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2021 Coldest's Lost Treasure Hunt

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Registration is now open for the 2021 Coldest’s Lost Treasure hunt!
The hunt will start on 5/19/21. This will be a 12 clue hunt, 1 clue per day. Hidden on public land in Ramsey County. More info and rules to come very soon!
This year's prizes are as follows:
* Cash prize (estimated) $250-$500!
* Additional prize package currently valued at $700!
* Finder gets to keep the 2021 Treasure Medallion!
There are 3 ways to play this year:
1. $0 registration fee. You can chose not to register but will only win $100 if you find the treasure. The additional prize package will not be awarded. The remaining registration and prize package will roll over to the next hunt.
2. $10 registration fee. A registered finder will be awarded the whole cash prize (estimated to be $250-$500) AND a prize package currently valued at $700 (may increase in value as time goes on). Every dollar goes to the finder. If hunting as a team, your whole team must be registered or you will only be awarded $100!
3. We are excited to offer our first ever Premium Registration! Premium Registration is $20. You will receive a gift package for your support AND you will be entered into a random drawing to win a real bronze Spanish Pirate Coin from the years 1500-1600! You will also win the whole cash prize and prize package if you find the 2021 Coldest’s Lost Treasure. There are ONLY 10 Premium Registrations available so don’t wait register today!
REGISTER HERE
*Venmo options are available, or message me if you would like to pay in cash.
PAST HUNTS
 
Introduction:
 

Greetings earthlings, we’ve been observing 

Your every movement since last years hunt.

We learned of the treasure, from your displeasures,

During your unrest — and crazy stunts.

 

We the Space Pirate Empire, will light the fire,

Decoding the mythic route to the gold.

From distant planets, galactic bandits,

Just as the cosmic prophecy foretold.

 

To start our venture, to Coldest’s Lost Treasure,

We studied each of the past locations.

Thus we have surmised, the spot of the prize,

Warp speed pirates! We’re close to predation! 

 

Explanation:

 

  • the introduction references each of the past locations of Coldest Lost Treasure. If one was to go to each spot, they would discover a baggie containing a posted note with a glyph drawn with a pen. The intro also references using fire, if one was to put a flame up to the glyph in a quick manner to make sure they don’t burn the paper, it would erase some ink and reveal a letter. If one was able to collect them all the message says “ITS ACORN”. The glyphs were drawn with elemental ink. 

SECRET CLUES ALONG THE WAY:

 

 

  1. The finder of Hunt #4 in our 5 Weekends of Treasure event and the finder of our Minecraft Hunt a few months back were awarded a Bonus Clue Voucher they were able to cash in at the start of this event. Their bonus clue had a line of glyphs on it that were drawn on with elemental ink. After you put a flame up to eraser the ink the message says: “STAY OUT OF SAINT PAUL”.

  2. The finder of Hunt #4 of our 5 Weekends of Treasure was given a physical paper that said Bonus Clue Voucher. Not only did that award him the bonus clue at the start of this event, it also involved another bonus clue.... on the back of the paper was the name “Roseville” drawn ok with invisible ink. When you put a black light up it will reveal the message. The Treasure Medallion was hidden in the city of Roseville. 

  3. If one were to draw a line from all 5 location from our 2021 5 weekends of Treasure event it would make a circle around the city of Roseville.

  4. A few weeks before this years Coldest Lost Treasure hunt we updated the group Photo of the Medallion Militia page and Private Facebook Group. We put the Coldest Lost Treasure logo in the treasure chest, but we also put a faint acorn next to it to the left hand side in the dirt. Suggesting Acorn Park.

  5. This year we offered Premium Registration for the first 10 hunters. They received a gift package with a personalized hand written note from the clue writer. On the back of these notes was the word “ROSE” written in invisible ink. There was a letter in each corner of the note. 

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Find Date
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Finders
Name
Matt Littlefield
Hometown
Apple Valley
Name
Ed Brodie
Hometown
West St. Paul
Prize
Maximum Prize
$575 + $700 prize pack
Awarded Prize
$575 + $700 prize pack45.0173481
Location
General Location
Acorn Park, Roseville MN
Pinpointed Location
Across the trail from the basket for hole 3
Concealer
Under the leaves

45.017348, -93.111358

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 7:00 PM
Greetings neighbors and friends, it’s that time again.
To hunt for the great Coldest’s Lost Treasure!
Follow instructions, avoid abduction.
Overall have fun on this adventure.

Entering the 9th year, a new frontier.
A hunt of honor — and some deception.
A oak and some pines, will line up just fine,
It’s a matter of view and perception.

A skilled star gazer, stays sharp as a razor.
Give focus to your hunting skill and technique.
A squirrel and rat, plus a harsh habitat.
Will lead you to treasure that’s quite unique.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Neighbors and friends” is a reference to a sign in the baseball parking lot that says “This park adopted by neighbors and friends of Acorn Park”.

  • “Follow instructions” refers to the parks rules and regulations sign in the baseball parking lot, right next to the neighbors and friends sign.

  • “Entering our 9th year” is a hint to enter Acorn Park from the Brooks Street entrance near the 9th hole of the disc golf course.

  • “A new frontier” is meant to suggest that the Treasure Medallion is in a new park, and a new city that it’s never been before.

  • The use of the word “deception” in context with the clue is meant to give warning of a upcoming red herring. It also is a hint at the 4th hole of the disc golf course called Snake, which has a history of deception. The Treasure medallion was hidden near the Snake hole.

  • “A oak and some pines will line up just fine” is meant to suggest the Roseville Parks And Rec logo on their park signs. It shows oak and pines all along the same line.

  • A skilled star gazer is referring to Transit Ave that runs on the south side of Acorn Park. A Transit in astronomy terms is a technique used to find exoplanets.

  • “A squirrel and rat, plus a harsh habitat” is a reference to the movie Ice Age. The main character is a being called Scrat, which is a prehistoric square mixed with rat. Scrat is known for chasing an Acorn thought the whole movie.

  • We tell hunters the Treasure Medallion is hidden in something unique his year, a UFO model replica from the famous Roswell New Mexico crash.

Scrambled Clue Text
That again neighbors and it’s friends time greetings
Hunt great treasure lost to coldest’s for the
Avoid instructions follow abduction
Fun overall on adventure this have

New 9th a year entering the frontier
Some honor a hunt deception and of
Line and oak up just will pines a fine up
Perception a matter it’s and view of

Sharp skilled star as stays razor a gazer
Focus hunting give technique to skill your and
Harsh rat plus a squirrel and habitat a
Lead unique that’s will quite treasure to you
Our Thoughts
Except that there are multiple oaks on the park logo. At least give us credit for getting Get the F**K Out from the first letters of the lines of the first stanza to tell us to get out of Saint Paul.
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Clue 2
Published Date
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 7:00 PM
What would be better, than wealth beyond measure?
These treasured grounds are an athlete’s dream.
It fits like a glove, look out from above,
Little green men were first — but crashed at the scene.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Wealth beyond measure” is meant to suggest the location of the treasure in the park. Well beyond the measurement of hole number 3 lies the Treasure Medallion.

  • “Treasured grounds” is telling you that it’s a park that has held the Winter Carnival Medallion before.

  • “Athletes dream” suggests a park with wide variety of sports.

  • “Fits like a glove” tells you to look closer to sports that use gloves, disc golfers are known to use friction gloves when they play.

  • “Look out from above” is a reference to the disc golf course. Specifically hole #4, disc golfers have to throw the disc over the paved walking trail. The Treasure Medallion was hidden near the hole #4 Tee.

  • The final line refers to the concealer and how its hidden. The Treasure Medallion is hidden inside of a UFO that has green alien heads inside with it. The UFO concealer is wedged in a divot in the ground covered with the side of it sticking out. Meant to look like it crashed into the ground.

