2020 Bemidji Water Carnival Medallion Hunt

Now summe is finally here! Our neighbors say "niibin"
If found by you this year. A Prize you're sure to win
It could be all five hundred, if you bought a button
Each day a new clue published to narrow down your huntin'

Maybe you could find me within our n"Gichi-oodena"
I'm in the city limit and soon you'll get new data
I'm not beneath the ground, nor too high in a tree
Soon I hope I'm found, if you look down you'll see.

Right away you may have guessed it's "Jiigi-Zaaga'igan"
If you go out dressed, you should know where to begin
Go and search the town. You'd better hop right to it
Hope you wear the crown, win the day, and do not rue it.

Thanks to Trustar FCU for the prize up to "Naanwaak"
Let's enjoy the city's view, search each street and sidewalk
Every nook and cranny study. Remember, keep your head up
Go learn some Ojibwe buddy, that's how you'll get a leg up.

Once you find where it is hidden you're sure to "Babaamishimo"
The first four clues as written will make the task minima
Those sixteen lines of clues hide a clever plot
The first letters in these rhymes will help you find the lot.

If I'm not found by now we're at least in the final "okaad"
Curb your furrowed brow and retrace the steps you've trod
You'll find me near your park, the fourth to be exact
To the north and west I lurk, where the darker stones are stacked.

In the center's early shadow and where the rains "iskaabii"
I'm standing in the shallow, to escape you is my hobby
To pick me up is easy, either curbside or to go
In the middle of the big three, to the north and west you know