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2001 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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Discuss the 2001 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Here

lonehunter

well thanks everyone for your thoughts, i'm going to go and dream about the clues. Nighty nite :-)

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:11 AM Permalink
ares

trips joe

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:11 AM Permalink
ares

or not.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:12 AM Permalink
Trivia Boy

Does it matter that the clue says "another HAS plenty of mettle" but Martin Luther King is no longer alive?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:12 AM Permalink
regman

Deal=Dale in Marydale?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:12 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

A dale is similar to a depression- dale street, Marydale

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:13 AM Permalink
DaBrewMan

Isnt it obvious a man of steel refers to a knight??

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:13 AM Permalink
Electric Duane

I'm out. Good night.

I won't be picking up a shovel for quite a while. Right now it'd make more sense to pick up a bus. Too soon...way too soon.

Scribe, thanx for the post.

Over & Out

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:13 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

A man of steel could just as easily be clark kent, franklin steele carnigie etc

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:14 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

like the idea regg man..

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:14 AM Permalink
Terry

How appropriate for a dove container to be where the medallion is found at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:14 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

who created superman?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:15 AM Permalink
regman

Dale Ave. Runs along MLK Rec Center+ There is a playground at MLK rec center. The medallion has never been found there, though.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:15 AM Permalink
Diggin' Queen

yep, I like Marydale. Also I think its inlaid in a slight depression? Can anyone remember? I've been by it a hundered times, but can't remember it.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:15 AM Permalink
Terry

Loeb Lake is a depression.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:15 AM Permalink
Diggin' Queen

Terry, you must have a dream. JK

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
Ms Sharky

Anyone know about Prosperity Rec?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
Kiki InLasVegas

Clue No. 1: (Goodluck hidden in this. This is just basically saying The Hunt Is On!)

Go through the cold and prepare to be bold, Or you won't find the secret item Our beloved St. Paul is the place for gold, Dig elsewhere and you'll search ad infinitum Last year at Newell our fate was most cruel, Unfortunately the game ended too soon Come now and prepare for a much tougher duel, Keep on your toes or you'll hunt until June

Clue No. 2: (This is a Must Clue in every treasure hunt clue list. This is saying stay Away from the Golf Courses and Statues)

There's no need to destroy as you deploy For the hunt in our wonderful town Golf courses and statues you must not annoy And please steer clear of all private ground

Clue No. 3: (Find a tire swing "circular=linking" and the treasure is just out of view. Keep an eye out for banks nearby)

Circular thinking can be one way of * linking To the treasure that lies out of view. Your bank account won't be shrinking If you can figure out this clue.

Clue No. 4: (Certainly NOT downtown because its neither East Or West. "playing" is another reference to the playground that the tire swing is in)

East and west are part of our test Though only one is the proper place If this choice leaves you depressed Playing might put a smile on your face

Clue No. 5: (Not a man of steel, but a man of courage and determination. A name of a man will be nearby. The medallion is hidden in a Dove Icecream box.)

A man of steel cannot be real but another has plenty of mettle Look for his name around our deal and you'll be in very fine fettle To escape the herd find a peaceful bird somewhere deep in the snow Our treasure is boxed inside the word and thats what you need to know

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
strikitrich

and doesn't marydale depress down?...were as the stree is high and you walk down into the park...a low depression surronded by the hills??? help me out here...what about matrin luther king rec. center on kent?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
EricK

How about Franklin Delano Roosevelt - President with the 'New Deal' domestic program and the great Depression?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

I live down the street from marydale there are many deppressions there. MLK is good also, But I LOVE MARYDALE

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:16 AM Permalink
Terry

I should be dreaming - but have a strong urge to go check out a couple of things. I don't think I'm going to convince hubby that he should get up to go though.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:17 AM Permalink
DaBrewMan

I have a strong feeling about Phalen

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:17 AM Permalink
Usual Suspect

hey couldn't it be mcknight our man of steal

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:17 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

know bout prosperity,

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:17 AM Permalink
DaBrewMan

nice one Ya dig :)

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:18 AM Permalink
Usual Suspect

battle creek is separated by mcknight

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:18 AM Permalink
Kiki InLasVegas

or sometimes children "play" in a pile of "leaves"

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:18 AM Permalink
lelej

What in this clue would make you think phalen???

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:18 AM Permalink
Usual Suspect

the west side is in st. paul

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:18 AM Permalink
Diggin' Queen

Terry, I'll go with ya. I cant get my hubby out either. How far are you from marydale, I'm about 15-20 min.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:19 AM Permalink
THX 1138

"My name's Winger, I carry a shovel."

Have shovel will travel reads the card of a man!

:-)

Nite all.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:19 AM Permalink
Terry

If memory serves me...and that might be a stretch...I think there is a metal plague of MLK on the outside wall of that building.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:19 AM Permalink
Kiki InLasVegas

Last year at Newell our fate was most cruel, Unfortunately the game ended too soon Come now and prepare for a much tougher duel, Keep on your toes or you'll hunt until June

I can see how a person would say Battlecreek.... the reference to "duel" in this is ntriguing.....

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:19 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

I cannot find a man of mettle around marydale

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
regman

Sharky-Prosperity Rec is surronded by ivy ave., cottage ave., germain st., and kennard st. It has bowling lanes, tennis courts, baseball fields, and a pull-up bar!

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

the south of phalen is in saint paul, the west, the south. the north of phaelen is in maplewood, not the east. besides, its not phaelen.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
strikitrich

ya dig..so are you thinking battle creek on mcknight?...or???... isn't that maplewood?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
Terry

Diggin' Queen - I am not convinced about Marydale. I think I'll go check out MLK on the way into work tomorrow.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:20 AM Permalink
THX 1138

"I cannot find a man of mettle around marydale"

Kent.....Clark Kent. Not Superman but a man of mettle?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
Cougar

I just find it amazing how everyone tells everyone their views. Interpretations spread too fast online.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
Alan and Jill

MLK is good. I was there in 1996

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
regman

Marydale looks pretty good

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
Diggin' Queen

Terry? I don't know if you remember me, but we met at the park last year, me and my grumpy looking hubby.

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:21 AM Permalink
THX 1138

Cougar, Is that you Tom?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

FETTLE

Noun

Condition, state, trim of spirits or health. Now chiefly in in good fettle, in fine fettle, etc.

"Maureen is in fine fettle."

Verb intransitive

Make ready, arrange, put to rights, tidy; groom (a horse etc.). To clean a place up.

Vera exhorted Samantha, "Hey lady, thats not what we pay you for, get fettling!"

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink
SueButt

Morning All...just one quick thought about the dove box...does it really matter if they give away what it is in? It wouldn't assist in where we dig/look and really what wouldn't you thourghly check out?

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink
wrightwinger

battle creek keep sounding better. but could man of steel, not being real, but a man of mettle, be a reference to a statue, like figure

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink
cats meow

Take a gander at Boyd Park. James J. Hill was a ore magnate (man of metal); his mansion is nearby and there is a bust of a firefighter (they gotta have mettle) near the northeast corner of the park. Also St. Joseph's academy and the tech institute are close for clue 3 "thinking" ref. we be noodling!

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

strikitrich- McKnight is the border between Maplewood and st paul. st paul on the WEST, maplewood on the EAST

Thu, 01/25/2001 - 12:22 AM Permalink