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
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
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Delta - "A usually triangular mass of sediment, especially silt and sand, deposited at the mouth of a river. Deltas form when a river flows into a body of standing water, such as a sea or lake, and deposits large quantities of sediment. They are usually crossed by numerous streams and channels and have exposed as well as submerged areas."
I met couple tonight... walking in the park...they came over to ask what I was doing. They were walking late at night in the park and had never heard of this and they were genuine, The more I tried to explain why in the middle of the night I was digging in the snow..the sillier I sounded. I had a brief crisis of faith- then saw a certain something and off I started digging again
"You know todays game is so sold out (?) Those tickets are so expensive, they cost an arm and a leg (manequin arm comes up) Well, there's an arm (examining the arm) Anybody got one? Got one down on the fifty?"
It does seem to point out that at least some parts of the clues are written pretty close to the actual hunt. That or else the vikings bit was just added in as an afterthought.
I had totally forgotten about that spot. I like it :smile: If I was in MN I'd go look out there with ya
I hate that we all feel we have to wait till clue 10 or so to feel we have enough info to dig. Takes the fun out of it :frown:
who knows tho... I'm still pretty sure it's at Lilydale, but I can't completely discount Hidden Falls just because so much fits that area without stretch..
"Today before kickoff the prize you'll pick off
If you search in just the right region"
Guessing you are to get Region-al park out of this
"o find the seed, energy you'll need
In your search for clues to glean"
Excel Energy Center is where the MN Wild play
"What once was planted is taken for granted (his foot is) Stored in one of fifteen"
James Sheppard wore number 15 for the size of his shoe/skate, but was forced to switch numbers for the Wild because of current occupation by Andrew Brunette. Sheppard is now number 51.
In addition to hockey James Sheppard also excelled at basketball PLANTED (his foot) throughout his highschool days.
My take - A regional park in view of/nearby Sheppard road... so nothing you didn't know already
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sheppard
(If this whole noodle has been posted before, I sorry... I musta missed it)
To tie in that area mentioned above...
1 - Mention of Fire King - W King street is almost directly across the river and points to this area.
2 - Assuming this is in a Klondike wrapper or something... nothing solid to me here...
3 - High/Low - High Bridge nearby, Cliff across river
  - Way to travel away from the gravel - River, bridge, etc.
4 - Long Dashes - Railroad and auto bridges in area
5 - Westerly Tack - Western Street
  - Sleuth - Not so much in the movies, but in the books, Dr. Watson was an able servant (assistant sleuth) to the most famous sleuth of all.
6 - You tell me...
7 - Water bubbles/seam, etc. - Looks in aerial photos to be an aerator at the nearby electrical plant
8 - See long James Sheppard noodle in post above
All I can come up with, but I'd be looking there right now...
I never assume that I need to know all of the answers to the clues, because when the answers finally come out in the paper you find out you were wrong anyway :wink:
P.S. There is a little 'delta' area right there as well...
I must be slippin', I need to slog with better care....
Coal Plant = soot 501 Shepard rd.
Wilken St which was also Spring St and West End St was named after Alexander Wilkin - captain in Mexican War, he named it West End St.
Nina Clifford - we all know ran the Brothel on Washington St = Heathen
William T. Sherman named Sherman St, he conducted "the march to the sea" 1st St. Paul medal of honor winner for the "scorched earth policy" = maybe clue #1.
Shepard Rd was split into two = twins
Spring St = springs bubbling along with the brewery
I have more but need coffee
Again, if I posted someone elses noodle without giving credit, I apologize, I really believe this to be original content unless noted otherwise... (I did rush through my slogging though, I had places to be today...)
I like the way you think! (I dunno if that is good or bad for you) :wink:
Soon.
It's a very scenic view all along Shepard Rd along with Bay St = scenic. This road runs all the way down to hidden falls so it could be they are leading us farther west = airport, delta, travel etc...
But then again, up through clue 6 I thought it was in CoNo...
http://www.stpaul.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=2822
HF and Crosby are regional parks.
Crosby park is named after Thomas Crosby, an English immigrant who staked out 160 acres in the valley southwest of the present-day junction of Shepard Road and Interstate 35E in 1858. Before Crosby's death in 1886, the farm became one of the largest and longest running in the West End and Highland Park area. A succession of families farmed it between 1902 and 1962.
Maybe I'll convince pops to wear his Sheppard #15 jersey out to the park to mess with people.
I have a 3 inch, 3-ring binder with stuff, 4 different maps and map books, Treasure Hunters guide, The book with all of the clues, The book with all of the streets... It is a great start... As soon as I find out how to put the Ramsey County Historical Society in my truck I will be about set. :smile: