2025 Twin Ports Winterfest Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 12/26/2024 - 10:46 AM

We’re alive and well in the dead of winter and giving you the chance to win a 2025 Ski Doo MXZ Neo 600 Snowmobile from Duluth Lawn & Sport and $5,000 Cash from FonDuLuth Casino!

Pull on your choppers because we’ll be hiding a 3 inch clear acrylic disc somewhere on public property in the city limits of Duluth, Superior, or Proctor.

The first clue to the medallions’ whereabouts airs on Monday, January 20^th at 7:30am.

Miss the on-air announcement? We’ve got your back! All clues will be posted here on our site after 9:00am.

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Hunt Information

Dates

Scheduled Dates

Monday, January 20, 2025

Find Date

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Finders

Name

Monica Przybyl-Spry

Prize

Maximum Prize

$5000 plus 2025 Ski Doo MXZ Neo 600 Snowmobile

Awarded Prize

$5000 plus 2025 Ski Doo MXZ Neo 600 Snowmobile

Location

General Location

Hammond Park, Superior, WI

Pinpointed Location

Southeast of the X in the paths

46.715728, -92.096987

Clues

Clue 1

Published Date

Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:30 AM

“A brand new excursion
A fresh hunt’s begun
We’ll dish out the rhymes
It’s clean winter fun

Oh where should you roam
Which lands should you comb
Try keeping it simple
Beginning at home”

The official meaning of the clue.

This was a very difficult clue to decipher, but Monica’s sister from Dallas, Texas correctly researched that the first syllable in the surname HAMMOND – HAMM – means “Home” in Old Norse languages. In fact, HAMM was carved on the perimeter of the medallion.

(From Google AI Overview: “Hammond” is an English surname primarily derived from the Norman name “Hamo” or “Hamon,” which is a shortened form of names beginning with “haim” meaning “home,” essentially translating to “home protector” or signifying a place of residence”.)

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Clue 2

Published Date

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 7:30 AM

“So you don’t search in vain
This clue will explain
The medallion’s current domain

13 paces northwest
Of a place you can rest
From the rigor and toil and strain”

The official meaning of the clue.

The medallion was hidden 13 Cluemeister paces from a picnic table at Hammond Park

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Clue 3

Published Date

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:30 AM

“This clues a keeper
Though it goes a bit deeper
With profound observations in sight

Esoterically speaking
The locale that you’re seeking’s
Near waves of celestial light”

The official meaning of the clue.

This clue is a reference to a City of Superior concrete trash receptacle that was nearby where the medallion was hidden. Like many of the permanent trash bins at City of Superior parks, it featured a carved diagram of a lighthouse in front of the moon (celestial) and a forefront of waves.

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Clue 4

Published Date

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:30 AM

“In looking for this
And deciphering that
It might feel that your quest’s falling flat

But you’re making strides
To where it resides
The proverbial flower in your hat”

The official meaning of the clue.

At Hammond Park, there is a play area featuring winding monkey-bars that had an old sea serpent head with a straw hat at its end. The hat was adorned with a flower.

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Clue 5

Published Date

Friday, January 24, 2025, 7:30 AM

“Our whole area abounds
With valleys and mounds
A magnificent outdoor terrain

But if we’re being candid
The medallion was planted
On ground that is frankly just plain”

The official meaning of the clue.

This clue referred to all the great geography the entire Twin Ports area features. However, the square block area of Hammond Park is virtually all flat ground.

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Clue 6

Published Date

Monday, January 27, 2025, 7:30 AM

“Treasure hunters rejoice
We’ve narrowed the choice
Of potential areas to survey

Exact it is not
“x” almost marks the spot
As much as we know that’s cliche”

The official meaning of the clue.

The square-shaped Hammond Park has intersecting paved paths beginning at each corner creating a huge “X” that is more evident from the sky. The medallion was placed just southeast from the middle of the “X”.

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Clue 7

Published Date

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 7:30 AM

“TOften this race is
Determined with paces
Measured in cluemeister’s strides

Count five on your way
From a finished pathway
And it’s there that you will score the prize”

The official meaning of the clue.

The medallion was placed five paces from one of the paved paths on the east side of Hammond Park

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2025 Twin Ports Winterfest Medallion Hunt

The Official 2025 MWC Medallion

46.715728, -92.096987