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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

Submitted by KITCH on

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Clue #1 You've joined the hunt for the regal runt 
To prove searching does pay 
Don't dig a hole or knock down a pole 
And the golf course is out of play 

Last year Jake took home the cake 
With a clue a bit off level 
This year we'll rinse off all our prints 
Lest this hunt go to the devil 

Clue #2 The point of all this is so that you won't miss 
Your big chance to grab all the cash 
Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise 
You'll have to do something quite rash 

Clue #3 We've scanned the county to hide our bounty 
And keep you on your toes 
It may sound risible, but our puck's invisible 
Although it might just stick to your nose. 

Clue #4 How fun is the snow how far will we go 
You really ought to go see 
Get up for the mission and not just the wishin' 
Get into the game-it's all free 

Clue #5 There once was a clue that drove you-know-who 
To threaten a heinous act 
We'd use it again but we're afraid of his pen 
My friend, that's an unfortunate fact 

Clue #6 All ye who look should honor the book 
As one who stood for hope 
Much was built in the name of the kilt 
Look sharp now and never mope 

Clue #7 If you should go look high then low 
One could see it from a bower 
If it's your bent you might seek a tent 
To protect in case of shower 

Take note of the wood and do what you should 
To extract the prize for yourself 
Build a bridge to your dreams as high as they seem 
Leave nothing behind on the shelf 

Clue #8 Look at the buck to acquire good luck 
In finding the grail this year 
Link a jar,a line, a star lawyer divine 
While crying in your beer 

He won, then lost and the nation was tossed 
Into strife that was far from civil 
The point I'm making is yours for the taking 
Believe me - not the message board drivel 

Clue #9 This name brings tears, elation and cheers 
And occasionally even outrages 
It sits on walls and rides the halls 
And fills a dozen pages 

The hills are alive and you'll have arrived 
Refrain from the very injurious 
Be bold and be brave but your skin you must save 
What's off-limits should frankly be obvious 

Clue #10 Look for the sight you hope is just right 
You're doubtful and you're torn 
Make the rounds for what rhymes with grounds 
And part of a rose with a horn 

Through flames and flow this park where you'll go 
Is the site of sacred relics 
Stay away from these and the cliffs if you please 
Or you'll be in a heckuva fix 

Clue #11 Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds 
Far from the graves take your entourage 
Twixt Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born 
Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage 

Hell no fury hath as those on the wrong path 
Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter 
The path not official contains footprints beneficial 
Some 300 trudges in - quest for a quitter 

This trail you must follow goes down a narrow hollow 
Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum 
From here you must search for a hillside path perch 
Wherein lies the center of fun

 

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Terry

I was going to claim that one for L and A Mommy.

Nice Joe there evildoer!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:19 PM Permalink
diggin4it

4 of the diggin's just left to go out...I'll get the clue and call it to them.

Thanks Redbear and Leela and all who helped out!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:19 PM Permalink
JazJae

please tell me that didn't happen to you!?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:20 PM Permalink
OT

Clue Master froze a toe last year.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:21 PM Permalink
40below

No, I'm always smart and prepared.

:smile:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:21 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I rectified the situation. :smile:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:22 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

They just said it's -13 and the windchill is -39 right now.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:23 PM Permalink
Terry

You are just the sweetest thing. I hope she slogs and sees that!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:24 PM Permalink
Eags

Pioneer Press website has this info at 10:24PM:

Current Conditions

For SAINT PAUL, MN. 55101

Tuesday January 29, 2008

Clear. Extremely cold.

Temperature ... -11º

Apparent Temperature ... -58º

Humidity ... 54%

Winds ... NW at 24mph

Visibility ... 10
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:24 PM Permalink
JazJae

nice and balmy makes the park look even more inticing :sheepish:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:25 PM Permalink
Terry

That's right! I had forgotten about that.

Once frozen, skin freezes easier again.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:25 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Thanks. Just looking out for my fellow cooler heads. :smile:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:26 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Drove by Mounds on my way home from work. There were a few people throughout the park braving the weather. Interestingly most of the cars were parked on the Obb's end of the park. People must really think it's over there or something...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:26 PM Permalink
Terry

I've been thinking its more on the western half - or more in the middle. We'll see if there is a clue line that talks about being plum crazy. LOL!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:29 PM Permalink
OT

I think it's somewhere down that path that Nick was talking about tonight, down on the eastern side. Even if it is, I won't be mad I missed it though. I looked and dug at the things that stood out to me and no way was I going to look in and under every tree.

