2024 Little Canada Canadian Days Medallion Hunt

“Go-getter's site” refers to the historical marker honoring Little Canada's original
settler (go-getter), Benjamin Gervais. Voyager Ben also “ventured forth in bright spirits” 
from Canada to find the new land, now known as Little Canada.

Where shadows play refers to a place that is shaded.

“Only half of an arc light” means to use only half of the term 'arc light', the correct half
is “arc.” The stone benches near the hiding spot are situated in a half-circle formation,
an 'arc.'

“Guiding seekers” refers to the the purpose of the guardrail, to guide cars away from
going off the road. “Grind” refers to the nearby millstone on display there at Gervais
Mill Memorial Park. The stone was used to “grind” grain.

“Our memories” refers to our city's lasting treasure, again being Ben's historical marker.

Refers to the parking lot next to the Ben Gervais marker. The parking lot quietly serves 
its parking role and only goal - to retain spaces for cars to park.

“Circles not in motion” refers to the wheels of the parked cars. “Without requisite
proof” refers to the sign stating that a handicap sticker is required for that parking spot
or you will be fined. “Skint” means having little or no money available.

A “dorp” is a small rural town or village. Little Canada was once a dorp, grounded (at
approx. 45° N latitude and 93° W longitude), its history has thrived, and a result, we
(Little Canadians) arrived here.

The stone benches alongside the parking lot and historical marker are arranged in a
half-circle, a “fractionalized circuit.”
“This way or that way” refers to the two walking paths (walking = strolling), coming
from different directions and converging at the area of the hiding place.

“A place of action, a place of rest” refers to the walking paths (action) and stone
benches (for rest). “The lot of us all, we do invest” refers to all of us who invest (pay
taxes) to fund such parks, historical sites and parking lots.

“Silent sentinels” refers to the fortress-looking stone benches near the hiding place.

“Maybe it's hard to sit” is another reference to the stalwart stone benches, which are hard.
(In mathematics, the 'Fibonacci sequence' is a sequence in which each number is the
sum of the two preceding numbers.) Eight is the 6th term in the Fibonacci sequence.
This is telling seekers that there are eight of the hard stone benches.

The benches are aligned in succession, and their size and weight make them unable to
move, “go anywhere.”

The memorial park where the benches are is a thoughtfully designed park where people
can sit and rest their bodies and minds.

Snubbed Rudy refers to Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, who the other reindeer
laughed and called him names (snubbed). Rudolph is to lead seekers to think of
Christmas, the First Noel, and Noel Drive, the street the guardrail is on where the
medallion was hidden.

Dunn Brothers is a local coffee “brew.” Noel Dunn is who Noel Drive was named after.

Eight refers to the eight stone benches, plus the nearby additional two stone benches
in the sitting area close to the hiding spot. The two benches have a striking view of the
creek and landscape.

The stone benches are smooth on the tops and rough on the sides, which meet at the
corners. Crafty hands belong to the craftsmen who undertook the massive, not minor,
feat of creating these benches.

Refers to the ground that bears the heavy load of the stone benches which are close to
the medallion hiding spot.

The text on the Gervais Mill memorial plaque tells of two Canadian pioneer men who
were instrumental in the founding of Little Canada. The plaque describes both of those
men as “short” and “honest.”

“A first verse that Nick might just know” is referring to the first verse of the Christmas
song The First Noel. Saint “Nick” might just know this Christmas song, to lead hunters
to Noel Drive.

This verse refers to the guardrails along our roadways, which are sprawled around us
everywhere. They wield strength and help to preserve our safety.

The Gervais Mill Memorial Park is a conflux (a place where things converge) of
botany/flowers, history, byways (road and paths), and a body of water.

“Art Barbarians” is an art website. If you enter “Dunn” in the search box, it'll bring up
Noel Dunn. Noel Dunn is an accomplished wildlife artist and is who Noel Drive was
named after.

“Anneal” means to heat and then cool a material, such as steel, for softening and
making it less brittle. The metal used to make guardrails is annealed to produce a less
damaging outcome should a car hit the guardrail, a “lesser ordeal.”

“A wavy way” refers to the curves in the road on Noel Drive right before and right after
the hiding spot. These curves can be dangerous when driving. The guardrail lurks there
and is a safety “obstruction” steadfast and hard at work.

The guardrail is constructed from metal elements. Guardrails are generally unnoticed,
“largely unsung.” The body of the guardrail is upright, while the ends are “twisted”
from the upright position to enable the guardrails to be attached to the ground. Their
purpose is to keep motorists from being flung from the road, to keep us “unflung."