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2010 - Lilydale Regional Park

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Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here 

13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities 

Sunday, January 31, 2010 
Newell Park Pavilion 
900 N. Fairview Ave. 
Saint Paul, MN 55104 
11:30am-2:30pm 

The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings. 

In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park 

 

Conference Call Info for Clue 11:

There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.


 

  • Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
  • Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
  • Everyone will be muted initially
  • Lines open at 11pm
  • lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
  • After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
  • 60 ports are available for the teleconference



Line Placeholder Schedule 

1/26/2010- 
5-6 Redbear 
6-7 Jake 
7-8 Jerilyn 
8-9 Kathy 
9-10 Mikey 
10-Clue Steph 

1/27/2010- 
12-1 Redbear 
1-2 Andrea 
2-3 Nimrod 
3-4 jengerm 
4-5 Barefootguy 
5-6 Wicked Nick 
6-7 Chris Digger 
7-8 Art V 
8-9 CM & Me2 
9-Clue Sara 

 

 
First Video - The Deed is Done 

When January’s slanting snow, 
Makes us dream of Mexico 
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep 
To search for treasure buried deep 

Notice to every hunting battalion, 
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion 
Where? You ask in husky shout, 
That’s for us to know, and you to find out 

Turn off the tube, leave your hovel 
Grab your walking stick and shovel, 
Whether you be giant or runt, 
The only way is to join the hunt 

For to the hunter belongs the spoil, 
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil, 
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove, 
Hunt with pal, or old true love 

For you who hunt each and every year, 
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer 
“Good Luck” 

And now, let us be blunt, 
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Clue #1 

All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing 
Thy blast of winter heat scorches 
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet 
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches 

Emerge from the den as we once again 
Offer a bodacious bounty 
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen 
To public land in Ramsey County 

Clue #1 Video

Hear ye all crews, now come the clues 
For this task I am the Czar 
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift 
Listen well to each avatar
Clue #2 

Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\' 
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\" 
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen, 
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Clue #3 

Look high, look low, wherever you go 
Follow a picturesque route 
There are ways to travel away from the gravel 
That keep you in hot pursuit
Clue #4 

Code by Morse should set your course 
To long dashes that dot the landscape. 
You or your avatar should park your car 
On your way to this great escape.
Clue #5 

Take a westerly tack up from the stack, 
A landmark most uncouth. 
Figures grand in scale point to a trail 
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
Clue #6 

You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping 
And storeowners once dropped anchor 
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag, 
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Clue #7 

Escape your troubles where the water bubbles 
Or gurgles like a stream. 
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin. 
Look for a productive seam.
Clue #8 

Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta 
The purple horde raids a golden legion 
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off 
If you search in just the right region 

To find the seed, energy you need 
In search for your clues to glean 
What once was planted is taken for granted 
Stored in one of fifteen
Clue #9 

Not far from stones and ancient bones 
Lay clues that are fit for Jim 
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets 
And you should satisfy him 

Get your kicks by hitting the bricks 
Admiring the trees and view 
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad 
Like amphibians in\'52
Clue #10 

Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town 
Not far from the lights of the city 
If you would hike away from the pike 
You might stumble on something pretty 

Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing 
Where people prayed, God willin\' 
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur 
Is nothing by murder and killin\' 

This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river 
In neither is the prize to be found 
Look for the goods among timber and woods 
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Clue #11 

Go for a lark in Lilydale Park 
Between Water Street and the river 
The city boundary sign and the old rail line 
Define the zone that will deliver 

You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail 
It\'s not to be found near the tracks 
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property 
On public land launch your attacks 

Within this area lies medallion hysteria 
A tangle near the river - not too close! 
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places 
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
 



 

zephyrus

Sorry Mikey... I'll make it up to you someday. :wink:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:17 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Ahhh got ya! Thanks for clarifying.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:18 AM Permalink
ares

-- Valley playground is bordered by E Mt Airy Street & Queen Elizabeth II is the Ovate of the Welsh Gorsedd of Bards tying her to Wales Street nearby (Her airs Elizabethan)

you don't even have to go that far. her majesty's heir apparent to the throne is hrh the prince of wales (charles).
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:19 AM Permalink
ares

kc is making a wide a$$ smiley :smile:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:20 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

:sillygrin:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:21 AM Permalink
lilslim

I know nobody listens to me, but I think that COde by MOrse is so obvious that it should be immedietly dismissed as a red herring- it was used so recently- it's so obvious.

The other reason to write it code by morse vs. morse code is to rhyme with course- maybe course is the important word in the line, not morse?
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:23 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Of COURSE we listen to you. Its Como Golf course! Just kidding. I don't think its Como...COde by MOrse is too cheesy
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:26 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I agree, but at the same time, it is so obvious that I don't know if you can dismiss it yet...

