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Longtime Treasure Hunt clue writer Don Boxmeyer outs himself — and shares his war stories

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187722154247.jpg, Jordan Lundberg of St. Paul searches for the medallion on a hill in Cherokee Park in this 2003 Pioneer Press file photo. (Pioneer Press file photo), 160129PPhuntjp.jpg, Winter Carnival treasure hunter Allison Jourdain searches for the medallion on Raspberry Island in St. Paul on Thursday, January 28, 2016. (Pioneer Pr
By DON BOXMEYER | dboxmeyer@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressI was walking through the park one day, in the merry, merry month of … January?Actually, I

2005 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clue writer talks red herrings, the holy rule and more — all in verse

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jea-0207-medallion-hunt.webp, Hundreds of treasure hunters dig and sift the snow around a large overturned tree as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.comEditor’s note: This article ran in the Sunday St. Paul Pioneer Press on Jan. 23, 2005. Also: Many hunters aske

Medallion fever

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By JOHN BREWER | jbrewer@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA couple's new film, shot over four years, tracks the ups and downs, joys and frostbite of di
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