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2016 Little Canada Canadian Days Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on
Medallion Hunt begins Monday, July 25

Canadian Days is hiding a medallion somewhere in the City of Little Canada on PUBLIC PROPERTY and accessible to all.  (The medallion IS NOT hidden at Spooner Park.)   
You may search and enjoy, but do not destroy, the natural beauty of Little Canada.

Clues will be posted online at www.canadiandays.org and also at the main entrance to Little Canada City Center-515 Little Canada Rd E, and North Heights Hardware Hank, 2920 Rice St, at 8:00 AM starting Monday, July 25, 2016 and will continue until Saturday, July 30, unless the medallion is found prior to that day.  Each clue should bring you closer to finding the medallion.

The prize for finding the medallion is $250 and will be awarded on Sunday, July 31 at 3 PM on the Canadian Days main stage at Spooner Park.  

2016CanadianDaysMedallionHuntRules.pdf

2016 Medallion Hunt Rules First clue to be revealed Monday, July 25 at 8 AM

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Monday, July 25, 2016
Find Date
Friday, July 29, 2016
Finders
Name
Matt Koskie
Hometown
Hastings
Name
Coldest Hunter
Hometown
St. Paul
Prize
Maximum Prize
$250
Location
General Location
Intersection of Cherry Hill Lane and Woodland Drive, on the cul de sac
Pinpointed Location
Near the fire hydrant
Concealer
In a black sock

45.028513, -93.06172

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Sunday, July 24, 2016, 7:00 PM

Sharpen your light saber, oh Jedi Knight
And lest you regret in tomorrow’s hindsight,
To claim the big prize you’ll follow the way
By donning our festival button today.

The official meaning of the clue.

Referencing our Star Wars theme for this year and reminding medallion hunters to get their Canadian Days Festival button to enable them to win the larger prize.

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Clue 2
Published Date
Monday, July 25, 2016, 7:00 PM

Jabba and Luke both warriors of a kind,
It might be our own we have in our mind;
Your brain receptors you shall have to force
May the “fortieth” be with you on your course.

The official meaning of the clue.

Referring to our own warriors, our fire department.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 7:00 PM

Our glorious land of some 10,000 lakes
Tends our hydration and what more it takes;
A pond, tower, faucet, spigot or puddle,
H2O of all sorts, through these you must muddle.

The official meaning of the clue.

Our water is obtained from many sources. Medallion hunters must figure out which source of water is related to the hiding place, a fire hydrant.

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Clue 4
Published Date
Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 7:00 PM

One Royal William Joseph had the words with a clue,
Cast your memory back, you might know what to do;
Think it carmine, crimson, scarlet, or cherry,
Think of it solidly and short-ly, in parking be wary.

The official meaning of the clue.

Singer Billy Joe Royal sang Cherry Hill Park, which is to direct medallion hunters to Cherry Hill Lane. The song released in 1969, cast your memory back to remember it. Carmine, crimson, scarlet and cherry are all colors of red, referring to a fire hydrant which is red, solid, and short. Parking is not allowed next to fire hydrants, thus be wary of where you park.

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Clue 5
Published Date
Thursday, July 28, 2016, 7:00 PM

Developed to the east until there’s no more direction,
Elegant environs were the predilection;
A low-density forest might give you a tip,
The drive could be where you make your flip.

The official meaning of the clue.

Gervais Woods is the elegant housing development on Cherry Hill Lane. A low-density forest is a woodland. A quick google search of “a low-density forest” turns up Wikipedia’s definition of “woodland”. Woodland Drive is the street the where the chosen fire hydrant is located, and the “drive” to “flip” onto from Cherry Hill Lane.

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Clue 6

Without prognostication they do extinguish
Similarly yet differently, so do the English;
In order to help you make your selection
Let coupling of storz be a point of connection.

The official meaning of the clue.

Without any warning, fires arise and our firefighters extinguish them. They also extinguish fires in Britain, but their hydrants are generally not red, they are yellow.
A storz coupler is what is used to connect fire hoses to fire hydrants.

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