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2015 Spirit of the Lakes Festival Hunt

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Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Find Date
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Finders
Name
Brett Herdendorf
Hometown
Mound
Prize
Maximum Prize
$300
Awarded Prize
$300
Location
General Location
Surfside Park
Pinpointed Location
In a seam in the timbers of the retaining wall next to the depot
Concealer
Bare in the seam

44.928477, -93.671013

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Saturday, June 20, 2015, 7:00 PM

The site you seek will only be upon the land I say,
and that will be land qualified as public owned or right of way.
One thing to be certain of is if the medal’s found,
that where it is most certainly, shall be inside of Mound.

The official meaning of the clue.

The medallion is located in the city of Mound.

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Clue 2
Published Date
Friday, June 26, 2015, 7:00 PM

Some gather here my friends you see just as we have before
for church or solemn memories, and yes, for even more.

The official meaning of the clue.

Annually, church services are held at Surfside Park as well as part of the Mound Memorial day events.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Saturday, June 27, 2015, 7:00 PM

Mountain, Northern, Atlantic, too
Prairie, Alleghenies, but Pacific flew.

The official meaning of the clue.

All are types of steam locomotives. But the Mallard, a Pacific type locomotive, holds the world speed record of 126 miles per hour. The clue answer is locomotive/railroad.

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Clue 4
Published Date
Friday, July 3, 2015, 7:00 PM

If you seek to exercise and tax your recollection
You just might find an Andrews clue that makes an odd connection.

The official meaning of the clue.

Half of Maxine Andrews’ ashes were scattered at Surfside beach. The sisters also hung out at the beach. Many people thought the word tax had something to do with property tax, income tax, or Auditors Road as in Tax Auditor. But in this case its meaning was simply to “utilize” or “exercise”.

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Clue 5
Published Date
Saturday, July 4, 2015, 7:00 PM

Advice to look both high and low is usually the best,
But look for crowded intersections, that is where I rest.

The official meaning of the clue.

Crowded intersections is a synonym for Busy Corners…the place this area used to be called.

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Clue 6
Published Date
Friday, July 10, 2015, 7:00 PM

To travel east or travel west this was a place to be
It wouldn’t take you north or south…not from here you see.

The official meaning of the clue.

Many traveled east or west and did so through the Mound train depot.

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Clue 7
Published Date
Saturday, July 11, 2015, 7:00 PM

Tickets sold from here one day would get you on your way,
But not today its changed a bit at least that’s what they say.

The official meaning of the clue.

This is the (more obvious) second train depot clue. But you need to know that the depot is now located at Surfside park.

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Clue 8
Published Date
Friday, July 17, 2015, 7:00 PM

Well hewn trees laid flat and used as if a team
Count up to 3 or down to 7 to find the open seam

The official meaning of the clue.

In the retaining wall next to the Depot you can count 3 timbers down from the top or up 7 from the ground to where the hiding place is located in a seam between them. It was not covered up. In fact it could be seen from 20 feet away if you knew what “seam” to look at.

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