Scrambled Clue Text
Than better beyond would what wealth measure be
An grounds these are treasured dream athletes
Look like a it above from glove out fits
At men crashed but green first the little scene were
Our Thoughts
The Athlete's Dream is what differentiates this from Hansen Park over in New Brighton. But little green men were first but crashed? Come on. Hole 7 is named Marsh 'n Landing. Plus there's an oak in line with some pines there.
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Clue 3
Published Date
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 7:00 PM
The continuum of space — a crazy place.
With wormholes and teleportation to boot.
Colonel Jack, will keep your trek on track,
You’ll need some carts to haul out all the loot.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • Wormholes, teleportation are meant to suggest a Stargate. Colonel Jack is referring to Jack O’Niel from the movie Stargate. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson, if you look Richard up Roseville MN was his hometown he grew up in.

  • Stargate: Continuum, was a movie Richard Dean Anderson was in.

  • The word “trek” and the last line is telling you that you will have a decent walk to get to the treasure.

  • The word “carts” is an anagram for “Scrat”, which is the Ice Age character that always chases the acorn in the movie.

Scrambled Clue Text
Crazy of continuum a the place space
To wormholes boot teleportation with and
Will your trek on Jack keep track colonel
Haul need to all some loot you’ll carts the out
Our Thoughts
The only problem with Colonel Jack here is that by the time Richard Dean Anderson played the character he'd been promoted to General.
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Clue 4
Published Date
Friday, May 21, 2021, 7:00 PM
It’s quite rare, for in the middle of nowhere,
To have an overnight sensation to search.
Bop to the beat, or catch a scent unique.
Find the right park to set up your perch.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Middle of nowhere” is an album by Hanson, the song “Mmmbop” is suggested by “bop to the beat”. If you look st the lyrics the sing is all about a rose, suggesting hunters to look in Roseville.

  • “Overnight sensation” id a reference to the fragrance calked “Overnight Scentsation”. It is a scent first captured by the first ever rose sent to space. Again suggesting hunters to search in Roseville.

  • The clue confirms that the Treasure Medallion is hidden in a park.

  • “Perch” is a reference to a information sign down the trail from the treasure. It shows the different types of birds found within Acorn Park. Double meaning for the arched branch the Treasure Medallion was under.

Scrambled Clue Text
Middle for the in quite rare of nowhere it’s
Overnight an to sensation search have to
Catch a the unique or bop to beat scent
Up set park to find the perch right your
Our Thoughts
The "scent unique" also works well for the "characteristic" scent of a disc golf course.
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Clue 5
Published Date
Saturday, May 22, 2021, 7:00 PM
Stop the invasion, solve the equation.
Use algebraic numbers and variables.
Lost and confused? Feeling destined to lose?
Look to Agent J and what’s comparable.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Invasion” is a reference to the 18 hole Frisbee Golf Course at Acorn Park. With that many flying discs its like its under invasion.

  • This clue is suggesting hunters to look at numbers and letters. Comparing Agent J to the other agents you will find that they are all named by letters. Suggesting a letter street near a park, in this case County Road C boarders the north side of Acorn Park.

  • “Numbers and variables” is a reference to County Road B2 just south of Acorn Park.

Scrambled Clue Text
The stop solve invasion the equation
Numbers variables and algebraic use
Destined and lose lost feeling to confused
What’s look J comparable to agent and
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Clue 6
Published Date
Sunday, May 23, 2021, 7:00 PM
To earn your medal, search woods that are level.
But stay within the vast land of the oak.
A frozen pastime, will aid with the find.
But the monster you don’t want to provoke.

Alternate path clue:

End this mission, and improve your position,
To do that you’ll need a big leap of faith.
A UFO shape, will help crack the case.
It crashed just off a trail — from outer space.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Level, woods, and monster” are meant to suggest the Virginia Flatwoods Monster ufo/alien incident. Virginia Street boarders the park. A crafty google search would have yielded this information.

