2015 Inver Grove Heights Days Hunt

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 4:01 PM

The annual Inver Grove Heights Days Medallion Hunt will kick off next Tuesday, September 8th with the first clue released here on our Facebook page at 9am. Here are the rules.....

Inver Grove Heights Days Medallion Hunt Rules

Clues will be released daily at 9AM atwww.facebook.com/CarAndCreditConnection starting on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

There will be 5 clues in all and the hunt will end when the medallion is found or at 10:00AM on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

If the medallion not found by 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 12, 2015, the prize money will be added to next year’s prize.

Car and Credit Connection of South St. Paul will award the finder(s) a $250 prize provided EACH finder has an official 2015 Inver Grove Heights Days button. If any of the finder(s) do not have a button, the prize awarded will be $100 and the remainder will be added to next year’s prize. The finder(s) will also receive an official “I Found the IGH Days Medallion” t-shirt and will be given the option of riding in the parade as the medallion hunt winners.

The medallion will be hidden on public land in the City of Inver Grove Heights.

The City of Inver Grove Heights and Car and Credit Connection of South St. Paul reserve the right to discontinue the treasure hunt at any time if public property is destroyed or people are hunting on private property.

The medallion will not be on or in a body of water, on top of a building, up a tree, on a steep cliff, underground, indoors, inside anything electrical or something that is locked. Be safe. Search, don't destroy.

Payment of the prize is contingent on the immediate return of the medallion. Please follow the directions that are hidden with the medallion to claim your prize. DO NOT WAIT TO NOTIFY US IF YOU FIND THE MEDALLION.

No digging instruments will be needed to find or to assist in finding the medallion. The hunt may be discontinued if people are found using rakes, shovels, or anything else that may damage city property.

Immediate family members (Siblings, spouses, children, and grandchildren) of Car and Credit Connection employees and IGH Days Committee members are ineligible to claim the prize and should refrain from hunting.

Hunt Information

Dates

Scheduled Dates

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Find Date

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Finders

Name

Coldest Hunter

Hometown

Saint Paul

Prize

Maximum Prize

$250

Awarded Prize

$250

Location

General Location

Salem Hills Park

Concealer

A black fur pouch

44.865238, -93.073318

Clues

Clue 1

Published Date

Monday, September 7, 2015, 7:00 PM

Come one and come all
It’s IGH Days so have a ball
Our treasure is hidden, get out and see
Follow simple instruction straight to the tee

Remember all of the rules from last year?
They are the same, it’s destruction we fear!
No need to dig or otherwise break
For if there is damage, we’ll award no cake

Some are large, while others are small
It’s the latter that will win it all
So as you begin to walk on the chosen trail
Don’t stray too far or you’re sure to fail

The official meaning of the clue.

The last line of the first verse is key, telling
you to “follow simple instruction straight to the
tee” which means to walk straight from the
arrow on the “SINGLE TRACK TRAIL STARTS
HERE” sign to where you can only see the letter t”ee”
on the water tower. This is where the medallion is
hidden.

The second verse is to simply remind hunters to be
careful not to damage any property.

The first two lines of the third verse make reference
to trees, and the medallion is hidden within a small branch
that is partially in the ground that may have been a
tree at one time. The last two lines make reference
to the trails within the park and that it is hidden
near the beginning of one of the trails.

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Clue 2

Published Date

Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 7:00 PM

Fiction can often be funner than fact
Take two names and begin to act
A city of sorts is where you should go
In order to find some Hope and Bo

Precious metals are the word of the day
It has often been stated using cliche
If you’re Georgian in spirit and just a sayer
Then tell them to stay on a wing and a prayer

The official meaning of the clue.

The first verse makes reference to the show “Days
of Our Lives” where characters including Hope and
Bo Brady live in a fictional city named “Salem”.

The second verse makes reference to the cliche
“There’s gold in them thar hills”, which was uttered
by M.F. Stephenson, who was the assayer of the
Dahlonega Mint in Georgia. The medallion was
hidden in Salem Hills Park.

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Clue 3

Published Date

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 7:00 PM

You’re up money at the poker table
And you’re running super hot
You look down at your cards
And it’s a smaller pair you’ve got

Your opponent was a champion
At the tender age of eighteen
She won the inaugural European version
The best Norway has ever seen

The official meaning of the clue.

The first verse references the words “up”, “hot”
and “small pair”. These make references to
Asher Ave. and Upper 55th Street. The second
verse makes reference to poker player Annette
Obrestad, who won the inaugural World Series
of Poker Europe Main Event as an eighteen
year old. Annette Avenue borders the park.

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Clue 4

You’re thinking vacation in a western state
It’s not the one with a Golden Gate
You’ve got it right with a port and some land
But the capital city gives you the upper hand

Taking the high road isn’t the way
You’re better off coming in hot
Get out of your car to look around
For you it should be a short trot

Not far from a place for babies
Or a place for toddlers too
Which direction should you take?
There’s one that’s sure to reward you

A president’s ideology
Is in this case an exaggeration
But the object at hand is important
To the IGH medallion nation

A vowel is sure to help you
From the treasure site you’ll see
It’s big and you just can’t miss it
As you look past all the trees

The official meaning of the clue.

The first verse makes reference to
the hiding spot being near Asher Avenue.
The second verse talks about the tree
nursery and the playground, both near the
treasure site. The third verse talks about
Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” ideology, and if
it is exaggerated it would be a small stick.
The medallion is hidden in a small stick.
The last verse tells you that from the treasure
site you can see an E on the water tower.

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Clue 5

Salem Hills Park is the spot
Be safe but get there fast
Asher Avenue means you’re hot
And that you won’t get there last

Find the “Single Track Trail” sign
Then look at the direction of the arrow
It’s with this you must perfectly align
And pace as fast as a sparrow

Look for a small stick embedded in the ground
As to the number of paces it’s twenty
Remember the arrow, don’t roam around
It’s inside the stick that you’ll get plenty

The official meaning of the clue.

Pinpoints the exact location of the
medallion.

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