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2019 Blaine Festival Medallion Hunt

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FOR ALL MEDALLION HUNT CLUES GO TO : https://twitter.com/BlaineParksMN


The first clue will be tweeted at NOON on Friday, June 28th!

  • Clues will be tweeted by Blaine Parks  at https://twitter.com/BlaineParksMN
  • The second clue will be tweeted at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 28th.
  • Subsequent clues will be tweeted daily at 10:00 a.m. until the medallion is found.
  • The medallion will be hidden in one of Blaine’s 64 parks.
  • Maps are available at the Park & Rec office and www.blaineparks.com or on the link below

Click Here for a Medallion Hunt flyer for more details. — Click Here for a map of the city parks.

 
Sponsored by Financial ONE Credit Union

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Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Friday, June 28, 2019
Find Date
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Finders
Name
Jack Yost
Name
Elaina Yost
Prize
Maximum Prize
$500
Awarded Prize
$500
Location
General Location
Ostman's Park
Pinpointed Location
Near the park building in the skating ramp
Concealer
A Jack Links jerky bag

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Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 7:00 PM
This year we are celebrating the Big 5 -O!
Get your neighborhood all Jacked up for the hunt.

In the era where they partied “All Summer Long”
It is fair to say it outgrew its original capacity.
The official meaning of the clue.
It is our 50th year of the festival.
The medallion is hidden in a neighborhood park in a Jacks Link jerky bag.
All Summer Long refers to The Beach Boys song that was released in 1964, same year as the park.
The park was added onto in the 1980’s.
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Clue 2
Published Date
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 7:00 PM
North, South, East, West figure out which one is best!
Take a selfie with your pearly whites
A place for all seasons is what is right
Be mobil with your vehicle and make sure to throw an extra “five-spot” in for gas!
The official meaning of the clue.
The park is located on the west side of 65
Pearly whites refers to Park Dental.
Place for all seasons means we use the park year round.
Mobil refers to the Exxon station nearby and “five-spot” refers to a $5 bill. Lincoln St accesses the park.
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Clue 3
Published Date
Friday, June 28, 2019, 7:00 PM
Put on your big boy shoes and venture towards the cold.
This Canadian prospector saw the “Hairy Man” we’ve been told.
Don’t ball your eyes out if you’re standing in the dust!
Stay near our path to avoid disgust.
The official meaning of the clue.
Big boy shoes is Bigfoot. Towards the cold is North.
Canadian prospector who saw the Hairy Man is Albert Ostman.
Stay away from the ball fields and stay close to the path.
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Clue 4
You don’t have to have a beach to have sand.
Stay away from water to make your day grand!
It’s not time to play and were not here to ball as well
Get to skating and you will have a story to tell.
The official meaning of the clue.
The sand refers to the sand in the swing area.
Don’t go towards the holding pond on the east side of the park.
Don’t go to the playground or basketball court.
Go towards the skating rink.
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Clue 5
Ostmans Park is on your map.
Use your geometry skills and think of an everyday sign.
Near this shape our treasure you will find.
Bridge the gap, don’t take a nap and the 2019 hunt will be a wrap!
The official meaning of the clue.
Ostmans is the park.
The building at Ostmans is shaped like an octagon, so is a stop sign.
The Medallion is hidden near the building between the ramp for skating.
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