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It’s here, there, everywhere in the hunt for the medallion

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In February 1979, Al Johnson begins his search for the medallion under a snow-covered picnic table on the fringe of Como Park. (Pioneer Press file pho, Gravity exists in 1979, too, as Al Johnson meets it as he slips off the Como Park picnic table he was searching around. According to the photo's origi, Al Johnson doesn't take his search lying down. The intrepid hunter resumes the hunt after falling off the Como Park picnic table. (Pioneer Press file , Al Johnson's search continues. (Pioneer Press file photo), In January 1987, grocery stockers Pat Hoelscher, left, and Jim Harrington, who had worked all night, headed for Mounds Park to hunt for the medallion., In February 1982, Terry Heiser of Woodbury searches for the Treasure Hunt medallion on Harriet Island. Note the acid-wash jeans on the hunter to the r, It's Treasure Hunt 1979, and Mary and Kevin Phernetton search for the medallion along the fence at the Como Park tennis courts. (Pioneer Press file ph, This medallion hunter searched Keller Park during the 1976 Treasure Hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Mike Powers, who was 19 during the 1987 Treasure Hunt, checked under picnic tables in Como Park. He came close to finding the medallion as an eighth-g, In 1984, Linda Schmidt of St. Paul searched for the medallion under trash barrels at the picnic area of Como Park. (Pioneer Press file photo: John Dom, In 1976, the St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Treasure Medallion, worth $2,500 at the time, was found in this area of Keller Park. The winners tha, In 1976, Jack Trenter, with his brothers Jim, 14, and Mike, 8, all of St. Paul, look for the medallion at Como Park by the conservatory pool. (Pioneer, It's 1973, and members of this group, who believed they had interpreted the clue correctly, according to original caption information, were digging ne, Jack Barisoni of St. Paul and his daughter Denise, who was 16 at the time, search Highland Park during the 1976 Treasure Hunt. (Pioneer Press file pho, During the 1959 Treasure Hunt, three kids are oblivious to traffic rushing by on Warner Road as they search for the medallion along a fence near the r, Not even darkness can deter Leonard DeBee and Blaine Funkhausen, both of Roseville, as they search in Mounds Park during the 1982 medallion hunt.
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOn top of signs, under trash barrels or around picnic tables, intrepid searchers leave no spot

Once upon a time, before Twitter

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Screen grab from video of the 1993 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt. Here, people wait to get clues that could only be had through hot-off-the-presses news
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressThe video begins outside the St. Paul Pioneer Press building in downtown St. Paul. Cedar Street is clogged with cars, an

St. Paul Winter Carnival Senior Royalty

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Gerry Schulz, left, reacts as she soaks up the applause and adulation after being crowned the 2014 Queen of the Northlands at the Senior Royalty Coron, Making it official with a tap of the scepter, Greg Pluff, right, was crowned King Winter the 56th by last year's King Winter David Forsell during the , Four-year-olds Madeline Flynn, left, and Makenna Flaherty wait to be introduced as the honorary gift bearers at the start of the Senior Royalty Corona, Candidates for the Senior Royalty Coronation enter the auditorium at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center at the start of the ceremony. (Pioneer Press, The 2014 Klondike Kate, Kathy Rustin-Westphal of St. Paul Park, right, serenades the audience with outgoing Klondike Kate, Anita Mack of St. Paul, dur, Libbi Ulm, 18, of White Bear Lake, right, and Jenna Ober, 15, of Minneapolis, both with Circus Juventas, undulate together during the the Senior Royal, Gerry Schulz, center, reacts after she was revealed as this year's Queen of the Northlands during the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pioneer Pre, Greg Pluff gets a bit of assistance with his royal paraphernalia after being chosen as King Winter the 56th during the Senior Royalty Coronation cerem, Cindy Thrasher sheds a tear after being crowned the 2014 Princess of the Four Winds during the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pioneer Press: Ben, Jackye Whitner, left, the outgoing 2013 Queen of the Northlands, pays deference to the new queen, Gerry Schulz, during the Senior Royalty Coronation c, he outgoing 2013 Queen of the Northlands, Jackye Whitner, is helped off the stage at the conclusion of the Senior Royalty Coronation ceremony. (Pionee
Here they are: the new Senior Royalty of the 2014 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Greg Pluff was crowned King Winter the 56th, and Gerry Schulz was crowned

Treasure Hunt’s appeal is ageless

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Eugene Longtin and his family find the treasure during the 1959 hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Janna Kollach fights to stay on the sled as her uncle John Darst of Oakdale pulls her through Tony Schmidt Park in Arden Hills while searching for the, Max Bollman, 6, searches for 1999's medallion near the fence outside Como Zoo while his brother Nick, 5, takes a snow break behind him. (Pioneer Press, Mrs. Edward Bibro bundled up her children and walked two miles to Como Park to participate in the 1955 hunt for the King Boreas treasure chest. Three-, During the 1985 hunt, the Gough family -- from left, Bill, Mark and Ruth -- look for the medallion at Harriet Island. The family found the medallion d, The action was in St. Paul's Como Park during the search for 2003's medallion. Among the hunters were Tammy Leigh and her son, Jackson, 3, who came in, Sean McGowan, 2, of St. Paul pitches in during the 1971 medallion hunt. (Pioneer Press file photo), Using a hoe, Jordan Lundberg, 8, searches at sunset during in Cherokee Park for the 2003 medallion. After reading the latest clue in the Pioneer Press, Darren Lazan holds the clues while Dave Dunleavy digs for the elusive medallion in a frozen fountain at Como Park during the 1979 hunt. (Pioneer Press, Richard Lang, 11, left, and his brother Greg, 16, of Maplewood use a blowtorch to melt snow in search of the medallion at the State Fairgrounds in 196, Catharine Harmon re-enacts finding the treasure chest in 1953, with the help of some younger friends. (Pioneer Press file photo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is for all ages, but being younger sometimes makes battling th

Winter Carnival: This year’s Queen of the Snows candidates

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Twelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. While only one will be crowned queen Jan. 24, four others will be named , Samantha Axt, 30, Fridley, Elizabeth “Lyz” Carlson, 25, Maplewood, Ashley Galloway, 24, Vadnais Heights, Dawn Gleason, 49, Eden Prairie, Abby Hoglin, 27, Lakeville, Janessa Hollie, 22, River Falls, Wis., Shakira Jones, 24, St. Paul, Abby Massee, 23, Savage, Dana Schachtner, 27, St. Louis Park, Christine Schrader, 33, Lakeville, Laura Werk, 35, Anoka, Jennifer Westerhaus, 35, Chanhassen
By MOLLY MILLET | mmillet@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressTwelve candidates are vying for the 2014 title of Aurora, Queen of the Snows. They include a
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