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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
 



 

leelabell

I don't find the videos a mess. I appreciate the effort to do a little more with the hunt and I think the videos are creative. Plus, you don't have to watch them.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:16 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

working the anagram.....so close
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:17 PM Permalink
leelabell

This clue tells you it is at Lilydale. Bricks, fossils, and pads.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:17 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Link for Vid?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:18 PM Permalink
leelabell

I tend to agree that the clue is telling you to look near the high water mark. But, where is that?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:19 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

to get result seerch lilydale trees.

Missing an A though and have an extra e
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:19 PM Permalink
leelabell

to get result lilydale trees, cheers!
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:20 PM Permalink
Gilby

April 13th: Raging along at 20.4 feet, the Mississippi shatters its previous flood stage record of 19.7 ft., set in 1881. The river continues to rise.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:21 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I found the vid. Weird as heck. Gotta be Craig. Isn't it JIM Craig?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:21 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Sounds good to me.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:22 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

As if we weren't already digging up every tree. Assuming that is supposed to be an anagram, seems possible.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:23 PM Permalink
leelabell

Larry
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:24 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Good night all.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:24 PM Permalink
leelabell

For me the seam clue says either tree or rock, but that's not saying much in that park.

Good night.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:24 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

Jim Goodue wrote this in 1852

"Let an editor slash away--anything but salve, salve, salve, when the dissecting knife is needed. The journal that does nothing but paddle along with public opinion, without breasting the current of popular errors, is of no value--none whatever."

James Goodhue, Minnesota Pioneer, April 15, 1852
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:25 PM Permalink
queenmalley

perfect. THANKS! What's your take on this latest video?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:26 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Well, the clue just says "'52" could be 1852, like this quote you posted.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:26 PM Permalink
OT

Not much, except that paper came out early in the week. I recognize the article about the murder/suicide. Looks like the CW is wearing Ronald McDonald's socks!
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:29 PM Permalink
tom

Did they have any markings in the park showing the max flood levels in 1952? There could be 15 signs for the 1952 flood.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:30 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Picture I took earlier... crappy cell camera
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:31 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Across the river from Harriet bordering the park is James st. and Goodhue st. The med has been found at Harriet IV times.

James Goodhue IV
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:32 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

GoodhueÂ’s writing may have lured many settlers into Minnesota territory and gained him admirers, but it also won him a fair number of enemies. He was famous for speaking his mind, especially when he perceived corruption. In 1851 he wrote an editorial attacking A.M. Mitchell, U.S. Marshall for Minnesota, and David Cooper, associate justice for the Territorial Supreme Court, for their frequent absence in the territory. GoodhueÂ’s seething but humorous description of the men created quite a commotion in St. Paul. The next day, handbills circulated to denounce the editorial, and CooperÂ’s brother stabbed Goodhue on the steps of the capitol. He was not seriously injured, but it took him several weeks to recuperate from the attack.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:32 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I emailed that John Weeks Bridge 15 guy if there is a flood marker down there. He said he drove by today and there were a lot of cars parked along by the bridge.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:34 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

James Goodhue died after a lengthy illness in August of 1852. His funeral service, according to the Reverend E.D. Neill, was “the largest audience which had ever gathered in the town.”
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:34 PM Permalink
queenmalley

didn't notice the article. I will have to re-look.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:35 PM Permalink
queenmalley

ooppps, Thanks!
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:36 PM Permalink
nancydrew

In the 1850's Goodue wanted a boulevard all along the Mississippi bluffs and areas set aside for park reservations(parks).
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:37 PM Permalink
OT

The article ran on 1/21.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:38 PM Permalink
Eags

I just skimmed the Lilydale Water Management Plan online. They talk about three types of flora: flood plain, hillside, and marsh. For flood plain, they list the types of trees: cottonwood, american elm, silver maple, dogwood, nettle, virginia creeper, alder and aspen. If that helps at all.

I'm guessing there has got to be flood markers down there. Maybe a high water mark on bridge 15?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:38 PM Permalink
queenmalley

good one, thanks for posting.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:38 PM Permalink
queenmalley

The movie Avatar, their "tree of ancestors" looked like a weeping willow-type tree....
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:40 PM Permalink
OT

Scratch that. Article ran on 1/20.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:42 PM Permalink
OT

What is Able Minds Cooler Crew Refugee Camp, Alex? :sillygrin:
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:44 PM Permalink
Eags

A tidbit from googling: In 1952, A. Lee Runyon was an officer of Maendler Brush Manufacturing Company and was Boreas Rex XVI for the 1952 St. Paul Winter Carnival.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:45 PM Permalink
dolly

The high water mark for the 1952 flood was 14 feet. I would guess that the rail bridge near the park has foot markers on it. Only a portion of Lilydale is in Ramsey.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:46 PM Permalink
OT

Another piece of trivia. I think the paper said the other day that 1952 was one of the other two years that the Queen of the Snows was a married women. This years queen is the third.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 10:50 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Hmm. so lilydale it is.

Another year they tossed the medallion in a huge patch of woods.

My best guess is it's in the patch of woods between water street and the mississippi. While it could be near the fossil bed, that's a pretty tricky area to be in. Also, the county line is right around there, unless they're pulling another "I didn't know that wasn't part of ramsey county" thing.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:07 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Did they pull that before?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:10 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

No, but didn't they pull that with the golden ticket hunt?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:15 PM Permalink
tom

I beleive they did that at Crosby they threw it naked. With the vide clues, it could be a hint its naked again.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:16 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Here it is 1:20am and I'm still up trying to figure something/anything out.

I better get to bed, have to work tomorrow. Best of luck to people out looking. Maybe I can get down to the paper tomorrow night, assuming it hasn't been found yet.. I have my doubts it will though.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:22 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Finally made it thru a weekends worth of posts. It was good to finally get out there and see some of you down at the paper Sat night and out in the park on Sunday!

Time to get some sleep... hope to get back out there sometime this week.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:23 PM Permalink
tom

I can see how the clues are pointing to Lilydale, but I have a gut feeling this isn't the park, and that it is not even in St Paul.

The NSP coal plant has been gone since 2005 and why would they refence that?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:26 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

One more thing before i go... haven't seen any mention of the construction materials and equipment at Lilydale. I know its just one stack and one machine, and its just sitting there, not active, but the rules do say no parks with construction. So is it for the park or the road. Any thoughts...

SCD's!
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:30 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

oh, and joe!
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:30 PM Permalink
dolly

I'm with you. I will go over to Lilydale tomorrow, but I like the other side of the river better. The bones could be the science museum and the bricks just the road (I'm gonna check if there is brick walkways/roads up near sprint/shepherd).
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:32 PM Permalink