A Simpler Time? You Be the Judge

The hunt was always front-page material back in the decade of its inception, with monstrous pictures of the smiling finders and headlines that pushed Ike's policies to the fourth column. From the pre-medallion treasure chest worth $1,100 to the $2,000 "MEDALLION FOUND" splash on the front of the Saturday, February 7, 1959 St. Paul Dispatch, the city was alive with treasure talk. The stories were long and numerous, Jerry Fearing was drawing elaborate maps of the hiding locations, and the evergrowing Longtin family finished off the 50s with what would be the first of two finds. The hunt was an instant success, but you'll see that the times had a weird and mean side, too, as we eventually build the stories around the clues. And if all goes as planned.....we'll have those historical Fearing drawings as well.