I is sooo con-fuse-ed
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:27 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I happen to think that if it is COMO then the word course was used to reinforce the idea of Como because of the golf course.

How convenient that Morse needs to be capitalized because its proper thus sticking out so appropriately.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:29 AM Permalink
queenmalley

in the lines of Avatar theme, CO MO is the avatar, it's real persona is a different park, the polar opposite of CO MO. Thus, the Avatar Park is Como, the real park is its opposite. It's the way of the Avatar world. Or that big tree/nature reference in earlier posts that tie in with movie.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:29 AM Permalink
zephyrus

(the opposite end of Como Avenue is Valley Playground)

...just sayin'
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:30 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

They gave us Crosby a few years back on clue 2 and it seemed so obvious that people didn't want to believe. I'm just sayin... this is what could be happening.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Is it possible to fit The Great Escape to COMO?
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:33 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I do believe Como was out in the early beginning of last year's hunt. Not so much this year....
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:33 AM Permalink
queenmalley

there was a murder at como, a book about it...didn't some escapees get to como?
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:34 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I know there use to be the Ramsey County Courthouse there and well as the work house.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:35 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Highland Park has a booya shed.

It's just the type of reference Joe would slip in to demonstrate the superiority of his mentally precise geometric "garage logic".

"Notice to every hunting battalion,

We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion

Where? You ask in husky shout,..."

BOOYA from the urban dictionary -- "Bam!", "in your face", and "hell yeah",....

Say "booya!" when you play a trick on someone or beat them at a game, or prove your superiority to others.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:01 AM Permalink
TBones

I was hoping for a smaller park this year too, but McMurray fields at the south end of como used to be a gravel pit....
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:02 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I was thinking straight off the end of Beulah... so this fits my original thoughts. Thanks :smile:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:10 AM Permalink
green

Not like I should, OT. Ittiz, they are - the beans - really pricey.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:13 AM Permalink
barefootguy

Aren't McMurray Fields turf? Which would make them off limits per the rules.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:14 AM Permalink
TBones

McMurray has softball in summer, football in fall, and broomball in winter.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:17 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

yup.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:23 AM Permalink
snow_turtle

Like the pit idea, but my gut says that the clue refers to CURRENT gravel. Anyone know of any prominent gravel paths? Also could be gravel at the base of a playground.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:26 AM Permalink
mucluck

Yes they are turf and VERY EXPENSIVE - off limits
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:28 AM Permalink
queenmalley

close-up view:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:34 AM Permalink
lilslim

I don't know if those are avatars, but they sure are creepy :neutral:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:36 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

good to know.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:38 AM Permalink
zephyrus

Looks like something the pod people made, after they merged alliances with Freddy Krueger.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:41 AM Permalink
queenmalley

random concrete at Como:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:45 AM Permalink
OT

I see John McCain's face on that rock.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:46 AM Permalink
queenmalley

that concrete "image" is southeast corner como.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:46 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

I was saying that last night!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:51 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Weird, but interesting.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:52 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Good noodle.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:53 AM Permalink
queenmalley

haha, OT. It does look like him!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:04 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Another Como shape shifter:

Another Minnesota Rocks project, the second for Peter Morales, “Paisley Perch” is another of his functionally artistic benches this one located in the southeast corner of Como Park in St. Paul. It also has a shape suggestive of an animal, but it’s not nearly as direct as some of his other work.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:12 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

Any one know if Joe has been of the air other days then today!! now that I think about it every year in the last 6 years he takes a few days off during the Hunt!!! ??? WOW this sucks his show blows when he is not on the air!! :eek: :ooh:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:12 PM Permalink
OT

Check out that tunnel in the background. :eek:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:14 PM Permalink
queenmalley

green's tunnels:

Como, near Jessamine ave. Old Bridge vs. new bridge. "Twin" bridges? "Twin" Tunnels? But one is old, one is new.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:16 PM Permalink
queenmalley

good observation!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:17 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Tunnels: Jessamine and Lexington.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:18 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

Something I just cought from the Videos its not Joe as the Viking!! or he has his wedding ring off in that one!! because in the last one you can see his left hand also but not in the Viking one! I dont know pulling at straws here lol!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:20 PM Permalink
queenmalley

1100 Jessamine Ave W.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:21 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

this tunnel is under the Train tracks right there was put in a few years back I dont think it was there in the last hunt! just a fyi!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:21 PM Permalink
zephyrus

merry hunting to all, and to all a good night! See you kids tomorrow :smile:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:21 PM Permalink
ares

you're right. it wasn't there 7 years ago.

damn fine observation!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:23 PM Permalink
ares

scd's (of cold, snowy, minnesota) zeph.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:24 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Old railroad bridge over Lexington and new railroad bridge over the bike trail (or is that a new tunnel, technically?).
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:25 PM Permalink