2025 Hopkins Raspberry Days Hunt for the Golden Raspberry

Submitted by Administrator on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 4:14 PM

Clues to finding the medallion will begin appearing Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The clues will be posted on the website and social media at 8:00 am each day.

Golden Raspberry Hunt Rules

The Golden Raspberry will be hidden on public property within the Hopkins city limits.
Clues will be posted on the festival's website, and on social media at 8:00 a.m. and each day thereafter.
It will be found outdoors.
It will be in an open area, not buried or hidden.
It will not be hidden in a place more than six feet high.
Please Keep in Mind: Property must not be damaged during the search for the Golden Raspberry.
Previous winners of the hunt, and their immediate family (e.g. parents, spouses, brothers/sisters, children), are not eligible for prize consideration for five (5) years after winning the hunt.
Hunt winners will be announced on the Raspberry Jam main stage, Central Park on Saturday.

Help clean up in your community while looking for the Golden Raspberry Medallion! Join the Hopkins Raspberry Festival and Designs Rooted in Nature for this new addition to the hunt. Starting Wednesday, July 16, at 8 am, stop by TBD to pick up a trash bag to bring along on your search. Make sure to always follow Leave No Trace principles while you collect items that don't belong in our parks. Want to share your experience with us or did you find something interesting while out? Tag us at #hopkinsraspberryfestival. Thank you for being a part of this initiative! Good luck and happy hunting!

Hunt Information

Dates

Scheduled Dates

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Find Date

Friday, July 18, 2025

Finders

Name

Chris Browning

Prize

Maximum Prize

$300

Awarded Prize

$300

Location

General Location

Nine Mile Creek

Pinpointed Location

Near the two Birch Trees across the street from Ceramic Sow Pottery

44.914029, -93.413822

Clues

Clue 1

Published Date

Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 8:00 AM

The Hopkins Raspberry Festival is ninety-one years young; fun times are to be achieved. For the founders, the fact that the Festival endured so long would be hard to conceive! The Golden Raspberry is out! Look for two friends in a busy place, enough doublespeak! Green Green Green? Of course there is! It’s hidden somewhere south of Minnehaha Creek.

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Clue 2

Published Date

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 8:00 AM

The Golden Raspberry is…somewhere! Get chugging! It’s time for a second day to look. In the early 1900s, an investment was made. It was convenient for this little nook! Where it’s hidden was being farmed in the 1920s; today, the farms and tractors are history! You need to look within 3 miles of Longfellow’s Investment to solve this year’s mystery!

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Clue 3

Published Date

Friday, July 18, 2025, 8:00 AM

Day 3 of the hunt for the Golden Raspberry, but the clues won’t get any easier for you! Are there trees? Yes! Is there grass? Indeed! And a party environment? We’ll add that too! There was a field nearby. Not for the Threshers, Pillmakers, or Advertisers, but for kiddos! It’s a busy place, so be careful when looking. But the numbers suggest I’m too verbose!

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