2013 Twin Ports Winterfest Hunt

The first three clues are admittedly vague but do have some significant value. Keyword in clue one is “game”. The word will carry more weight with the next two clues.

This is a reference to the cities where the medallion may be hidden. The primary element of the clue is the word “score” – along with “game” indicating some sort of competition may be significant.

First line of clue three reminds you to look over all the clues. “Field” is the keyword here. With the first three clues, we received word that several people were already searching in and around baseball and softball fields around the Twin Ports. including at Keene Creek Park in Hermantown

The first visual posted at www.twinportswinterfest.com. It was a picture taken of the treetops next to where the medallion was hidden – not necessarily the exact tree where the medallion was hidden

Thalassophobia is defined as an intense and persistent fear of the sea or large body of water. In other words, you will not find the medallion near Lake Superior – eliminating some of the lakeside parks or areas close to the lake.

The medallion was not hidden in Procto

Clue seven is a reference to the sign at the edge of the Keene Creek Park parking lot. The medallion is well within 300 yards of that sign.

The medallion was not hidden in Superior. Both Hermantown and much of Duluth lies northwest of Superior

This clue was a direct reference to the City of Hermantown logo

Another reference to the sign at Keene Creek Park. This park – like the one in West Duluth, is a popular spot for walking your dog. It was designed to create a little confusion between the two parks

“Turnaround” was the keyword here. “Fit” had nothing to do with it. Turnaround was significant of the parking lot designed to be a turnaround area for cars. The keyword also was a hint to the u-shaped path near where the medallion was hidden.

We drew that diagram on paintbrush. It is a close duplicate of an aerial view of the park – minus the satellite images and roads. Lots of people equated it with a hockey stick and puck, golf club and ball, etc…

We discovered Morris Thomas on line as the maker/distributor of high end men’s shirts. www.morristhomas.com . Keene Creek Park lies directly south of Morris Thomas Road. No idea whether the Morris Thomas shirt maker in the Twin Cities is the same guy.

Line eight in Stairway to Heaven from Led Zeppelin came to mind while hiding the disc. IN A TREE BY THE BROOK, THERE’S A SONGBIRD WHO SINGS. The medallion was placed between two small, bent-over trees about a foot or two off the ground – about 20 to 30 feet from Keene Creek. Here’s a picture before we covered it with some snow and sticks. It should be noted that the medallion must have been dislodged and fell to the ground with people searching, because it was found just behind the base of those trees buried in snow. The singing songbird was never an important part of the clue

This is significant of the park’s driveway that clearly veers east. The medallion was hidden in the wooden area adjacent to the long field that is next to the ball field.

This was the final clue posted that lead to the medallion’s hiding place. There is a building that resides next to the ball field. The finders of the medallion say the disc used their smart phone compasses to walk a straight line north almost exactly to where the disc was lying. We had no idea it was almost exactly north.

Significant of the u-shaped trail where the medallion was hiding

On the trail, if entering from the ball field side, a searcher would have to cross Keene Creek twice before coming to the medallion

The medallion was hidden close to the remains of an old brick root cellar

The hiding place of the medallion was midway between the root cellar and the main path