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2024 Blue Balloons Fall Forage

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RULES:
🍁 Please respect the outdoors. Do not harm property or nature. Seek, don't destroy.
🍁 The medallion will not be hidden on any school property, baseball/softball field, any gated area, or at any construction site.
🍁 Blue Balloons will have NO liability for participant injuries, losses, or damages of any kind. Be safe!
🍁 Please abide by all the laws and requests of police officers, local officials, and the city parks.
🍁 Report your find(s) by texting or calling the number listed.
🍁 This is a free hunt! Have fun!
Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Finders
Prize
Maximum Prize
$250
Clues
Introduction
Published Date
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 8:41 PM
Blue Balloons would like to invite you
to Fall Forage 2024!
Whether a hunting veteran or new to the game-
get outside and explore!

There are 16 small Fall Forage hides to find
and 1 main medallion to scoop.
In your search you may find more than one,
But save a few for another group.

We hope you enjoy Blue Balloons Maiden Voyage.
This hunt is special and we remember Lincoln, too.
Treasures to find and a medallion worth $250!
Be ready tomorrow at 5:00 pm for your first clue!
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Clue 1
Published Date
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 5:00 PM
It is time for the hunt to begin–
Fall Forage 2024!
Grab your friends and family!
Dakota County is where you need to explore.

Please, no digging.
Seek, don’t destroy.
Come search for hidden prizes.
Leaves and nature you should enjoy!

The final prize is worth $250!
We hope our hunt will bring some fun.
Keep an eye out for festive finds.
Will you flip the main one?
The official meaning of the clue.

This clue is an introduction to the hunt! The clue is telling you that the medallion is hidden somewhere in nature in Dakota County. The clue is also telling hunters there are other festive Fall Forage finds hidden throughout the park.

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Clue 2
Published Date
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 5:00 PM
Skilled, strong-willed and independent-
Be like a tan kiss in the wild.
Come join the fun,
And bring your fur child!
The official meaning of the clue.
“Tan kiss” is an anagram for Katniss. Katniss Everdeen is the main protagonist and narrator of the Hunger Games trilogy. She is a skilled archer, and is strong-willed and independent. This is a reference to the Archery Range at Ritter Farm Park.
“Bring your fur child” is a reference to Ritter Farm Dog Park.
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Clue 3
Published Date
Friday, October 11, 2024, 5:00 PM
The leaves are changing colors.
In the largest city - don’t take a nap.
Come hike the trails like a caterpillar.
Only don’t eat the white sap.
The official meaning of the clue.
Lakeville is the largest city in Dakota County.
This clue tells you the medallion is hidden somewhere in Lakeville where leaves are changing colors.
There are many trails and trees at Ritter Farm Park.
There is a Milkweed sign on Mader Loop (which leads to the treasure) that references a caterpillar eating milkweed leaves and the sap inside.
The sign states that the sap can make many animals very sick and even die.
Don’t eat the white sap!
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Clue 4
Published Date
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:00 AM
340 or take a moon walk.
Make your way to the farm.
Walk, run, ski or snowshoe.
Will Ed be your lucky charm?

Wooden engineering will guide you.
A gallop or two you may hear.
Made for an adventure.
No bikes to steer.
The official meaning of the clue.
Ritter Farm Park is 340 acres in size.
Take a moon walk is a reference to the Family Full Moon Hike on October 17th at Ritter Farm Park.
Make your way to the farm tells the hunter the medallion is at Ritter FARM Park.
You can walk, run, cross country ski and snowshoe on the trails at Ritter Farm Park.
Ed being your lucky charm refers to the Ed Mako Environmental Learning Center at Ritter Farm Park and a nod to Ed Brodie!
Wooden engineering is a reference to the stick fort that is on Mader Loop leading to the treasure.
A gallop or two you may hear refers to the many horse trails at the park. Upon entering the park, there is an Equestrian Trail Rules and Regulations sign.
Made for is a hint towards Mader Loop which is the trail where the Treasure is hidden off of. It is also a hint that it is near Intersection Marker 4.
Bikes are not allowed on the trails at Ritter Farm Park.
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Clue 5
Published Date
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10:00 AM
Trot down to Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville!
Here is where you'll find the treasure.
Take Mader loop to trail marker 4,
Then southwest into the woods - 20 steps is a good measure.

Search for a tree that is missing some bark.
Look around and move some leaves and sticks to the side.
A hidden treasure you will find
Congratulations! You have found the Fall Forage hide!
The official meaning of the clue.
This clue tells you the medallion is hidden at Ritter Farm Park in Lakeville.
Take the Mader Loop trail to Intersection Marker 4.
Take 20 steps FROM Intersection Marker 4 southwest into the woods.
The medallion is hidden to the right of a tree that is missing some bark.
The hunter needs to move some sticks and leaves to find the treasure in a hole near a tree root.
We hid the medallion off of Intersection Marker 4 in reference to Fall FORage 2024.
We hid 16 (4x4) balloons throughout the park.
Inside each balloon was a hand painted rock by Melanie and Brenna, a Blue Balloons coin, and a congratulations card. On the back of the card, a 4 was written in a black light pen.
This was a hint at the medallion being hidden near Intersection Marker 4.
The Festive Fall Balloons were hidden in the Silo, near the Equestrian Trail Rules and Regulation sign, in trees walking towards the bridge, behind Intersection Marker signs, behind the Milkweed Sign, behind the Native Plants sign, by the stick fort, and behind the benches on the trails.
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