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2024 Hugo Good Neightbor Days Search for Spike

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Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Monday, June 3, 2024
Find Date
Friday, June 7, 2024
Finders
Name
Nicole Simanek
Name
Eli Simanek
Name
Sophie Simanek
Name
Ben Simanek
Name
Chloe Simanek
Prize
Maximum Prize
$600 plus other prizes
Location
General Location
147th Street N
Pinpointed Location
North side of the road between Finale Avenue and Oneka Parkway near the crossing of the water channel
Concealer
Taped to a light pole

45.164037, -92.998856

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 8:00 AM

Golden Spike hunters, it’s time to get squirrely 
These first awesome clues released oh so early 
Plot and conspire with your get-rich-quick scheme 
When you find ol’ Spike – hurrah! - create a meme 

The official meaning of the clue.

It’s time to hunt for the 2024 Golden Spike hunt. Use your animal instincts to find the treasure.

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Clue 2
Published Date
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 8:00 AM

Seek out a lake town in Washington County  
You know that you want to get the full bounty 
Stay above water and use Golden Ticket 
No need for pick, shovel or sticky wicket 

The official meaning of the clue.

It’s hidden in a town with many lakes. Hunters who not only find Spike but also visit local businesses to collect stamps on their Golden Ticket will win the full dollar amount offered as a reward. Also, no digging or swimming (or cricket?) is needed to find it!

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Clue 3
Published Date
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 8:00 AM

Home of Good Neighbors, this hunt starts in Hugo 
Follow rules, be friendly and in communion  
Bring atlas and these clues wherever you know 
Including right to Heartland Credit Union 

The official meaning of the clue.

This hunt is just for fun – keep that in mind. Follow the rules and the clues and be courteous while hunting. And thank you to Heartland Credit Union for sponsoring these clues!  

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Clue 4
Published Date
Monday, June 3, 2024, 8:00 AM

New or used! Hugo Equipment Company 
Is the place to buy a riding lawnmower 
Think hard and have a real epiphany 
Hunters slower will cower at your power 

Away from the park you should run, skip or walk 
All the while with your friends why not have a talk 
At this first “real” clue, you really should not balk 
When find it you do, you’ll be in quite a shock 

The official meaning of the clue.

Quickly decide where to hunt. The Golden Spike is in a mowed area. You’ll have to walk there. Thanks to Hugo Equipment Company for sponsoring the Golden Ticket.

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Clue 5
Published Date
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 8:00 AM

Props to the local American Legion 
Now let’s get you to the Golden Spike region 
Not very distant from a busy Frenchman 
While you’re hunting, I hope you have so much fun 

The official meaning of the clue.

Thanks to our Golden Ticket sponsors, among them Hugo American Legion. Spike is hidden in a region of the city near Frenchman.

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Clue 6
Published Date
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 8:00 AM

This clue writer is one of the Wiseguys 
Pizza is his go-to sigma signature dish  
With the PPP he sure disqualifies 
Treasure discovery is his dying wish 

(P.S. Please do not hunt in cemeteries...) 

The official meaning of the clue.

PPP stands for Peder Pedersen Pavilion, which is in the park nearest to the hiding place. St. John’s Cemetery is near the treasure. Thanks to Wiseguys Pizza for sponsoring the Golden Ticket.

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Clue 7
Published Date
Thursday, June 6, 2024, 8:00 AM

The sector of the city is where Bears roar 
And where city council ambitions tend to soar 
Where there’s a tourney on a pickleball court 
And many kids playing in a playground fort 

The official meaning of the clue.

This clue is pretty straightforward. Shout out to the City of Hugo for sponsoring the Golden Ticket. Spike is hidden in White Bear School District, at a park that makes you think of roaring, where there’s a pickleball court and a playground fort.

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Clue 8
Published Date
Friday, June 7, 2024, 8:00 AM

The “Key” to this clue isn’t “Automotive” 
But our purpose is fun and promotive 
Can’t stop this raging locomotive 
I hope this hunt inspires the emotive 

OK, OK, I’ll give you more than clue 7 
It’s time that you see where is heaven 
This hunt hasn’t been for even steven  
Just follow road number 147 

The official meaning of the clue.

Thanks to Key Automotive for sponsoring the clues. Follow 147th to Spike.

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Clue 9

Circle in fours for good communication
13 unity and 2 celebration
Shed light on the clues, reach state of elation
Listen to each other’s interpretation

The official meaning of the clue.

Four benches are circled in a park near the Golden Spike’s resting place. A “Finale” is a celebration, and two light poles from there you will find Spike. Onog, meaning “unity,” may be a linguistic root of Oneka, and 13 light poles from there you will find Spike.

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Clue 10

This clue is the “clincher.” Go Timberwolves!
3 Posts with the most, our best in the middle
Play well in our house, Karl Anthony Towns
If Wolves win in 7, we dance and fiddle
For the next 20 years, our team knows no bounds 

The official meaning of the clue.

Spike is hidden by the middle of three posts in the ground, just down the road from Wellhouse No. 3, which is near Hugo Lions Volunteer Park.

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