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2012 Twin Ports Winterfest Hunt

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Dean Kuster of Duluth Holds the 2012 Medallion

Dean Kuster of Duluth Holds the 2012 Medallion

Dean Kuster of Duluth took home the prize in the 2012 Twin Ports Winterfest Hunt. The official explanations come from the Red Rock Radio interview with the finder.

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Monday, January 23, 2012
Find Date
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Finders
Name
Dean Kuster
Hometown
Duluth
Prize
Maximum Prize
2011 Polaris Trailboss ATV & Trailer
Awarded Prize
2011 Polaris Trailboss ATV & Trailer
Location
General Location
Hartley Nature Center
Pinpointed Location
Near a trail

46.838339, -92.083282

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012, 6:00 PM

Winterfest is here
The pursuit can now begin
Go search in Douglas or St. Louis 
Red Rock Radio wants you to win

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Clue 2
Published Date
Monday, January 23, 2012, 6:00 PM

So where have you searched
So far in your quest?
If you are thinking a park…
We admit, that would be best

The official meaning of the clue.

Confines the hunt to park land.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 6:00 PM

Your curious bone is itchy?
This much we’re going to say
Do not go near big water
It will only lead you astray

The official meaning of the clue.

Stay away from Lake Superior.

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Clue 4
Published Date
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 6:00 PM

This winter’s nearly over
As you probably can tell
It’s a race to discover
Where the medallion does dwell

The official meaning of the clue.

Hartley park has a root cellar, as well as plays host to pine box derby races.

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Clue 5
Published Date
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 6:00 PM

Minnesota holds the key
To winning this game
If you look in Superior
That’d be a shame

The official meaning of the clue.

Advises hunters to confine their search to Minnesota, to the exclusion of the city of Superior.

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Clue 6
Published Date
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 6:00 PM

You will see far to the South
Not quite as much North
The prize is nearby
To be found in due course

The official meaning of the clue.

The area of Hartley Park concealing the medallion has great views to the south, but not the north.

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Clue 7
Published Date
Monday, January 30, 2012, 6:00 PM

There are rocks and trees
Shrubs, swamps and creeks
And a little round disc
Worth an A-T-V

The official meaning of the clue.

Exposes a wooded, area within Hartley Park.

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Clue 8
Published Date
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 6:00 PM

Have you been to the park?
Been up on the deck?
The ice artwork there
Will point toward the trek

The official meaning of the clue.

An arrow, pointing toward the Northeast was carved into the Ice Bar that was set up at Hartley Park.

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Clue 9
Published Date
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6:00 PM

If you’re really determined
And looking to win
To find the medallion
Go west of the twins

The official meaning of the clue.

Twins is a reference to nearby St. Paul and Minneapolis Avenues, east of the Park.

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Clue 10
Published Date
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6:00 PM

This Giant letter
Is one known to all
It’ll throw you a curve
Keep going. Don’t stall.

The official meaning of the clue.

The G in giant was capitalized, as a tie-in to clue 11.

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Clue 11
Published Date
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 6:00 PM

The medallion is hidden…
At a place in this game
Where there’s a cracker in the middle
Of a prominent name

The official meaning of the clue.

Hartley Park is named after Gilbert Graham Hartley. The cracker is a graham cracker.

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Clue 12
Published Date
Monday, February 6, 2012, 6:00 PM

Slip past the green gate
And down the white trail
Somewhere inside
The medallion does hail

The official meaning of the clue.

Narrows the search area to near a trail within the park.

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Clue 13
Published Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 6:00 PM

Take a look up
The letter “W” you will see
The prized coin resides
At the base of that tree
Twin Ports Winterfest.Com
Will show you what we mean

The official meaning of the clue.

A nearby tree is in the shape of the letter "W".

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