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It’s the biggest park in St. Paul. And nobody knows about it.

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jmp-001-0237-pigs-eye-regional-park.webp, Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director, and Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative walk through Pig’s Eye Regional Park in St.
By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe drive takes you past a line of massive industrial lots. Two sets of train tracks. A couple
jmp-002-0075-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative, left, and Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director, walk the path through Pig's Eye Regio
“It’s been mowed twice in its lifetime,” Mary DeLaittre says of the path. She manages the city’s Great River Passage Initiative, which has included th
jmp-004-0487-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Mike Hahm, St. Paul Parks and Recreation director, right, and Angie Tillges, from Great River Passage Initiative in the parking lot of Pig's Eye Regio
ISOLATED PARK LIMITS ACCESSAnother reason for the inherent sense of solitude is the park’s isolation: there are no immediate residential neighbors. Ju
jmp-005-0522-pigs-eye-regional-park.jpg, Just past Environmental Wood Supply at 2165 Pig's Eye Lake Road is the ummarked Pig's Eye Regional Park. These are the last signs you will see on Pig'
“People don’t think they’re supposed to be here,” said Angie Tillges, another Initiative staffer. “There’s no signs, lots of edges and barriers.” She’

St. Paul Chinese garden getting pavilion gift from sister city

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pavalion-e1500587214408.webp, Rendering of how a replica of the Aiwan Pavilion in Changsha, China, would appear at a proposed China Friendship Garden in St. Paul. (Courtesy of city
By SELAM BERHEA | Pioneer PressThe Chinese Friendship Garden planned for Phalen Regional Park will feature a replica of the famed Aiwan Pavilion, than
friendship-garden.png, Rendering of the China Friendship Garden proposed for Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. (Courtesy of city of St. Paul)
The Lake Phalen park is already home to the Meditation sculpture created by Changsha’s renown sculptor Master Lei Yixin.The Aiwan Pavilion is located
St. Paul - Changsha Sister-City China Friendship Garden - Phalen Park
 The Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society unveiled in 2016 plans for a Chinese garden at Phalen. The organization is working closely with St. Pau

Treasure Hunt: Why the 2017 medallion says 2016 on it

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By DAVE ORRICK | Pioneer PressThe 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt will be known as the year Jerome Krieger found the medallion near Spoon Lake in Kel
2017-Medallions.webp, Two of the three Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallions struck in October of 2015 and bearing the year 2016 are pictured. The medallion on the left, f

Video: A big adventure for a Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt veteran

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By JULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA | jojeda@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
Medallion hunter arrives at the Pioneer Press
Go behind the scenes at the Pioneer Press as staffers greet Jerome Krieger, the Forest Lake man who found the Treasure Hunt medallion, and quiz him ab
Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt press conference
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What the 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues mean

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0004djo2017treasure-hunt-kellerclue9.jpg, 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 PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion was discovered Monday afternoon near Spoon Lake

He spotted untouched snow -- and then the Treasure Hunt medallion

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jerome-krieger.webp, Jerome Krieger winner of the 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt shows off the 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Medallion in the lobby at the Pioneer Pre, jerome-krieger-winner-of-the-2017-pioneer-press-medallion-hunt-shares-a-laugh-with-joe-leonard-of.webp, Jerome Krieger, winner of the 2017 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt, shares a laugh with Joe Leonard of Fury Motors after Krieger was presented with his $, jerome-krieger-winner-of-the-2017-pioneer-press-medallion-hunt-shows-off-the-medallion-and-tells.webp, Jerome Krieger, winner of the 2017 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt, shows off the medallion and tells the story of how he found it to other treasure hunt, jeromekrieger.webp, no-iptc-info-found.webp, Jerome Krieger, winner of the 2017 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt, lets others photograph the medallion and tells the story of how he found it to other , jeromekriegerfamily.webp, Jerome Krieger holds the 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion he found while posing with his family, from left, daughter Maddy, wife Jeanne, and
By DAVE ORRICK | Pioneer PressJerome Krieger’s moment of glory came around 3:30 p.m. Monday.He was off the east shore of Spoon Lake, part of Keller Re
Medallion hunter arrives at the Pioneer Press
“We’ve been close so many times before,” he said Monday evening.RELATED: Video: Watch as the 2017 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion is hiddenHe an
Finding the 2017 medallion
He called, in order: Jeanne, his mom, the Pioneer Press.He picked up his family and drove the prize in. He furnished the nine clues from the Pioneer P

Treasure hunt psychology: Search at a popular park (Como) or a new one (Long Lake)?

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By DAVE ORRICK | Pioneer PressUPDATE: The Treasure Hunt medallion has been foundAs the annual Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt entered Day Clue 9 early Mon
0026djo2017treasurehuntcomoclue6.jpg, Jeff McNaughton scrapes away snow with a hoe while girlfriend Denise Olson looks on as they search for the medallion in the annual Pioneer Press Treas

Shamrocks vs. Gabe’s vs. PiPress sidewalk: Treasure hunters weigh in

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By DAVE ORRICK | Pioneer PressHIGHLIGHTSVeteran treasure hunters are giving Shamrocks high marks. But nothing was as good as standing in line in front
participants-in-the-annual-pioneer-press-treasure-hunt-await-early-editions-of-the-paper-and-a.webp, Participants in the annual Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt await early editions of the paper — and a clue to the prized medallion’s whereabouts — inside S

The 7th Dragonball has been found. The medallion still has not

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dragonball.webp, Treasure hunter Ed Brodie poses with a “Dragon Ball” from Sumo Egg Rolls food truck he found while medallion hunting in the annual Pioneer Press Treas
By DAVE ORRICK | Pioneer PressWhat happens when armies of treasure hunters fan out across the landscape?They find all sorts of treasures.Like the fame
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