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2013 Chanhassen Feb Fest Medallion Hunt

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The editorial comments, our thoughts on the clues, come from the finder himself.

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Monday, January 28, 2013
Find Date
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Finders
Name
Mike Thorud
Prize
Maximum Prize
$500 prize package
Awarded Prize
$500 prize package
Location
General Location
Bandimere Park
Pinpointed Location
At the silo
Concealer
In the silo's siding

44.83399321715, -93.535631597042

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Monday, January 28, 2013, 10:00 AM

Here we are again in the cold,
The treasure to find is not gold.
Look up, look down and search all around,
These are all places the medallion may be found.

Our Thoughts

"Again in the cold" means outside rather than in a warm building. Not enough info to bother go looking.

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Published Date
Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 10:00 AM

Careful which direction you do choose,
For if it is wrong you might just lose.
We want to make this fun for all,
But the medallion is easier to find if you are tall.

Our Thoughts

"Easier to find if you are tall" could mean above the ground, but not too high because it's meant to be "fun for all"; or "tall" could mean in or near something tall or someplace that's high. I spent about an hour looking at tall things at Lake Ann Park, but then gave up.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 10:00 AM

Do not give up; the clues will soon become easy,
I am sure that some of you find them quite cheesy.
It is near something that you are forbidden to climb,
Hurry hurry you are running out of time!

Our Thoughts

"Someplace forbidden to climb" made me think of something that could be climbed but with restricted access like being locked up or barred, coupled with "cheesy" which could mean something to do with dairy, like a farm. This made me think of the old silo in Bandimere Park that is something that's tall, but now boarded up so you can't climb into or up it. I remembered that silo from when the medallion was hidden near it a few years ago. I thought it would be unlikely they'd pick the same place, but it's worth a look. Sure enough, when I walked up to it, I found it within a minute.

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