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All the 2026 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues and what they mean

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STP-L-jea-06-MEDALLION_FINDER26-0128.webp, Steve Sanftner of Woodbury holds the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion he found while hunting at Linwood Park in St. Paul on Wednesday, J
By Pioneer Press | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressVeteran hunter Steven Sanftner found the 2026 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Linwood

Obituary: Brad ‘Cluey’ TeGantvoort, 60, found love in the Pioneer Press medallion hunt

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To help support expenses, family friends are hosting a silent auction Saturday, Dec. 20, at Carbone’s in Cottage Grove, with items including a replica
STP-L-TEGANTVOORTOBIT-02.webp, Brad TeGantvoort, known to friends as “Cluey,” holds up a wasp nest that does not contain a hidden medallion during the Pioneer Press treasure hunt on
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe first time Brad TeGantvoort and Jana Armstead got engaged was at the State Capitol.Jan

Dakota leaders urge more education after Treasure Hunt medallion hidden at sacred site

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The Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary will be off limits for future Treasure Hunts, organizers said
wpid-20150831__BruceVentosite.jpg, A sign seen Aug. 26, 2015, marks the site of a future interpretive center at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. An abandoned building was torn
By KRISTI MILLER | kmiller@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressDakota leaders are expressing concern that this year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallio

2024 St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion found at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary

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The medallion was found encased in a plastic pyramid; it’s the first time the prize has been hidden there. 
STP-L-jea-02-MEDALLION_FINDERS-0127.jpg, Brothers, Luke and Josh Koopmeiners, hold the crystal pyramid that was the 2024 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFor Christmas last month, seven members of the Koopmeiners family all got matching hats: G

All the 2024 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues and what they mean

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STP-L-jea-02-MEDALLION_FINDERS-0127.jpg, Brothers, Luke and Josh Koopmeiners, hold the crystal pyramid that was the 2024 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2024 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion was found Saturday at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctu

30 years after quietly vanishing, an original Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion resurfaced

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That’s only the start of the mystery.By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
STP-L-jea-02-MEDALLION-0118.webp, A model holds one of the original bronze medallions used for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (John Au, STP-L-jea-01-MEDALLION-0118.webp, One of the original bronze medallions used for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer , STP-L-jea-03-MEDALLION-0118.webp, The back face of one of the original bronze medallions used for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in St. Paul on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (John, STP-L-MEDALLION-0121-Treasure-chest.webp, To mark the 60th anniversary of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, this medallion, used in the past five hunts and photographed in St. Paul Jan. 11, 201, STP-L-MEDALLION-0121-Treasure-hunt-1955.webp, Armed with garden tools, Charles Shafer, left, and Ole Strand, both of St. Paul, walk down a snow-covered road in Como Park on their way to search for, STP-L-MEDALLION-0121-Treasure-hunt-1976_02.webp, A lone hunter pokes at the snow with a pitchfork as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Medallion at Keller Park during the 1976 St. Paul
They say the identities of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clue writers are the best-kept secret in St. Paul.But tracking down the life stories of the

The 2024 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion is hidden. Are you the one to win $10,000?

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every day until Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, or until the medallion is found.
STP-L-jea-02-MEDALLION-FINDERS-0131-e1675210460281.webp, Ken Soles, left, and his medallion hunting partner, Tony Honkomp show off the 2023 Saint Paul Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion and the can it was
By JARED KAUFMAN | jkaufman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressReady? Set? Hunt!If you find the hidden medallion in this year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hu

27th Annual Cooler Crew Rehash Bash

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THE REHASH BASH
Sunday February 4th
St. Paul Masonic Center
200 Plato Blvd.
NOON TO 3pm or so.
POTLUCK
DOOR PRIZES
NEWBIES INITIATION
FINDERS GOLDEN TOOL
PARK PICK POOK winners
Cooler Fantasy Football winner
Cooler State Fair Scanvenger Hunt winner(s)
& MORE!
* think abt bringing something hunt / winter carnival related to add to the door prizes - I see beer in the prize future lol
* Sometimes people try to fit food items to that year's clues
(I can only imagine all the pink food) or the hunt in general
but that is not necessary.
Anyone is welcome including kids, though of course the event is aimed at those with an interest in the hunt.
So plan to come out and join us for one last hurrah to this year's event.

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26th Annual Cooler Crew Predig Gig

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The reservations are made and confirmed, the 26th annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be happening at Joseph's this year on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
 
We will have our own dedicated bartender. The pasta bar is here again this year. It will be $26 per person which includes tax and tip.
As always we'll have the park pick pool. BFG and Cluey can post those details. Ares will have CC 2024 buttons for sale. I'm sure others will have their cooler wares to sell as well. 

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