  • At the information sign down the trail from the treasure, it shows a color coded map of the natural areas of the park. The clue tells hunters to stay within the Oak woodland.

  • “Oak Woodland” could also be taken to suggest Acorn park. As acorns are the fruit of the oak tree.

  • “Frozen pastime” is a reference to Ice Age the movie starring Scrat and his acorn. Double meaning for a park with hockey.

  • “Monster” could also be taken to suggest the Big Foot cut out, visible from the opposite end of the boardwalk from the treasure.

Scrambled Clue Text
Your that woods earn to level search are medal
Vast within the stay the of land oak but
Aid the pastime with find frozen a will
Want monster you but provoke to don’t the
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Clue 7
Published Date
Monday, May 24, 2021, 7:00 PM
With a well trained eye, you’ll see it pass by.
Detected by staring right into the lumen.
Whether long or short, you can play and cavort.
But sometimes it hurts to be human.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • The first two lines are talking about a transit. A transit is a type of technique an astronomer uses to detect exoplanets. They stare at a sun until a planet passes by (transits) their point of view. Transit Ave is on the south side of Acorn park near the entrance closest to the Treasure Medallion.

  • “Long or short” is referring to the long and short tees of the frisbee golf course. The Treasure Medallion was hidden near the long tee of hole 4.

  • “It hurts to be human” is meant to suggest the album by Pink. The Frisbee golf baskets are all pink. You can also see a pink basket from the Treasure Medallion.

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Clue 8
Published Date
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 7:00 PM
Place your bets, on flora and rivulets.
A loss at this point would be unbearable.
How much to wager, always choose greater.
Winning the treasure would be a miracle.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Flora and rivulets” and the use of the word miracle are meant to suggest Herb Brooks, coach of the famous Miracle on Ice. Brooks Ave runs along the south side of Acorn Park and leads you to the entrance closest to the Treasure Medallion. One could just derive Brooks Ave from the word rivulets.

  • “Always chose greater” is referring to the greater and less than math symbol (angle bracket) (>), on the trail towards the treasure. Suggesting hunters should head further down the “greater” side of the trail.

Scrambled Clue Text
Your on bets and rivulets place flora
This unbearable a at be point loss would
Choose much wager how to greater always
Treasure would the winning miracle a be
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Clue 9
Published Date
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 7:00 PM
A corn husk field, and a crop circle yield.
Will start to form a hint that’s quite crucial.
To get your fill, the ground needs to be tilled.
Then harvest the treasure by the bushel.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “A CORN”, the first two words spell out ACORN, referring to Acorn Park.

  • “The ground needs to be tilled” is a hint to hunters that the Treasure Medallion is hidden on the ground and you will needs to move some brush to uncover it.

  • “Harvest” and “bushel” and the whole farm theme of this clue is a reference to Rice Street on the east end of the park where the Treasure Medallion is hidden.

Scrambled Clue Text
A circle yield corn a crop field and husk
Hint quite start crucial that’s to will a form
Ground be fill the get to your needs to tilled
The bushel by then treasure the harvest
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Clue 10
“Why, why, why” — the townsfolk let out a cry.
We were all there to witness the event.
Look to the sky, we all saw it fly by,
In Kecksburg it crashed, after it’s descent.

You might think we’re sus, even a bit, nuts.
These theories may need further assessment.
Before you yell fore! Wait, who’s keeping score?
Rounding up is a worthy investment.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • The 3 “whys” is the beginning on the clue is meant to suggest the 3 Y intersections from the Brooks entrance to the Treasure Medallion.

  • “We were” is wordplay for Wewers Street.

  • The Kecksburg incident involved a supposed crash of a alien UFO. This UFO was shaped like a huge Acorn. Suggesting Acorn Park.

  • “Nuts” is a reference to Acorn Park.

  • “Fore” refers to the disc golf course and its tees.

  • “Rounding up” and “investment” is a reference to the Acorn Investing app. Its a rounding up type of stock investment tool.

