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Treasure Hunter’s dilemma: Stay with the crowd?

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 12:43 AM

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IMG_44081.webp, Cheryl and Sara Carlson extend their medallion hunt to the fence outside CHS Field on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Jaime DeLage)

By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFebruary 2, 2016 at 12:43 a.m.Cheryl Carlson was breaking her own rule Monday.She and her da

To nab Treasure Hunt medallion, beware red herrings

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 7:39 PM

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160129PPhuntlede.webp, For the 2016 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, Stacey King, left, and Emily Sharot, both of White Bear Lake, search for the medallion in Bruce Vento Nature

By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCharlie Brown told some treasure hunters Thursday they’d been fishing for a red herring.But

First Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt featured 4 phony prizes

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 1:04 PM

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By NICK WOLTMAN | nwoltman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFour days into the first Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in 1952, three St. Paul youths pulled

Soucheray: I don’t write the Treasure Hunt clues, but I once hunted

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Thu, 01/28/2016 - 12:29 PM

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By JOE SOUCHERAY | jsoucheray@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressMy own beloved newspaper did me a disservice last week by printing snippets from a numbe

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt hotline, forums, email alerts

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 12:00 PM

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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Treasure Hunt hotline — 651-228-5547 — will state the current status of the hunt and verif

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters focus in on the gold

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 5:58 PM

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160126_PPHunt_HarrietIsland.webp, People dig around the playground at Harriet Island Regional Park on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in hopes of finding the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medall

By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressOne of the big debates around the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt on Tuesday was over the meanin

Who is the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clue writer?

Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 12:01 PM

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By RICHARD CHIN | Pioneer PressThis anonymous person is described as “the best-kept secret in St. Paul.”It’s a mystery man or woman who might be one o

Treasure Hunt fan sent bride-to-be on 8-day ring search

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 4:55 PM

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WCRing_BryanGustavson_JessicaRushenberg_0.webp, Bryan Gustavson proposed to his longtime girlfriend Jessica Rushenberg by a mini treasure hunt whose final clue led her to the gazebo in Irvine Park i

By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressJessica Rushenberg waited years for her high school sweetheart to pop the question, so it se

Could these treasure hunters find the medallion early?

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Sat, 01/23/2016 - 10:40 PM

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20160124__160125Hunt1A.webp, First-time treasure hunter Matt Foster searches Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Indian Mounds Regional Park in St. Paul. (Pioneer Press: Jaime DeLage)

By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe annual Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt kicked off over the weekend, and while the first clue

The Deed is Done

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 4:16 PM

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When January's slanting snowMakes us dream of Mexico,Saint Paul emerges from wintry sleepTo search for treasure buried deep.Notice to every hunting ba

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