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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
 



 

Tatergirl

Scale....to climb up, over; ascend

you would scale cliff walls
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:59 PM Permalink
OT

I want to buy it! I've never seen that before.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:01 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

seriously? I've seen that place a few times. It's not exactly prime real estate. Wasn't there an elevator building long the riverfront at sometime in the past too? I seem to remember back before they rerouted shepherd road you drove right past a tall abandoned building on the river.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:04 PM Permalink
leelabell

John and I looked at the development and considered buying there, but the places were very expensive. The big deal was that you could buy a boat slip with your condo.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:06 PM Permalink
jREST

ADM still has a big grain elevator off Shepard Road and Randolf
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:07 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

ugliest building is the spruce building on the corner of university and snelling - it has it's own stack too.

what is west (and north) of that would be newell.

now onto the second half..
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:08 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

Its still there Durring the RNC they had sharp shooters on it!! and they could get a clear shoot to the X!!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:09 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

interesting.. has the action squad checked it out? :cool:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:10 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

Yes it is a UGLY ONE!! and if I rember right that is to come down in the near also!! because they are not renewing with anyone!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:12 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

YEP!! been in there a few times!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:12 PM Permalink
OT

Here's my RNC sharp shooter picture. It was very strange to see men with guns in our river.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:15 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

KC you want to go out some night let me know I got a few people that I do UE with and one is a Ramsey Co. sharif lol and gets out of lots of trouble lol also run with Max Action real name with held on open posts!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:15 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

I was trying to see where I could go durning the RNC! and not get in trouble lol!!

and got right up to the river in a few places and help the RNC team fill ing a few places lol that I shouldnt have been but got to!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:17 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

just checked the site. I didn't know they got into the old hilcrest bowling alley, Hafners.

http://www.actionsquad.org/hillcrest.htm

I'd seen the outside of the place a ton of times growing up, never did see the inside before they leveled it. It was really cool to see these pictures.

Yes, I know, off topic, sorry. I was trying to look up information on island station. Although I don't really believe that's relevant to the clues either.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:19 PM Permalink
OT

It was great fun, wasn't it? Now I wish I'd gone every day. Great people watching.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:21 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

tiss okie dokie wit me!! lol

like I said if you want to go out some day or NIGHT let me know when the heat hits! lol and All the water is gone!! for above ground!!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:23 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Alright, off to bed, I'm not having a lot of luck figuring these clues out.

I still say big park with lots of woods. The rest of the clues probably just point out features of the park, nothing to help pinpoint a apot to look yet.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:25 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

ya there were some Crazies out there and I was one of them! lol

but not the ones that were trying anything!!

I know alot of the Ramsey co. Sheriffs and some of them know I do alot of Urban Exploration and ask a few of us to help them Close a few things UP! for them lol!! like some of the Tunnels Under DTSTP!! it was kool!

The Big wigs didnt like it but they figerd if anyone was going to get in it would be some of the people I know!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:26 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

The view I had of the RNC from work... Labor Day

These were riot police taking a break. :cool:
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:33 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

kc - I was just on the AC page too looking because I remember then exploring one of the grain elevators before it was to be torn down. (and yes, they went inside Hilcrest Bowl - that is one of my favorite aventures that they did. Max has come out to Ca a few times, is in love with the point reyes area near my house. we have been trying to meet up on one of his trips. Hamms mansion is another goodie for local insight.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 11:37 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Interesting. Grand rounds
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 12:16 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

That would be uncouth wouldn't it?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 12:19 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

ways to travel away from the gravel points to sailing or boating also. Plus the graet river road/route. I'm still thinking river park
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 12:33 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Grain elevators 'Stack" grain
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 12:58 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

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Thu, 01/21/2010 - 12:58 AM Permalink
KOP

elizabethan could be a anne duffy bed, shakesphere and hathaway they had twins ect look at there sites see if you get streets or any bed store name by somewhere your looking
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 1:13 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

That would be you and me :wink: That'd be you and me. I know why I'm up at 3 am this early in the hunt but why are you? Get some rest until we get the really good clues :wink:

4 hours left of my shift and I'm outta here for 6 days!! I haven't had more than 3 days off at one time since last January this is going to be really weird but the hunt came just at the right time I need a vacation.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 1:26 AM Permalink
KOP

anne duffy poet ect and theres different beds
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 1:28 AM Permalink
green

Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street.

Grand figures on Baker Street, where Holmes tread, would take you west and put you in Chair-O-Key.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:22 AM Permalink
green

The uncouth Pig's Eye Stack, across the river on the east bank, is just a bit east of where Baker deadends at the bluff. You would be looking down on the brewery from the west bank.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:39 AM Permalink
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think with all the videos showing something falling it does have to do with the old power plant stack that they tore down up river from high bridge. west of there..
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 2:55 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

KOP WHATS UP BROTHER!!!! WERE HAVE YOU BEEN HOW ARE YOU!!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:09 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

How about that STACK of faces sculpture at como it looks pretty UNCOUTH
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:26 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

5:30 in the morning!?

just got back from cherokee again...

headed back out there, after dropping carolyn off, after the downtown activities....

i'm getting that feeling again this year, like i've been in the right park since months before everything started - but am still missing a piece of the puzzle...

gonna look over some stuff, and head back in a few hours, after sun-up....
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:34 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

but going west from there would put you in the state Fair and we all know thats Off limits!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 3:35 AM Permalink
green

I think it looks like a huge piece o'poopy...

Very uncouth.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 4:00 AM Permalink
Andrea

I'd love a copy of the one that talks about where the past medallions have been found and what the clues are... do you have one of those?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 4:43 AM Permalink
zephyrus

WooHoo!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 4:47 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

HEY LL Nice to "see" you! hope to maybe see you out and about sometime this year.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:02 AM Permalink
green

Twins noodle?: Saint Paul was the capital of both the territory as well as becoming a state caapital.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:13 AM Permalink
zephyrus

That is pretty good for a first noodle! Great job, and welcome to the club :wink:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:17 AM Permalink
SuesCrew

What do you think about Battle Creek...regional side?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:17 AM Permalink
lilslim

That was the first thing thta popped into my head!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:21 AM Permalink
green

The West Side was initially settled by Germans, then Jews, and after World War I, Mexican-Americans.

I can't remember all this 100%, but there was a least one guy - and I'm really sure two - thar were German brewers. I'm pretty sure they lived and had their breweries east of Smith, closr to the river.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:22 AM Permalink
green

The one guy used the cave(s) for storage - maybe they both did, I don't know.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:27 AM Permalink
SuesCrew

Green, you are so good at the historical references. This is the hunter formerly known as SnoHuntress who has been hunting with "Shovel Boy"...my son with his camping shovel!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:28 AM Permalink
green

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so good to see you!

Regarding history I'm a very poor second to Me2. She knows way way more than I do and is facinating to listen to. Thank you very much for the compliment.

Yoerg's was the one brewery. And I guess at one pont there were like 19 brewers using the West Side caves for cold storage.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:35 AM Permalink
green

I think my best hystorical moment was when The Medallion was at I think Phalen (or coNO) and I was positive it was at Battle Creek based on "take your honey for a ride." Honey wagons - wagons carrying outhouse goodies - would roll to the edge of the bluffs at Battle Creek and dump their odiferious load over the cliff.

That still cracks me up! Your honey was going for a ride and it fit, but not very well! LOL!!!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 5:45 AM Permalink