Larpenteur is most of the border. swings south on hamline for 3 blocks. then west on hoyt to snelling. south on snelling to como. across como to raymond and then back north on cleveland. from there its a straight shot west along hoyt, and where como turns straight east-west to the minneapolis border. and that's on the level.
The first settler in what is now the City of White Bear Lake was V.B. Barnum, a Farmer from Connecticut, who purchased in Section 22 and 23 by Military Land Warrant in 1852 between Goose and White Bear Lake. He owned the first resort hotel.
I have always assumed Disc golf courses are fine, only because they are not meticulously planned or groomed. The borders are not well defined and you could easily walk through one and not notice it unless you notice the poles with baskets. Typically the disc course follows the natural lay of the park.
Golf courses on the other hand are incredibly planned and groomed and greens cost thousand of dollars a piece. So damage by diggers could cost a ton. I remember a story years ago about snowmobilers who went through a golf course when there was only 1-2 inches of snow and they cause tens of thousands of dollars damage.
Hello everybody. This makes it my third year using this forum. Last two years you guys have put me at the right park at the end of Clue 6, so let's get to work people! :smile: Good luck everyone!!
Also what is your strategy to hunting down the medallion? Do you wait until a few clues come out before wondering aimlessly or do you just go out and look for it right away? Also when you search for the puck are you covering a lot of ground quickly or spending a lot of time in one area. I'm not sure if I'm hunting correctly and want to know the strategies of true medallion warriors.
Ok here is what my friend (who is a english professor at a college!) said to my clues:
I wouldn't use the em dash after "North," but I would use it after "heed." In example two, I wouldn't use it after "all" but I would use it after "ice." Generally speaking, I use em dashes in the place of semicolons, parentheses, or sometimes commas, but I don't use them after a hard stop like after "North" or "all."
So, in both clues there is one incorrectly placed em dash. Wonder if this is on purpose. Back to noodling this one.
I don't think there is any "better than other" method. Its all about personal preference. I like to hunt during the day, from dawn to dusk once I think I know the park. Night digging is only later in the clues for me. I like to me methodical in my digging and try not to cover too much ground and perhaps miss the puck. Because it is nowhere as big as a puck.
Saying "hello" ...I'm a new member of this forum, but not new to hunting. I joined yesterday and am still trying to learn swifter navigation. Been a member of Allison Wonderland since 2003 [as "seaneen"] and we're always told to join the Cooler Crew. Been AquariusRex on the old PPress [prospero) board [still am, occasionally] and the old PuckPosse group from its inception to its demise. [Known OT here ever since those days. Thanks to OT I was just accepted into the Facebook group, too. Understand there are a lot of old PuckPosse members there.]
Definitely like the noodling part over the digging and I look back in amazement at some of the noodling we accomplished over the years before we got a computer [2002]. Noodling is highly addictive. :sillygrin:
Been actively noodling and digging since 1957 with a lot of "close, but no cigar" early hits. Thanks for letting me join. Now I need an avatar and a motto... :coolfrown:
When I was in high school, the bear was right at the edge of Highway 61 at the northern end of the dealership, not on the building like it is now. It was a favorite archery target. Stopping along 61, jumping out, and taking a few shots at it was great sport. Almost always had a dozen arrows stuck in it.
silver lake has lots of thin ice signs on it, except in the direction between the boat landing and the thin ice, which is the way most people would come. So watch out. It is just around the point on the east side of the lake from the parking lot. Of course my 8 year old went strait for it. "come on dad I just want to throw in some ice balls," standing next to the open water, while dad yells at him. the hunt is a great time for kids to learn a few new swear words.
The first settler in what is now the City of White Bear Lake was V.B. Barnum, a Farmer from Connecticut, who purchased in Section 22 and 23 by Military Land Warrant in 1852 between Goose and White Bear Lake. He owned the first resort hotel.
Hoping for a Circus Clue.
