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It’s Day 10 of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, but who knows even which park it’s in?

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By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOn Day 9, it seemed it might be down to four parks.This year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt has
 The two were wearing their fleece hat bearing a patch reading “Mary’s Medallions,” which Janel’s grandmother, Mary Carlson, made for her and her four

A romance that grew from the deep snows of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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“He said yes!” says Jana Armstead after surprising her longtime boyfriend, Brad TeGantvoort, with a marriage proposal involving an elaborate flash mob
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIn the glow of the Winter Carnival Ice Castle, a few dozen people — some of them in Vikings gar
The longtime couple “met” on an online Treasure Hunt message board, where they went by their aliases, “Me2” said. “We were friends to begin with. Bein
Jana Armstead, right, holds up her engagement ring from Brad TeGantvoort near the Quadriga on a roof of the Minnesota Capitol on Aug. 21, 2017. TeGant
Actually, she said yes and accepted his ring on the Capitol’s rooftop Quadriga — where they accidentally got locked out and had to wait for the next t

Maplewood Myth busted: The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is welcome there, mayor says

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Rebecca Gibson and her triplets, from left, Maxwell, Ben and Audrey, march along a path in Keller Regional park in Maplewood, Minn., in search of the
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWill the medallion ever turn up in a Maplewood city park?Last year, the Pioneer Press Treasure

The thrill of Treasure Hunt victory — through the eyes of a 12-year-old

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Diane Houle holds the front-page story the Pioneer Press ran after her group found the Treasure Hunt medallion in 1978, when Houle was 12. Her group i
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressForty years ago, a 12-year-old got to go back to school on Monday as the winner of the Pioneer

The snowy scene is set — and clear skies ahead for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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Meghan Spitzack of Minneapolis digs through the snow looking for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion in Mounds Park in St. Paul on Wednesday, Ja
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressBaby, it’s cold outside — but when has that ever stopped Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters?After M

Somewhere in that snow, $10,000 could be yours. Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt 2018 is nearly here.

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The tracks of Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion hunters mark a creek depression at Lake Phalen Regional Park on Feb. 3, 2004. Hundreds of medallio
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAll it takes is a little snow to spike Treasure Hunt fever.Now that we’ve finally got a fresh c
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