2013 Rochesterfest Medallion Hunt

From the segue to corps these event give you more! Cheers! Let’s all Bring On The Fest!
Hear the note, see the glow! Sample food, see a show! [ the music, balloons, food vendors and performers are all part of the Fest! ] Take it all in and you’ll never rest!
Though you search far and wide on the north or south side, get a map and unearth my location.
Do not plow for my bounty in the city or county. Don’t disturb any private creation. [ some of the rules of the Treasure Hunt, just mentioned again for good measure. ]
Seek me high, then search low. [ the Treasure was hidden above the ground and under the main sign in front of Frank B. Kellogg Middle School ] Find a clue as you go through a path in a roundabout fashion. [ the road through the school offers a turn-around area that allows vehicles to circle in a ‘roundabout fashion’ – this does not mean a perfect circle roundabout, simply the ‘fashion’ or method/manner in which you can move ]
As the troops [ this would be ‘students’ who are the school’s ‘troops’ ] march in sync with discipline distinct, continue your search ‘til you cash in!

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TRADE MART BONUS CLUE

Though your search takes you places and past central [ central or ‘middle’ school ] faces there’s no need to panic or worry.
Find no conflict or mess though I like S.O.S. [ Frank Billings Kellogg was the U.S. Secretary Of State for President Calvin Coolidge and also practiced law in Rochester – the Treasure was hidden at Kellogg Middle School ] At the moment recruits will not scurry. [ going back to Clue #1 and ‘troops’ meaning children, this implies that school is out for the summer! ]
Take a drive or a walk to see ‘round past the balk. [ the traffic circle that is north of the baseball diamonds at Kellogg Middle School ] A peaceful persona advances. [ Frank B. Kellogg, as Secretary Of State, authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. ]
It’s the nature of augury [ an omen or ‘sign,’ indicating the sign at Kellogg Middle School under which was hidden the Treasure ] but it’s not quite as watery though argent increases your chances. [ if you thought of Silver Lake you would be closer to finding the Treasure, but not quite, and ‘argent’ is another term for the element ‘silver’ ]

If the circle’s not evident then try seeking a president. [ this was a set-up for searching north of Jefferson Elementary School ] There are bound to be several exalted.
In between is my home. [ ‘middle’ is ‘in between’ ] I’m unspoiled by the loam. [ the Treasure did not sit in the dirt, rather, it was above and under the sign at Kellogg Middle School ] Taking Notus will leave your search faulted. [ Notus is the name given to the Greek god of the south wind in mythology, and if you go south in Rochester you would not find the Treasure ]
When you get right down [ taking this entire part of the clue in total you would look at the sign at Kellogg Middle School from the east to the west and then look ‘right’ and ‘down’ to see it ] to it as the hunters pursue it, how you look to the west makes more sense. [ this clue describes that you are in the ‘east’ and looking west, and the Treasure was in northeast Rochester ]
Read the clues so ethereal as this prose-laden serial [ a homonym for ‘cereal’ that played on the ‘Kellogg’ name ] leads finders to discovery hence.
Can you find me today? Parlez-vous Français? [ History lesson: Frank B. Kellogg authored the ‘Kellogg-Briand Pact’ and our U.S. Office of State writes, “The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27, 1928. Sometimes called the Pact of Paris for the city in which it was signed, the pact was one of many international efforts to prevent another World War, but it had little effect in stopping the rising militarism of the 1930s or preventing World War II.” ] Stick to English or science or math. [ subjects that can be found at a school. ]
You can see the large goose [ from Kellogg you can see Silver Lake and the geese ], you can enter in twos. [ there are two entry points for Frank B. Kellogg Middle School ] Look for the unbroken path. [ the driving circle offers a complete path with no interruptions. ]

When observed from the treetop it is more like a teardrop [ the shape of the driving loop, from above, is more teardrop shaped ] than circle or round or discoid.
Elect to go north of head-of-state almost fourth[ our third U.S. president was Thomas Jefferson, so stay north of Jefferson Elementary ]. It’s the other side of town to avoid. [ Jefferson and Kellogg are north, so avoid the south side of Rochester. ]
With so much ground to cover you might say that I hover. [ the Treasure was not on the ground, it was above the ground in the sign ] My clandestine niche is not low.
But under is prized [ the Treasure was under the sign] as conundrum surmised. When you find me you’ll know where to go. [ the Treasure offers information to the lucky finder regarding how to redeem its bounty ]
Just how far can you get through the plane alphabet? [ the Kellogg sign uses flat (on a plane) lettering to make up the words ] The last line can reveal concealed. [ the last line is at the bottom of the sign, generally, and would indicate the lower part of the sign where the Treasure was hidden ]
The rise of the sun lends instruction to run, [ the east side of town was where the Treasure was hidden ] though a drive is preferred but not wheeled. [ the drive circle is the choice here, but the sign is where you do not drive. ]