Golf courses on the other hand are incredibly planned and groomed and greens cost thousand of dollars a piece. So damage by diggers could cost a ton. I remember a story years ago about snowmobilers who went through a golf course when there was only 1-2 inches of snow and they cause tens of thousands of dollars damage.
I liked Nimrod's theory about the 4 corners of Ramsey:
2013 - Cherokee -- SW
2012 - Tony Schmidt -- NW
2011 - Battle Creek -- SE
so maybe this year NE part of the county?
the line "search it all --" kind of bugged me
So if the dash is called an "em dash", anagram IT ALL EM = ALL TIME
Casey Lake
Colby Hills
Dorothy Park
Hause Park
Northwood
Polar-interesting- also seems to have houses connected to the park as well (from a photo online)
Silver Lake
Southwood nature preserve
Tower Park
Gateway trail head.
"So hunters take heed --bundle up in warm dress
While awaiting your clue from the Pioneer Press."
Is this a reference to a hunt in the past when we would wait outside for the paper?
could this be a trail that goes through the neighborhoods of St Paul and the suburbs/
vento, gateway...
Also what is your strategy to hunting down the medallion? Do you wait until a few clues come out before wondering aimlessly or do you just go out and look for it right away? Also when you search for the puck are you covering a lot of ground quickly or spending a lot of time in one area. I'm not sure if I'm hunting correctly and want to know the strategies of true medallion warriors.
I wouldn't use the em dash after "North," but I would use it after "heed." In example two, I wouldn't use it after "all" but I would use it after "ice." Generally speaking, I use em dashes in the place of semicolons, parentheses, or sometimes commas, but I don't use them after a hard stop like after "North" or "all."
So, in both clues there is one incorrectly placed em dash. Wonder if this is on purpose. Back to noodling this one.
I don't think there is any "better than other" method. Its all about personal preference. I like to hunt during the day, from dawn to dusk once I think I know the park. Night digging is only later in the clues for me. I like to me methodical in my digging and try not to cover too much ground and perhaps miss the puck. Because it is nowhere as big as a puck.
PP map of past years:
http://www.twincities.com/treasurehunt/ci_22395861/pioneer-press-treasure-hunt-medallion-locations
'71, '82: Wakefield Park (but different locations)
'64: Beaver Lake pk
any "50" references?
1958: Under U.S. 61 bridge, in milky ice on Phalen Creek.
1957: Battle Creek Park, in a clump of roots above ground.
1956: Como Park, inside a hollow log.
1955: Seventh and Robert streets, under a mailbox.
1954: Hidden Falls Park, in a hollow stump.
1953: Cherokee Park, in a snowbank; State Fairgrounds, in a large bush near the Poultry Building (there were two hidden in 1953).
1952: Highland Park, in a treasure chest in weeds.
1962: Along Mississippi Street, attached to a disc.
1961: Highland Park, in a large clump of grass.
1960: Harriet Island Park, in the heel of a rubber boot
RAMSEY: Beaver, Bennett, Birch, Como, Gilfillan, Island, Loeb, Otter, Owasso, Pleasant, Silver (East Silver), Silver (Columbia Heights), Shoreview Community Center Pond, Vadnais, Willow.
Definitely like the noodling part over the digging and I look back in amazement at some of the noodling we accomplished over the years before we got a computer [2002]. Noodling is highly addictive. :sillygrin:
Been actively noodling and digging since 1957 with a lot of "close, but no cigar" early hits. Thanks for letting me join. Now I need an avatar and a motto... :coolfrown:
Was hoping for something more cause I know this list isn't complete.
These are only aerated lakes.
BC has the creek of course and the ponds are all moving water. usually pretty thin around the waterfalls. i know that park best.
here is a pdf of some of the moving waters in and around st paul. springs creeks and waterfalls
http://www.academia.edu/3332128/Historic_Waters_of_the_Capitol_Region_Watershed_District_Ramsey_County_Minnesota
this makes me feel like the park needs thin ice...
What if the second half of clue two is telling us everything that is not in the park?
you wont find the puck by a private home = a park with no homes
Courses for golf are all out of play = park with no course