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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
 



 

incrediblemagpie

Was there a Church In Lilydale?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:44 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

call me if you need help finding it.

much closer to the railroad tracks, imo.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:44 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

Sliver (1991) is a novel by U.S. author Ira Levin about the mysterious people in a privately owned New York highrise apartment building, especially after a new tenant—an attractive young working woman in publishing—has moved in. Phillip Noyce directed a film, Sliver, based on the book, which was released in 1993. Sharon Stone starred in the film adaptation of the epic book by the same name.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:44 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Not that I know of, but there's a church you can see from Lilydale: the Cathedral.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:45 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I bet your right!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:46 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

There must have been. A town without a church in those days?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:46 PM Permalink
OT

St. Peter's is upstream, but in Mendota and people still pray there.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Got it now, I know where he is talking about. Hmmm still a lot of ground to cover. Someone could get lucky tonight though.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:47 PM Permalink
leelabell

I haven't read all the stuff posted over the last few days, but one of those articles might have mentioned a church.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

D'oh! That makes total sense!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

last night aboout 70% of the larger trees were all dug around - the stonehenge area was picked over pretty good, but there is STILL hip-deep snow in a lot of places there - waay too heavy to dig. If it is there, the search area has been reduced to roughly the area of a football field. Not too bad, but no one found it at Como in a smaller patch of woods... who knows?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
SNAKE88

Good luck Jake
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The bridge is a swing arm bridge. I suppose you could say it is grand in scale and it would "point" to the tracks (sometimes).
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:48 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

It seems to me that the second stanza may be a historical reference to either a church that once stood there and also a crime that took place when this was still a neighborhood.... still looking..

Anyone find maps of the neighborhood that USE to be here?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:49 PM Permalink
OT

It was a village and probably no more than 100 folks lived there.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:50 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

I should've taken a picture while I was out there - really peaceful and cool a couple days ago.

NOTE TO SEARCHERS:

See if you can find a hiding 'spot' where you can only see one of the grain Silos like mentioned in Clue 8 - won't be easy since the whole grain elevator structure is right across the river and easily seen everywhere.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Jake is home watching NTFCF
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:51 PM Permalink
lilslim

On the picture maps along the trail there is a pic of the old church. Think it said it was the last bldg standing??? Pic was courtesy of Dakota county historical society. Someone check that site??? We are in park
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:53 PM Permalink
dolly

A landmark most uncouth.

It is an asymmetrical swing arm bridge.. the only one on the Mississippi (uncouth).
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:53 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Uh .. more like 4 football fields...

And there is a ton of area to dig
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:54 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

OMG. "Swing arm"? Thats the connection with the video clues! Why didn't we catch that earlier?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:55 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Can you see Island Station and the grain silos from any point in those woods?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:55 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

looking at the scale on my map I would say about 30 acres or so.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:56 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Possibly. It's also possible all the falling items were meant to imply the waterfalls. They may never say for sure.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:57 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

And to think I was digging in there on Friday afternoon/early evening. I could have gotten real lucky.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:58 PM Permalink
leelabell

Very good!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:58 PM Permalink
dolly

According to a map of the park I found that has the fossil grounds marked, the wooded area that is only city lot sized at the corner of Baker and Chippewa (kittycorner to the parking there) is park property. Could that be the sliver?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:59 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

The grain silos loom directly across the river from that area - can't miss them - a bit harder to see anything downstream past the railroad bridge - the old power plant chimney is there, but it's a stretch to even see the newer Xcel Gas power plant 'twin' stacks further away.

The only Church you'd have the outside chance of spotting would be on the hillside behind the grain elevators in the Highland hills neighborhood.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 9:59 PM Permalink
leelabell

Lil Slim, I don't see what you're looking for at the state historical society or the Dakota county one. I'll keep looking.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:00 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

No video yet. The view count on my 'Clues and Nothing But the Clues' thread is still in the top 10 on the PP board.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:01 PM Permalink
dolly

An earlier bridge in this location, built in 1869, was a wooden Howe truss design. This was one of the original 15 bridges spanning the Mississippi River

From wikipedia.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:02 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Apparently "nothing but murder and killin" is the correct phrase according to the official PP posting.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:03 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Yes from many points.

Going to dig in the spot I was on Sunday.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:04 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

We've seen multiple deer carcasses down in that area.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:04 PM Permalink
Posen

Murder...seems a very un-chamber-of-commerce....could it be a murder of crows?
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:05 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Gonna hit the sheets and get some zzzzs. Marley will be down in the am, I'll be down late afternoon - if not found.

SCD's!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:05 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Well I'm feelin' better now I've been in that section of woods since Saturday. Last nights clue threw me thinkin' I'd been on the wrong side of the road. I'll be out tomorrow afternoon hopefully it's not found by then. Got an appt. in St. Cloud at 11 be down there by 2ish I think. GL Everyone else until then.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:06 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Well good luck everyone tonight and tomorrow but I plan on being down at the park this time tomorrow hopefully with a smaller area to cover so I'm gonna hit the hay. That area is just too big to be found at night. And I'm not sure enough people will be out there tomorrow daytime to cover such a big area. Someone could always get lucky and I hope it's 'one of us'.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:07 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Heading to bed also, hope to see some people tomorrow morn.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:07 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I've heard that too. fresh ones, even. Some are thinking coyote. kinda scary.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:08 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Wear your back braces - the snow there is deep and wet and sticky! Just the way Cluey likes it!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:09 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Someone yesterday was saying that they saw a Coyote run out down there. I saw the deer carcass they've been moved around a lot though so hopefully theydon't use them as a reference point!!
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:10 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Brilliant! and it makes sense now.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:11 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I thought I saw a fox, perhaps it was a coyote.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:11 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Biggest live thing I've seen was a bunny rabbit hop hop hopping along :wink:
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:12 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

3
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:12 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

2
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:12 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Joe, good night for real.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:12 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

I think the Coyotes would stay out of the neighborhood - not just because they are skittish around humans, but also because there's plenty of Eagles thereabouts grabbing fish near the railroad bridge where there's open water.
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:13 PM Permalink