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1999 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt

Submitted by Casey Trauer on

It's time for the Medallion Hunt! The first clue will appear on PioneerPlanet just after midnight Saturday, Jan. 22. Come back here to compare notes with other treasure seekers, but be certain you read the rules on the Planet's Winter Carnival page.

Damn medallion

M is the best bet!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:25 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

DM I would agree but too many clues point elsewhere.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Chris P

Where is Devil's Den? Please excuse my ignorance...

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Nick East

After much musing over the clues, I have come to the conclusion that the medallion is at ADVENTURE PARK on the fair grounds. Here is why: If you stand in

Adventure park, you can see the large nine on the channel nine station, the large five on the channel 5 station, and obstructed is the channel four sign… “somewhere

a four” As far as numbers adorning the front door, every entrance to the fair is numbered, and the two main entrances happen also to be 9 and 5 Flying down hill

relates to the carpet slide that is on the opposite end of the park, so we won’t get too close to that There is also a chapel that we won’t go near cause we are

iconoclasts The man of fame is Famous Dave’s barbecue that is right on the same piece of land, and Dave is a common name the surely can be found in many a

tome There are lots of trees in lines on the property as well, but I have not been there today to see what they point to EVERY CLUE FITS THIS PARK!!!!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:26 AM Permalink
The Rock

FIRST OFF IT SAYS A PARK IS THE SPOT BUT A GOLF COURSE IS NOT!!! SO DONT LOOK FOR FAIRWAYS AND GREENS OR YOULL BE

FAR AWAY FROM THIS GAMES PRIZE

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

9-5 m-f and open til 4 on sat./ BUT THIS ISNT LINWOOD

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Randy Moss

Mo-Info do you think that the park the medalion is in has to be near a golf course?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:27 AM Permalink
No user inform…

Where id this devils den located at?(directions would be nice)

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:27 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

NE thanks for playing.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:28 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

Eastside, they all point to M too!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:28 AM Permalink
The Rock

IM SORRY CANNOT PIN POINT THAT BECAUSE IM GREEDY AND SO IS MO INFO AND WE ARE GOING THERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR

SO

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:28 AM Permalink
icm

rock.. where is devils den? newell?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:28 AM Permalink
MushieW

Rock...the iconoclast clue says if YOU are willing to be an iconoclast...meaning if YOU are willing to go against tradition...believe me ... the treasure will be found in

a park it has never been in before....Linwood and Merriam fit that....I respect your passion for your devil den thinking but I really think you are wrong...sorry... but

good luck

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:29 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

What about adventure park..that guy seems like he knows whats up! Does linwood have any schools around it?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
jimt

Nick East

The fairgrounds are State property not the City of Saint Paul.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
No user inform…

Has anyone considered that a line of trees is a GROVE = Groveland ? There is a Groveland playground in StP. Or grove could mean Grover Cleveland. Cleveland

Ave is near Merriam Pk.(Of course if you continue north on Groveland you will run into Pierce Butler which leads to Newell.)

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
Mo-Info

THE ROCK---I'LL BE BACK AT ABOUT 11:15am today!!! KEEP WRITING!!! LINWOOD AND NEWELL ARE THE PLACES TO GO, THAT'S THE

ADVICE FROM MO!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

DM make a copy of the hudson map at or around BC. You will see treasure over the rainbow.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

is linwood near M

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:30 AM Permalink
The Rock

yes and YOU have to be WILLING to TURN AGAINST GOD AND BE THE DEVIL THAT WE ALL ARE!!!!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
The Rock

ok mo come back and tell me when to call

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
No user inform…

The rock, greed leads to distruction, maybe you like the Devils den because you sold him your soul.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Chris P

So why blabber about Devil's Den if you can't say where it is?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Randy Moss

Rock but that is not what the clue says exactly here is what I think everyone,THE CLUE CLEARLY STATES THAT IT IS NEAR A GOLF COURSE SO

DON'T GO ON IT AND DESTROY IT HAVE THEY EVER SAID GO AWAY FROM A PARK THAT HAS A HILL NO THEY HAVEN'T READ

CLUE#1 MORE CAREFUL EVERYONE!!!!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

whats this about studying the past can be quite a blast...anyone fig. this one?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:32 AM Permalink
The Rock

mean cmon clue 4 could be easier to tell ya that is in newell park

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:33 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

Devils den is in NEWWELL

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:33 AM Permalink
MushieW

Good one rock...but dont think so...hey MO...are you changing your mind about Merriam now....going to Newell instead...also Linwood?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:34 AM Permalink
icm

visited newell this morning.. only about people out there.. probably those reading thes bulletin board.. I personally am thinking that it is not Newell.. its

been pretty much picked over.. i walked around the whole park within at least a half hour.. perhaps we should forget everything we have discoverd on

this board.. and start over again.. with out assumptions..

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:34 AM Permalink
medallion finder

what does everyone think about todays clue

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:34 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

if u guys cant share ideas then why r u even on?

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:34 AM Permalink
The Rock

here it is. "but there's VALUE as WELL IN the NEW. i mean cmon people VALUE IS IN NEWELL!!!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:34 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

DM this could mean many things but I think it's referring to the history of where the medallion has been found.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:35 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

its in a clearing past a row of trees!

(Deleted item originally posted by janet shefchik on 10:36am Jan 30, 1999 CST)

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:36 AM Permalink
Randy Moss

DID ANYONE READ WHAT I HAD TO SAY AND AGREE OR DISAGREE

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:36 AM Permalink
Chris P

Newell? NEWELL? Great! The more people that go there, the less there will be where the Med ACTUALLY is!!! You can have Devil's Den all to yourself,

greedy...

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:36 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

DM I agree thus far on the row of trees.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:37 AM Permalink
Damn medallion

NEWWELLS OUT

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:37 AM Permalink
Nick

In clue #2, they refer to a popular outdoor attraction. Newell park is right by Municipal Stadium, where the Saints play. Can you think of a more popular St. Paul

outdoor attraction? Also, the first letters of the clues seem to be starting to spell "Saint's Field", although you will have to unscramble the letters. Just a thought.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:37 AM Permalink
MushieW

Rock...what about todays clue and clue 6 please explain how you figure Newell from those...thanks!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:37 AM Permalink
Nick

I still plan on looking in Merriam though.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:38 AM Permalink
icm

only things i found that would relate to newell..

there is a row of trees skirting the park.. along with a 40mph sign.. I followed the phone poles.. didn't lead me anywhere..

and the clue about value in new and well.. something like that.. some of the streets may relate in some way.. but thats every park.. hopefully tonights clue will be

more informative

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:38 AM Permalink
Nick

I still plan on looking in Merriam though.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:39 AM Permalink
Eastside Boys

Nick stick to writing articles of stamps.

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:39 AM Permalink
The Rock

well the line of trees points right to devils den sign. what was clue six again dont have my paper with me

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:40 AM Permalink
No user inform…

IT'S IN COMO PARK

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:40 AM Permalink
icm

oh and i didn't see any ks95 tower from there.. (Newell)

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:40 AM Permalink
Chris P

It seems that for 10 LARGE, they are going to make this harder than hell. They are being deliberately ambiguous on every clue. I'm going to dig in my backyard - it's

easy and convenient to get to and well lit at night!

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:41 AM Permalink
MushieW

famous name found in many a tome??? what ROCK??

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:41 AM Permalink
Midnight

HEY GUYS....where is Merriam ??????????

Sat, 01/30/1999 - 10:41 AM Permalink