2018 Woodbury Days Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 08/16/2018 - 9:06 AM

Woodbury Days returns Aug. 24-26, and with it comes the annual medallion hunt, co-sponsored by Edina Realty-Baden Real Estate Group and the Woodbury Bulletin.

Whoever finds the medallion will receive a prize of $200 in gift cards if they have a Woodbury Days Button of Savings, or $100 of the prize without a button. Medallion hunters are asked to call 612-327-1748 when the medallion is found. The Bulletin will feature the winner in an upcoming edition. For more information on Woodbury Days and the Button of Savings, visit www.woodburydays.com.

The first clue is printed below. Additional clues will be revealed daily through Aug. 17, and then pick up again Aug. 20 until the medallion is found. Clues will be posted 11 a.m. at woodburybulletin.com and also can be heard on the medallion hunt hotline at 651-319-4488.

New this year, the first nine clues provide a clue-within-a-clue leading hunters to a different local business each day, where the next clue will be provided early. Clue writer Mathias Baden is a Realtor at Edina Realty, former editor of the Woodbury Bulletin and a Woodbury resident.

Hunt Information

Dates

Scheduled Dates

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Find Date

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Finders

Name

Matt Koskie

Name

Coldest Hunter

Prize

Maximum Prize

$200 in gift cards

Awarded Prize

$200 in gift cards

Location

General Location

Woodlane Hills Open Space

Pinpointed Location

Under brush underneath a tree

Concealer

Wrapped in a picture of John and Jackie Kennedy

44.89481, -92.953827

Clues

Clue 1

Published Date

Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 7:00 PM

Welcome back Gang of Eight
Champions of old, hail the 2010s!
A page has turned in clue writer's life
Former editor for your pages of news,
Instead showing the houses you choose
A new twist then soon No. 9
Longtime hunters know to get a jump start on the rest
Read each clue hours before publication
But a moving target 'tis said clue's location
First stop? Reference clue writer's new occupation
Crack of dawn ye arrive
When clue is out, Cooler Crew do not pout
Solve this riddle to get the next
Or ye be severely hexed
See ye first thing in morrow!

Scrambled Clue Text

This medallion hunt is dedicated to the previous eight finders, from 2010-2017.

Doubling as a scavenger hunt, clues were released early at various businesses throughout Woodbury. Early clue No. 2 was given out at Edina Realty.

Our Thoughts

Sweet. we get a mention here!

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Clue 2

Published Date

Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 7:00 PM

Hail Burianeks and Anishinaabe!
Eight years ago this week, you struck gold
Was it pie that tastes like its cousin
In “Book of the World’s Wonders”?
The mill is Green
The gig is up
Get clue at early hour
Near this leaning tower

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Jeff and Cathy Burianek, who discovered the medallion at Ojibway Park in 2010.

The “Book of the World’s Wonders” was written by Marco Polo. Are you an explorer, or playing a children’s game consisting of a blind search?

Early clue No. 3 was given out at Green Mill.

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Clue 3

Published Date

Thursday, August 16, 2018, 7:00 PM

Sacre blue! Burianek deux! The sign is bleu!
This year’s medallion is far from a dock,
But reliving 2011 may take clues a’seven
Suspect spelling or not, Menomini came from our east
Find the rock, and your score buys you butter burger feast

The official meaning of the clue.

Props once again to Cathy Burianek, who after seven clues discovered the medallion under a dock at Menomini Park in 2011.

The clue directly says the medallion is not hidden near a dock.

Early clue No. 4 was given out at Culver’s.

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Clue 4

Published Date

Sunday, August 19, 2018, 7:00 PM

Cooler than others?
This year we will see
History and hunting
A test this will be
Come 2012 out-of-towners got weedy
With Wally
Three cheers for Koskie ‘n’ Wilson
They found it at Colby
Ask what to do for your country
Cafe named by Durin you should enter
Seek first anchor tenant
Of a mall aka Royal Center

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Matt Koskie and Ashley Wilson of the St. Paul Winter Carnival guild of hunters called Cooler Crew, who after five clues discovered the medallion in tall weeds at Colby Lake Park in 2012.

“Ask what to do for your country” – a paraphrase to remind you of JFK. The medallion was wrapped in a photo of the President and First Lady.

Early clue No. 5 was given out at Dorothy Ann Bakery.

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Clue 5

Published Date

Monday, August 20, 2018, 7:00 PM

Another hunt, another year later
Wenschau on the job, looked in arbor vitae
To make the big find
Head for the hills
Exit audience right
Find it and you’ll do yoga, jazz funk, tap, hip hop
Dance to your heart’s content

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Jennifer Wenschau, who discovered the medallion inside an arbor vitae tree at Chippewa Park in 2013.

“Head for the hills” of Woodlane Hills Park to get closer to where the medallion is hidden.

Early clue No. 6 was given out at Stage Left Dance Co.

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Clue 6

Published Date

Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 7:00 PM

Sanftner’s win is no Secret
A member of the Crew
Move on or let loose a glower
At evermore business
While buying a flower
We’re all getting nearer
Warm, warm, warm, burning up!
A hair’s breadth away
Not remote. Close at hand
On the land!

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Steven Sanftner of Cooler Crew, who discovered the medallion in a boulder (rock) wall at Victoria Park in 2014.

“On the land” means for hunters to look low.

Early clue No. 7 was given out at Woodlane Flowers.

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Clue 7

Published Date

Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 7:00 PM

Three of four years non-locals solved riddle
Barring Enghs’ find by City Hall turtle
Woodbury Days has quite the history
Visit Wealth Management for today’s mystery
Raptors and Eagles and Royals – all!
To the hunt you should hurry
We seek a new champion
In this handsome growing ‘bury

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Mike Engh and children Joey, Natalie, Jared, who discovered the medallion hanging on a boardwalk pier/post at City Hall Wetland in 2015.

Key words “new” and “bury” together spell Newbury, the name of the nearest road.

Early clue No. 8 was given out at Woodbury Wealth Management.

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Clue 8

Published Date

Thursday, August 23, 2018, 7:00 PM

Movie filmed far and wide across Minnesota
Brodie chose wingman, stuck in a Valley
Ridge Park was the place
Gold marked off by pace
“Go fish” in a Creek
Draw a new clue
Sit on Santa’s lap
Is what I shall do

The official meaning of the clue.

Props to Ed Brodie of Cooler Crew, who after three clues discovered the medallion in tall grass at Ridge Park in 2016.

The medallion was hidden “far and wide” and “marked off by pace.”

Early clue No. 9 was given out at Valley Creek Mall.

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Clue 9

Published Date

Friday, August 24, 2018, 7:00 PM

Technically not a park
But on public ground
Don’t jump, dig or swim
And it can be found
Get on your bicycles, do jujitsu
Skateboard, snowshoe or tricycle
Can you believe they plow
During times of icicles?
Keep up said search
Excel at finding the thing
And now it is time
For tribute we can sing:
Koskie back again
Check it to wreck it, let’s begin
Party on, Prairie Ridge Park people,
Let me hear some noise
Whoomp, there it is! I thought you knew.

The official meaning of the clue.

Props once again to Koskie, who discovered the medallion at Prairie Ridge Park.

Look not in a park, but on public land near a trail the city plows during winter.

Early clue No. 10 was given out at Excel Martial Arts.

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Clue 10

We don't know what the text of the clue was but the paper published the explanation.

The official meaning of the clue.

Hunters were sent to a trail between Woodlane Hills Park and Newbury Road, where the prize was laid under a tree five paces from the pavement.

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