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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
 



 

queenmalley

I was referring to OT's photo of Mr. Rogers with the sock puppet....
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:31 PM Permalink
excavating stud

priceless
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:31 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I dreamt last night that I was in a park... and someone was walking around with a cow on a leash!!! I wonder how big of a pooper scooper you would need? :sillygrin:
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:32 PM Permalink
ares

like a block of ice "marked" with the shoe/boot prints?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:33 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Alli-sins. I don't remember ever seeing that before. Maybe I should make that the new name of my Pub Quiz team.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:33 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

OK Clue translations - 'Productive Seam' - What in this picture looks like a seam / hem on a pair of pants?




What figure 'Grand in Scale' is out there? Scale = Weight/weighing...







Another FYI photo: If you walk the railroad track from the County Highway out to the bluff wall side of the park, you cross over the small bridge between the two lake areas, and there is a small beaver dam underneath the bridge - with open water.

A little ways past that small bridge the several old power lines abruptly stop near a reflective 3/4 mile marker (3/4 mile to the river) - that sign and where the power lines end is almost exactly on the County line. -- Chargin to the margin?







AND - the ice waterfall and cave areas are all still NORTH of that line and in fair play...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:34 PM Permalink
Terry

When the hunt started, I thought the videos were somewhat clever - until the actual clue videos. They have been somewhat violent and perverted.

I tend to noodle dealing with the words. The videos have me seeing the video in my head while I noodle. Not a good combination.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:34 PM Permalink
leelabell

I'm not getting the clue tonight and since I screwed it up last night, that might be for the best.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:34 PM Permalink
OT

It was no big deal, leelabell. It got straightened out quickly.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:35 PM Permalink
leelabell

I actually love the videos and their craziness. I think the weirder the better.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:35 PM Permalink
OT

ares, are you getting the clue tonight?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:36 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I blame Kitch.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:36 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I blame Kitch.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:36 PM Permalink
OT

Wasn't that crazy? The ingrates!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:37 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Nice!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:38 PM Permalink
queenmalley

That is one ugly, uncouth piece of concrete! good find....
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:39 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I am laughing so hard right now! This is great!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:40 PM Permalink
queenmalley

This is great, too!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:41 PM Permalink
tom

Maybee the blow up is telling us its Crosby because of its position.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:42 PM Permalink
green

Where is there a record Diamod Jim ever came to MN? He was a Noo Yawker.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:43 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Unconfirmed clue:

down on the delta where theres no ice to melta

the purple horde raids a golden legion

today before kick off the prize you'll will pick off

if you search in just the right region
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:43 PM Permalink
No user inform…

down on the delta where theres no ice to melta

the purple horde raids a golden legion

today before kick off the prize you'll will pick off

if you search in just the right region

had it read over the phone to me.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:43 PM Permalink
queenmalley

HaHa, witch!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:43 PM Permalink
ares

no, sue wasnt feeling great when we left yarussos so we headed home. think she caught a cold out hunting today.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:44 PM Permalink
OT

There is no record. It's make believe. Just a name for a supper club that happened to be in Lilydale. mrmikey asked about him.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:44 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Yes, my guilty pleasure!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:45 PM Permalink
OT

I assume caps for the first word in each line?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:45 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I copied it off the PP. It doesn't seem to say anything though. Must have been marshall posting it at the PP as well.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:46 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Regional park?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:46 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

2nd paragraph

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
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:47 PM Permalink
tom

ok- I thought all 12 clues were wrote before the hunt. This clue is clearly talking about the Vikings game.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

There's a grammar error in it though.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Eags

If I had that dream, I wouldn't know if I was medallion hunting or if my Farmville Farm addiction was getting out of hand!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
OT

down on the delta where theres no ice to melta

the purple horde raids a golden legion

today before kick off the prize you'll will pick off

So an apostrophe in the first line for there's? And you will pick off or you'll pick off?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
'mom'

Odd language: "you'll will" ???
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Some of the newer info I looked at today - they referred to it as Harriet Island-lilydale regional park
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:49 PM Permalink
wolfpac

Delta, Missippi River
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:49 PM Permalink
green

Me too.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:49 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

delta -- floodplain
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:49 PM Permalink
queenmalley

how the heck did the clue writers know about New Orleans/Vikings game back in Dec. when it was buried. Goes to show it must have been buried right before the hunt...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:50 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I got the same first part as you.

Mine is transcribed and not official at all.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:50 PM Permalink
leelabell

so, for those of you who know lilydale

are there grain silos? planting areas? farm things? etc?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

That certainly cannot be the clue, can it?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Check out my grammar on the PP board - did I get it right?

It's another generic clue that describes the park - nothing will get specific now until the 10th clue or so.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
ares

interestingly enough, if you go to the satellite view of the grain elevator across the river from lilydale, you can count 13 large grain silos visible from across the river and 2 smaller ones for a total of 15.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
tom

Park by Airport (Delta Airlines)

Or North-West Corner of the City or County.

Where North-West and Delta Merged.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:53 PM Permalink
leelabell

they could have just written the first stanza now
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 9:53 PM Permalink