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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
 



 

frostbite

thanks. I noticed that earlier but wasn't sure where exactly.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:06 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Thanks. I don't have anything productive to add so I have to sprinkle in some joe's to keep my post count up.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:07 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Lake Como was named by Henry McKenty. Henry also named Lakes Johanna and Josephine after his wife and daughter. (I always wondered how they were named as my aunt lives on Lake Johanna and I have great memories of that lake).

 Good Como history:
http://www.comowoodland.org/Como%20Site%20History.pdf
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:10 AM Permalink
queenmalley

That article also talks about Lakes Como and Cozy. I had never heard of a Lake Cozy at Como Park...

There were horse and dog races at Como Park in the early 1900's. I didn't know that either!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:13 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Lake Cozy is now the Como Park golf course.

Lake Cozy and Lake Como, almost twins!!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:15 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Como also had "Bridle paths" at one time:

A bridle path, also called a bridle road or bridleway, is a trail originally made for horses, but which these days serves a wide range of interests. For example they frequently serve hikers, walkers and cyclists as well as equestrians.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:18 AM Permalink
green

Good find. Isn't it funny how people think? I don't see that as uncouth at allj not my style of art but combined with the poem, I see the sculpture as a totem and having maybe some religious tones. The sculpture seems to me to be flowing like the water or blowing like the wind.

I wonder if this could be considered the gravel?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:21 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Thanks for this! Much more a nautical term than horsey!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:22 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Doesnt the St. Paul Police Dept keep their horses (mounted patrol unit)at or next to Como?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:23 AM Permalink
queenmalley

I thought it looked kinda like a teepee almost.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:23 AM Permalink
queenmalley

View south of North Higbridge Park. On Cherokee ave across the river from Highbridge park.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:27 AM Permalink
green

But I read the morse code leading us out of there, away from the gravel, towards the tunnel at Harriet. Then move up and to the west, onto the bluffs across from Landmarks uncouth Pigs Eye brewery stack.

So I think Lilydale can still come into play.

Put I can't fit Howell to save my life.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:28 AM Permalink
queenmalley

didn't work. it's .gif file.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:29 AM Permalink
frostbite

if you tack west from there again (meaning from Island Station or the river) you do go up to Highland...hmm, gonna rip my hair out soon :wink:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:31 AM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Where were the meds found in 86 and 88? I'm on iPhone enroute home and unable to look very easily. Thanks:-)
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:31 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Lilydale Park swing bridge.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:32 AM Permalink
ares

highland and tony schmidt respectively
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:34 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Echo Cave. Lilydale Regional Park. A "Den"?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:35 AM Permalink
New Daddy

a stack of faces.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:36 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

We need a coolercrew app ares.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:36 AM Permalink
green

Not if you nautically tack to the west side of the river. LOL! If you non-nautically take a western tack across country you might hit Higland, bot then you're not up above the uncouth stack either.

Plus Baker Street (where Sherlock Holmes walked) is up on top of the Bluff.

But I can't get Howell to fit!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:36 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Old Twin Cities Brick Company Kiln. Lilydale Park.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:37 AM Permalink
queenmalley

St. Paul Skyline from Lilydale Park. Pretty view!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:39 AM Permalink
ares

don't think i haven't thought of that, tim.

ideally it would be based off of the coolercrew site, which could handle the data like a lot of other news and weather apps out there.

unfortunately, at the moment, i've got a couple of different systems for managing the content in place at the web site, and need to migrate them into a single, unified system. (news, stories, etc. in one, and treasure hunt clues and information in the other). at the very least i need to come up with a way to provide a mobile version of the site.

arguably its really too late for me to think about this for thisd, hunt, but as zeph once said, there's always next year.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:43 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Thanks Leelabel I've been looking for more details on the vulcan smooching controversy...

How is Deborah Howell Elizabethan? That is a frame of time during the renaissance?.... I liked the rest of the noodle
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:46 AM Permalink
zephyrus

I didn't find anything. I am pretty sure I was in the wrong spot, though. :pbpt:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:48 AM Permalink
green

Zephy, what is your avitar of? That's a neat picture.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:50 AM Permalink
leelabell

Look at a picture of her. She looks just like women of the era. Also, read some of the obits like in the NY Times and WA Post. They describe her stature there.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:54 AM Permalink
leelabell

And, of course, then we'd need an Android version.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:55 AM Permalink
zephyrus

They are supposed to be ghosts.

They are going to help me find the hidden meanings of the clues.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 9:59 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

If the avator for today's clue NOTOS and grand in scale - sounds like musical references, notes, grand piano, scale.... figures grand in scale.... a large ornate sculpture with musical notes? Digging in books and googling...trying to find more...
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:09 AM Permalink
ares

if, after i get the iphone/ipod touch app written, someone buys me an android to test on.... :smile:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:10 AM Permalink
zephyrus

"McKenty used his own money to build a road that zigzagged (tacked)

across land he didnÂ’t own, from Saint PaulÂ’s downtown, to bring people out to

the lake and his “Como Out-Lots,” a resort community platted on the east

side of the lake."


SOLD!

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:13 AM Permalink
zephyrus

figures grand in scale - statues
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:14 AM Permalink
zephyrus

It's no Android, but you can test on my Chocolate Touch... DO you have an app that plays music?

 :smile:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:14 AM Permalink
ares

did anyone else notice that the video clue said "pictures grand in scale" instead of "figures grand in scale"?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:18 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

So I'm narrowed down to Como, Highland, Hidden Falls, and Newell...

Well let me just go grab my shovel!!!! :pbpt:

I'm glad I started restraining myself on how much vacation time I take in the beginnig of the hunt, it's a let down when you've wasted a vacation day digging for 10 hours in the wrong park.... save that for next week. :wink:
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:20 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

JOE
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:22 AM Permalink
queenmalley

It might be interesting to find out if those sculpture faces have names, are they actual people the artist knows or just made-up faces.Other than the John McCain one!!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:24 AM Permalink
Tatergirl

Figures grand in scale????
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:24 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Great idea!
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:25 AM Permalink
queenmalley

that article also says there were a couple of hotels at Lake Como.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:30 AM Permalink
queenmalley

there is a black pole sticking up at Como from days gone by. I'll see if I can re-find it in my 100 open tabs relating to the hunt.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:33 AM Permalink
queenmalley

...and by the way, my Dell XP lap top can handle muliti-open tabs way better than my Mac PC. Go figure. My new Mac PC has crashed with all my hunt stuff, but my older Dell hangs in there.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:34 AM Permalink
green

A whole nudder logical perspective I never thought of. Really good noodle.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:44 AM Permalink
SNAKE88

Neck is still at Tony Schmidt
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 10:59 AM Permalink
SuesCrew

green! Bell and Howell...projectors, cameras, scanners....

Does that help?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 11:14 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

I commented on that earlier but no one else said anything
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 11:27 AM Permalink
wolfpac

How about the tunnel at SH?
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 11:29 AM Permalink