So just for the record, that's where I think it will be.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:31 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I guess I don't get it. Thorn St. is only a couple of blocks long and it's up at the top (aka middle) of the park. And Frank was just used in the clue before. And the clues seem to be saying you need to see things like the Scottish Rite temple and the mounds. Why would you still think it is down by Obbs?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:32 PM Permalink
Terry

I think what draws people to that end is the Eastern Star thingy that was part of the Wild hunt a couple summers ago.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:35 PM Permalink
JazJae

I'm thinking in between Thorn and Earl
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:36 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

Will someone be posting the clue here tonight?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:36 PM Permalink
Eags

Burns and Etna (flame and flow) would be reasons to think it might be on the east end.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:36 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I have to admit I've probably spent less time at Mounds than any park in the city, but I have a feeling they will the puck far far away from the mounds.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:37 PM Permalink
green

I'm looking for field(s), bike path, already got the down pole, maybe fishin'... I don't know. I'm just glad I don't write the Clues.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:39 PM Permalink
Terry

There is plenty of park that is not at the buriel mounds.

Clues we haven't seen yet spelled out are:

picnic tables

tennis courts

any of the many houses that border the park - only the care center and Obbs.

games only hinted at for the tot lot.

We'll see soon enough.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:40 PM Permalink
JazJae

are any you heading out tonight?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:41 PM Permalink
green

If it should be on the eastern end of Mounds, by Obbs, go line yourself up with Etna, by the intersection of Warner, 61, et al. And look there.

They could have driven by and just flung the thing out the window.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:41 PM Permalink
JazJae

too funny!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:42 PM Permalink
Terry

We also haven't gotten the beacon clue.

I know from past hunts, that most people seem to dig at the wrong end of the park and the clue leads them to another part.

The year Kirk Condie found it at Newell - no one had gone near that one path until the clue - and then everyone was along the path digging up everyone's feet.

Often, though, that is the case. The clues give you some boundaries - usually not all of them - and people use those boundaries as indicators as to where the puck will be hidden.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:43 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

anyone in obbs?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:44 PM Permalink
green

I don't think you need necessarily see all that stuff this far along. It's been seen, now move along to... HERE. That kind'a deal.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:45 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I don't like the Eastern Star thing at all. You can't see it in the winter. The Eastern Star is not the Masons, but you can see a mason symbol from the top of the hill. The clue says look sharp and never mope. You should be looking out on the horizon, not down at your feet. Of course that's assuming the clues all make sense which I already know they don't.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:45 PM Permalink
green

DEVIL's advocate here... A star is sharp.

I think look sharp refers to the Pt. Douglas Bike Trail and you can't use mopeds there.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:48 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

It's getting quiet. Is something happening on the conference call?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:53 PM Permalink
excavating stud

My toes are starting to freeze. That can't be a good sign.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:54 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

I was wondering if someone on the call would post the clue here.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:54 PM Permalink
excavating stud

My thoughts exactly.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:54 PM Permalink
Terry

I'm on the conference call - but no clue yet.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:54 PM Permalink
green

Maybe Terry could since she's not going out.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:55 PM Permalink
Eags

Oh good, Terry! I was just thinking I should get on the conference call to be able to post the clue, but if you are already on it, I won't take up a line.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:55 PM Permalink
Terry

Seems like we've lost Leelabel.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:56 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

That would be nice! :smile:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:56 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

She froze to death in line?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:56 PM Permalink
Terry

Eags - There should be room.

Leelabel is back.

She was switching to her handset.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:57 PM Permalink
Terry

Papers not on the table yet.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:57 PM Permalink
New Daddy

that makes it invisible
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:58 PM Permalink
green

We need Mad Daschie to do the Jeapordy song...
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:58 PM Permalink
Eags

I'm now on the call, too! How fun!!
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:59 PM Permalink
Terry

Little kid about four without a face mask in line.
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 8:59 PM Permalink
green

To loose Leelabell? SHAMEY! :ooh: :ooh: :goofy: :goofy:
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:01 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

How long is the line I wonder?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:01 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

No, you silly goose, LOL!

Wow, people have their kids out in this weather?
Tue, 01/29/2008 - 9:02 PM Permalink