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What the 2016 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clues mean

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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, jea-0012-medallion-hunt.webp, Treasure hunters wait for papers containing the final clue in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt to be delivered to Gabe's by Park in St. Paul late Wedne, jea-0062-medallion-hunt.webp, Flashlights and headlamps illuminate the way as treasure hunters search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regiona, jea-0147-medallion-hunt.webp, The woods come alive with treasure seekers as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park late We, jea-0163-medallion-hunt.webp, A young couple check the final clue as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park late Wednesday, jea-0315-medallion-hunt.webp, Twins Tess, left, and Tommy McNamara, originally from Shoreview, work a patch of snow near a large upturned tree as they search for the Pioneer Press
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressCLUE 1Last year’s rich bounty was found in the countyA new park for all to exploreThis year’s

Have they always found the Treasure Hunt medallion? So far, but sometimes it’s down to the final clue

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jea-0315-medallion-hunt.webp, Twins Tess, left, and Tommy McNamara, originally from Shoreview, work a patch of snow near a large upturned tree as they search for the Pioneer Press
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressSometimes it’s buried deep in the woods, and sometimes it’s dropped in the middle of a city
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, jea-0012-medallion-hunt.webp, Treasure hunters wait for papers containing the final clue in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt to be delivered to Gabe's by Park in St. Paul late Wedne, jea-0062-medallion-hunt.webp, Flashlights and headlamps illuminate the way as treasure hunters search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regiona, jea-0147-medallion-hunt.webp, The woods come alive with treasure seekers as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park late We, jea-0163-medallion-hunt.webp, A young couple check the final clue as they search for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion at Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park late Wednesday, jea-0315-medallion-hunt.webp, Twins Tess, left, and Tommy McNamara, originally from Shoreview, work a patch of snow near a large upturned tree as they search for the Pioneer Press
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Treasure hunt clue writer vexes and impresses treasure hunters

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IMG_44351-e1454449145657.webp, Ryan Rehn of White Bear Lake searches for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Benson Prairie near Bald Eagle Lake. (Pi
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressPUBLISHED: February 2, 2016 at 6:05 p.m. | UPDATED: February 3, 2016 at 1:57 p.m.Participant

To nab Treasure Hunt medallion, beware red herrings

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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

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disp-2-2-1952-p4-cropped1.webp, Arthur Jensen, winner of the first Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, examines the certificate he found in King Boreas’ treasure chest., Treasure-Chest.jpg
By NICK WOLTMAN | nwoltman@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressFour days into the first Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt in 1952, three St. Paul youths pulled 

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters focus in on the gold

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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
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