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2020 Love Your Melon Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues explained

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00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200128093355462_COVER-2.webp, The 2020 Love Your Melon Presents the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion was found tucked inside a doll’s head encased in ice early Tuesday, Jan. 2
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressStill wondering about the meanings of the clues in the 2020 Love Your Melon Presents Pioneer P

Treasure Hunt medallion found in Highland Park. It was nearly thrown away.

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
correctedcaption-e1580320022842.webp, The group that found the 2020 Love Your Melon Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Medallion are pictured in St. Paul Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. They are (left to
Ladies, the moral of this year’s Love Your Melon Presents Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt might be this: Don’t listen to your husbands.Because, if Julie S
DSC_1771.webp, Dan Schonhardt, of Eagan, holds a check for $10,000 he received Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, after finding the 2020 Love Your Melon Pioneer Press Treasure
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Dogs tag along on family’s Treasure Hunt search. Goggles and pearls are part of the fun.

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
Marnie_Fezzik-1.webp, the medallion in the Love Your Melon Presents Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt.
Marnie wears pearls when she goes hunting for treasure; Fezzik dons goggles.Neither really knows what they’re looking for, but that’s OK: They’re enjo
Marnie.webp, Marnie -- a terrier mix belonging to Melissa and Clint Ducklow of Ramsey -- at Battle Creek Regional Park on Jan. 22, 2020, on a break from hunting fo
“She just likes being included,” says Ducklow.Put another way: These dogs aren’t professionals, trained to search out the medallion. They’re just tagg
Fezzik_doggles.webp, Fezzik -- a Newfoundland belonging to Melissa and Clint Ducklow of Ramsey -- at Battle Creek Regional Park on Jan. 22, 2020, on a break from hunting f
“It’s something fun to do in the winter,” she says. “I like puzzles and it gets people out at a time of year when people are usually shut in.”For dogs

Oregon man flies in for Love Your Melon Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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Oregon-treasure_hunters.webp, Jason Stride, left, of Portland, Oregon, with Treasure Hunt friends Kelli Kamholz, center, and Alicia Kamholz Mertz during the 2019 medallion search a
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWould you travel halfway across the country — about 1,400 miles — to search for hidden tre
Hiding the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion
Tough to explain that one to Oregonians, perhaps. Or perhaps not.“Even though I grew up in Portland, I didn’t realize until I lived in St. Paul that t

Winner of 2019 Treasure Hunt hopes to become first solo hunter to win two years in a row

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2019-TH-winner-1.webp, With his St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons on display, John Collins, winner of the 2019 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, takes a break from this year’s Lov
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJohn Collins’ feet are warm thanks to the Pioneer Press.The winner of last year’s Treasure
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