2025 Andover Family Fun Fest Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Administrator on Mon, 06/30/2025 - 2:12 PM

It's coming up soon,
Just after the fourth.  
The $500 prize can be yours
If you stay the course. 

Medallion Hunt clues 
will be posted each day
by 9am on here, 
any age can play!

Check out our site for more rules, 
but what you really must know
Is to read the clues carefully
and off to the races we go!

Hunt Information

Dates

Scheduled Dates

Monday, July 7, 2025

Find Date

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Finders

Name

Lexi Mahlum

Prize

Maximum Prize

$500

Awarded Prize

$500

Location

General Location

Oak Bluff Park

Pinpointed Location

Tied to a lower branch of an evergreen tree along the perimeter

Concealer

Inside a Starbucks bakery wrapper

45.237901888432, -93.298929393248

Clues

Clue 1

Published Date

Monday, July 7, 2025, 9:00 AM

Oh say can you see? 
Hope your 4th of July shone bright
Ready for another seek and find?
The prize awaits the one who’s right.

Remember to respect the sports fields and parks;
You won’t need to dig or climb;
But get out there and look, search by the book,
And follow the puzzles and rhymes.

The official meaning of the clue.

Introducing the basic rules; nothing about the location yet.

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Clue 2

Published Date

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 9:00 AM

Andover has been an exciting place to be

Better enjoy the new places

Builders gone? Stop by for something on your way 

Count off your paces!

The official meaning of the clue.

"Better Builders" is an anagram for "Bluebird Street" which Oak Bluff Park is located on.

"New places" hints to the new Starbucks & Chipotle just built in Clocktower Commons; hints the park is nearby. The medallion was hidden in a Starbucks wrapper.

"Paces" can be used in both soccer and football (both at Oak Bluff) and hints again it is nearby the the "new places".

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Clue 3

Published Date

Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 9:00 AM

Which park will you search?

Pass, protect, and give it a whirl;

Is it high on a hill, in woods or in the open

You may need to consult a squirrel.

The official meaning of the clue.

Pass and protect can be used in basketball, soccer, and football - all fields present at Oak Bluff.

hill - bluff; woods - oak; Hinting Oak Bluffs Park.

Squirrels = their affinity for acorns = Oak Bluff Park.

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Clue 4

Published Date

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

Delve into the meanings

Don’t forget the SKOL

Decide on the year

Does the Captain know?

The official meaning of the clue.

The 4 D's narrows down the search to section D on the City Parks Map.

SKOL = think Vikings. "Captain" and "Year" = find a Vikings captain of a specific year that matches a park number.

One 2023 Captain, Brian O'Neill, is #75. Oak Bluffs Park is #75 on the City Parks Map. If other clues were already hinting at several parks in section D, this should help narrow it down to Oak Bluffs.

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Clue 5

Head over to Oak Bluff 

And peruse the perimeter

Looks like something got caught in a wrapper

Under the shade of an evergreen, who will be the winner?!

The official meaning of the clue.

Gives away park location and location of medallion in the park.

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