There is no bigger stage for the Heimatfest medallion hunt than Heimatfest, the hunt’s namesake city festival.
As of Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, the little German with a tuba — emblazoned on a coin hidden each August in anticipation of the joyous annual post-Labor Day festivities in a small town south of Shakopee — had eluded even the cleverest and most veteran medallion hunters.
A Heimatfest-day medallion hunt has never happened, Cluemeister Marilyn Landela said. “No, but we’ve been close. Enough for me to know that I should be planning. It would be great.”
Having the hunt come to a head at Jordan’s city festival would mean something special for the clue writer and a challenge for the hunters: More clues.
Landela called them “countdown clues.”
A release during the Heimatfest events should even the playing field for casual hunters or first-timers.
If the medallion isn’t turned in at Jordan Government Center by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, a new clue — No. 6 — will be released at jordannews.com, during the Jordan Classic Car and Cycle Cruise. Car cruise entertainment ends at midnight.
If the hunt continues, at noon Saturday, Sept. 7, a final clue — No. 7 — will be available on jordannews.com or at the Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce booth in Lagoon Park. The previous clues will be available for purchase at the booth, as well, and they will all be published at jordannews.com.
If you find the medallion, bring it to the city hall, 210 E. First St., to receive your $75 reward in Jordan dollars, and call the JI at (952) 492-2224 so your local newspaper can let everyone know who found it.
Should Jordan city hall be closed when the medallion is found, the lucky hunter should alert a Heimatfest committee member or the event emcee.
At the festival, you’ll know it’s been found “if somebody comes running up with the medallion,” Landela said.
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