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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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green

That's good, about the golf course. Very good. ..."the" golf course. Dear gods, NOT CONO!!!

hay! Prince street is close to Chair-O-Key! :sheepish:
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:09 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

agree
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:10 AM Permalink
green

I agree 100% on the Boxmeyer/Boxmeyer-Millet opinion. 200%
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:10 AM Permalink
green

And Millet lives over around there, doesn't he?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:12 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Only a few parks with golf courses in them...
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:14 AM Permalink
green

"regal runt" = large turn
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:18 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

go to the devil

1. To be unsuccessful; fail.

2. To become depraved.

3. Used in the imperative to express anger or impatience.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:18 AM Permalink
OT

Has the CC logo at the top of the page always been animated?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:20 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

And if they make an amateur mistake like leaving footprints again, all 3 definitions will be true.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:21 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

exactly, I think they are saying we covered our tracks for fear that the hunt would be unsuccessful.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:23 AM Permalink
Eags

Ah! Very good noodling, Green.

Green Thumb
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:23 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

not tracks literally but metaphorically.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:23 AM Permalink
green

I love you!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:26 AM Permalink
Liquor Lady

LOL Green :sillygrin:
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:28 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

could rinsed off all our prints be saying there is new clue writers?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:29 AM Permalink
OT

Regal dogs: Chin, shih-tzu, sivas regal kangal, King Charles spaniel
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:30 AM Permalink
Terry

Good Morning!

A decent clue for the lst. Its now in the header here.

The golf course could be park with one or without. 1999 Conway had a golf course mention in clue 1. Turned out to be a no golfing sign on one of the backstops near the treasure site.

Green - I would love for it to be at Chair-O-Key this year. Keep noodling!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:34 AM Permalink
green

King AND Charles Streets dead-end at Chair-O-Key. King Charles was known as Bonnie "Prince" Charlie. Don't know if he was a runt, though.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:38 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

terry good call on that!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:38 AM Permalink
Terry

Runts ...and prints being rinsed off.

Could be a cute play on words or really mean something.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:38 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

They certainly do!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:39 AM Permalink
Terry

Thanks. I remember that being a point of discussion until everyone had moved to Conway.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:39 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I think it really means something
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:40 AM Permalink
Terry

Me too. Even as a play on words - it is clever.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:41 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

"rinse off all our prints,Lest this hunt go to the devil"

We have developed all of our clues for fear that the hunt will be unsuccessful
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:41 AM Permalink
ares

for the last couple of years during the hunt, ot.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:42 AM Permalink
green

Why in gods' names would they ever call The Medallion a "regal runt"? That HAS to mean something. What are we hunting? A regal runt.

Now, it could be a large turn or it could be a prince...

As far as other thoughts go about referring to last year. I really think he is, but that's all it is and should be taken at face value. I don't think it's got anything to do with finding the Med.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:43 AM Permalink
Terry

I like the writing style thus far. This clue wasn't put together in a nano second.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:43 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

look for a box of runts candy
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:44 AM Permalink
Terry

Doggie biscuits box!

First year Joe!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:45 AM Permalink
green

Correction...

Ittiz GEORGE Street, NOT Charles Street by Chair-O-Key.

BUT... George was first a prince before he became king, too! :sheepish:
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:46 AM Permalink
OT

Well, even if I've seen it before, I still like it. :sillygrin:
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:48 AM Permalink
wolfpac

No mention of it being in St. Paul proper.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:48 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

well noted
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:49 AM Permalink
green

Terry, the Boys are back in town! That's why the good Clue writing.

FIRST JOE O'THE YEAR!!!!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:50 AM Permalink
ares

you can thank esd for it, ot.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:54 AM Permalink
Terry

Keller is outside the city limits - is a regional park and has a golf course.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:54 AM Permalink
barefootguy

Hey they've already posted the first clue on www.twincities.com! I though they would've waited until midnight.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:54 AM Permalink
green

<whispered> Keller's not Chair-O-Key!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:56 AM Permalink
Terry

And there's an article about Jake too.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:58 AM Permalink
barefootguy

I think the reason that it doesn't say it's in St. Paul is that they'd have nothing left to put in the 2nd clue if it did. :sillygrin:
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:58 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

did hunters knock down poles in central last year?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:59 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I didn't get my secret decoder ring this year. Cherokee=Battle Creek, right?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 8:59 AM Permalink
green

It's an excellent article. I really liked it.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:00 AM Permalink
green

Nope. Chair-O-Key = Chair-O-Key. Ittiz at Chair-O-Key. Not BC, my second favorite park.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:01 AM Permalink
ares

<-- likes the rhyming pattern of the clue!
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:03 AM Permalink
green

AA

B

CC

B
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:08 AM Permalink
Terry

Just to throw this into the mix....

If regal means presidential, Bush has two dogs - a Scottish Terrier named Barney and a Springer Spaniel named Spot. There are also two cats. One is named India, the other is Ernie.
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:10 AM Permalink
Eags

Where is Charles Street? The east/west streets that intersect with Chair-o-key Park are: George, Stevens, King, Baker, Morton, Page, Sidney, Curtice, Winona, Wyoming, Annapolis. Streets that intersect with Cherokee Avenue overlooking downtown are Ohio, Alice, Orleans, Manomin, Smith. Ottawa and Delaware Avenues also meet up with Cherokee Avenue across from the park boundaries.

There is a Charlton Street, but it is about eight blocks east of the park and runs north/south. No Charles that I can think of, in that area.

Hope this helps.

BTW, I memorized those street names when I was a kid, and still can say then in order!

(And a very nice JOE for this post!)
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:14 AM Permalink
brasscat

I just looked at the clue...

My first thought was "they" were talking about the Puck this year is a runt..

Why would it be a runt?

Because the older one was buried this year,

So the new puck is a baby, toddler, a runt....

Any one follow my train of thought?
Sat, 01/19/2008 - 9:16 AM Permalink