:
http://www.dunwoody.edu/foundersweek/medallionhunt.html
It's fun watching them walk around the school looking in trash cans and behind photos...
It's $100 STEVEN!!!! I hope you are out there looking!
You have some inside help you know :wink:
It's just TOO EASY
nice medallion.
Sunday, October 25
Anoka Halloween - Medallion Hunts
Anoka Rum River Nature Area
Free to participants with 2009 Anoka Halloween button - (donations to ACBC Food Shelf welcome) - Prize: $400 to winner of each Medallion Hunt
Sunday, October 25
Anoka Halloween - Medallion Hunts
Anoka Rum River Nature Area
Free to participants with 2009 Anoka Halloween button - (donations to ACBC Food Shelf welcome) - Prize: $400 to winner of each Medallion Hunt
Family & Children's Hunt 12:00-2:00pm
Children 12 and under are welcome to hunt on their - own or in groups. No group is too big or too small, - however, limit of 2 adults per group.
Open Medallion Hunt 2:30-4:30pm
Members of the public of all ages are welcome. - Only the winners of the earlier family & children's - hunt are ineligible for this hunt.
https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx
My money would be on key computer and technology areas of the US though.
Then stick one out on a road in the middle of nowhere around North Dakota or Montana where there isn't any cell coverage by any network.
It should'a been mine!!! But unfortunatly I first went to the Caribou on Washington, then I had to get over to 11 & Nicollet. If I wouldn't have done that it would'a been a win :frown: ..... and rush hour traffic, finding parking, paying meters and climbing over large snowbanks to get there :neutral:
oh.....
If your ain't 1st your last! :goofy: *name the movie*
One of the dumbest movies ever!!
I hate what the hell is his name!
:eyeroll:
no I'm not... :pbpt:
LMFAO
Whatever you say bounces off of me, and sticks to you!
 :pbpt:
:wink:
http://www.nstpaulevents.com/snow_frolics/index.html
I was looking forward to this one too :frown: Oh well, I guess I can rest easier now anyways. Save up some ambition for the summer hunts.
I like that one too
Does anyone have a snowflake days button?
Who ever is writting these clues is trying to confuse people. I use to live in coon rapids though. So she cant get me.
Sand Creek Park is it!
Going down there in a couple of hours to find the dam thing.
ST PETER — Winterfest’s Winter Medallion Hunt began Saturday.
The second clue is:
All over St. Peter excitement is in store,
For those who like to go out and explore.
Hunting for the big prize can be lots of fun,
Seeking the treasure by moon or by sun.
The prize to find the medallion is $1,000 in Chamber Bucks. If you find the medallion, you can turn it in at the St. Peter Area Chamber of Commerce office, 101 S. Front St. If you find the medallion outside of the normal Chamber of Commerce business hours, call 381-8359.
Saturday, January 30th
Clue #1
The old-timer went for a walk,
Through an Anoka Township Park,
He marveled at the Snow,
But made notice of the Bark.
Sunday, January 31st
Clue #2
As he travelled around, the old-timer made mental note.
His mixed up list goes here and there.
1, 10, 11, 18, 12, 14, 51, 242 some county roads.
Which got scrambled around before he wrote.
Monday, February 1st
Clue #3
It will only mean something to those who care.
Cub Foods, Wendys, Market Place, Gold Post and JensenÂ’s.
The old-timer had a special Dream, "Play the game".
The treasure this year does not look the same.
Tuesday, February 2nd
Clue #4
Nothing you do will damage a path.
Trash may gather by the wind.
South and East the trails a path.
Over or under to their end.
Wednesday, February 3rd
Clue #5
He will cross that Bridge today,
Tomorrow he may go the other way.
Evergreen, Butternut, Goldenrod, Holey, Ilex, and Juniper.
Morning shadows point the way, but will the prize be yours today?
Thursday, February 4th
Clue #6
A tree grows tall and straight, but the wind can twist.
It swung him around and the medallion came off his wrist.
Aspen, Burch, Cottonwood, Dogwood, Elm, and Flint wood.
Things are very mixed up on the old-timers list.
Friday, February 5th
Clue #7
Snowflake Days, is now the phrase,
Six Months away the carnival plays,
Their Fire streams up in the skies.
Can you see them with your eyes?
Saturday, February 6th
Clue #8
Around a corner, around a block,
South of White City, by a lock?
Acorn, Alder, Aspen, Moore, Erlandson, Nelson, Sand Creek!
You measure time by day not a clock.
Sunday, February 7th
Clue #9
The tree with girth, A day is long, so is a road,
If it is not a frog it is a frozen Toad.
Avenue, street, path, trail, lane, BLVD.
Traveling East of the Call of the North.
Clue #10
Do you think you see it, or think you mite?
No, I do not think so, It is out of sight.
Park-a-lot, not far away!
It is too darn cold, no game today.