  • “Rounding up” has a double meaning, just south of the Treasure Medallions location is a few dead end roundabouts. If you follow them up you would be in the correct area of the park.

Scrambled Clue Text
The witness saw after why were look it let
Why all sky in townsfolk event fly crashed
Out we the Kecksburg a there all it’s cry the
Why to we by decent to it

Might need yell worthy nuts further before is you
Even theories you rounding think may
Keeping up we’re these fore a bit assessment
A wait investment score who’s sus
Our Thoughts
The Kecksburg UFO, while looking like a huge acorn, also resembles the pool equipment in the back yard of the house right next to hole 1 of the disc golf course. Just sayin'
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Clue 11
Published Date
Friday, May 28, 2021, 7:00 PM
A squirrel + rat, will make a being called Scrat.
Hurry up and get to chasing that nut!
Going the wrong way? Get back in play!
Follow Big Foot to get back out of your rut.

Far from our state, the Roswell crash took place.
This likely will fly right over your head.
Having 3 hearts, is where you want to start
Search near the white, never the red.

A doctor named who? I have no clue!
Those draconians crashed right in a ditch!
Caught in a tangle, destroyed and mangled.
Before you pass go you might strike it rich.
The official meaning of the clue.

  • Scrat is from the Movie Ice Age. Scrat spends the whole movie chasing a Acorn. Suggesting Acorn Park.

  • There is a big cut out of Big Foot in someones yard visible from the trail on the north side of the boardwalk. Big Foot points you to cross the boardwalk.

  • “Far from our state” is a reference to a sticker of the state of Minnesota on the support leg of the nearby bench to the Treasure Medallion. Hinting that the Treasure Medallion was not super close, but nearby.

  • “Rosewell crash” is a reference to what the Treasure Medallion is hidden and and how its hidden. It was hidden inside a replica of the Roswell UFO that supposedly crashed in New Mexico. The UFO was also placed in a divot with part of the side of it sticking out the ground as if it crashed.

  • “This will likely fly right over your head” is referring to hole 3 and 4. Those are the only two holes where one would have to throw the frisbee over the walking path.

  • “Having 3 hearts” is a reference to hole 4 named Snake. Snakes have 3 hearts.

  • The Treasure medallion is hidden nearby the white tee of hole 4 not the red tee.

  • The Draconians are known as a Reptilian humanoid alien in the movie Doctor Who. Suggesting to search near hole 4 named Snake.

  • The Medallion was hidden in a small ditch area just off the path. Near a entanglement of vines and branches.

  • The final line is a reference to the board game Monopoly. Right before you pass go you cross over Boardwalk. The Treasure Medallion was hidden right before the Boardwalk.

Scrambled Clue Text
Being get back rut make up going big a to
In follow rat that wrong out + hurry
Get to will chasing play foot a and
Squirrel nut the get called way of scrat your

Took this is search crash right 3 white place
Fly where near from will hearts never roswell
Likely having the far over start red state head
Want over your to the you

I right mangled pass doctor those caught you
Clue in destroyed before who a in
Strike have draconians and might no ditch
A rich named crashed tangle go you a it
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Clue 12
Been lead astray? Lost and don’t know the way?
Look no further than the fruit of the oak!
Secured and furled, it’s out of this world!
Look out for flying discs, this is no joke.

Enter from the Brooks, give the sign a look,
Continue your trek east far down the path.
You’re nearing the site, just keep heading right.
Just past two signs and a symbol of math.

Hisses and slithers, hole 4 is a killer.
The white is only for those that can toss well.
A real UFO, crashed with the doe.
Here in Roseville, our very own Roswell!
The official meaning of the clue.

  • “Fruit if the oak” is referring to acorns. Suggesting Acorn Park.

  • Brooks refers to Brooks Ave.

  • “Symbol of math” refers to the greater and less than symbol (>).

  • The final like directs hunters to focus their search near hole 4 named Snake keep their eyes pealed for a UFO containing the Treasure Medallion.

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