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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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tom

This clue could be a near by the park, like a Dance Studio.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
excavating stud

guys = "men" makes me think that "men" and some name for wise gal combines into a name of sorts.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
OT

Give me a few minutes to get at least vacuum. :sillygrin:
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
tom

This clue could be a near by the park, like a Dance Studio.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:34 PM Permalink
New Daddy

see ya in the park.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Clue Master

By something pointy or a park that's pointy or on the point of something or some arrows we're supposed to follow?

Get my point?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Terry

I like the tag line - Hot Daddy would get my vote.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:36 PM Permalink
OT

Point taken.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:36 PM Permalink
Terry

Gathering men and one woman could lead to something rash.

Good thing she's smart.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:39 PM Permalink
zephyrus

you know... If 'I' am going to gather my guys and a gal who is wise... and I am gonna do something rash... Could 'I' be a mobster?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:42 PM Permalink
Terry

Like Bonnie and Clyde?

Interesting thought.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:44 PM Permalink
Clue Master

This is a fun link that could help us with the history/people clues
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:44 PM Permalink
OT

That's a great link, CM! Thanks
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:46 PM Permalink
zephyrus

I was thinking like Danny Hogan...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:46 PM Permalink
zephyrus

He is really kind of fascinating...

". Hogan himself owned the Green Lantern saloon on Wabasha Street in Saint Paul, which was also an illegal gambling casino, and became a speakeasy during Prohibition. Hogan was involved in planning armed robberies in the towns surrounding the Twin Cities, and also in money laundering and casino gambling in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area."

"On December 4, 1928, Dapper Dan got behind the wheel of his Paige coupe and turned on the ignition. A bomb located beneath the floorboards detonated and blew off his right leg. He slipped into a coma at the hospital and died nine hours after the blast. He was given a funeral worthy of Prohibition-era Chicago and was buried in Calvary Cemetery. His widow, Leila Hogan, was heard to say, "I am sure there will be justice. If Danny had lived, he would have gone on the one leg they left him and taken care of it himself.""
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:51 PM Permalink
Terry

I saw that and also read up on Jesse James, Ma Barker, Bonnie and Clyde.

Not finding a particular wise woman though among the bunch.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:57 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I like the noodle about the chess pieces. The queen is the only gal amongst guy pieces. I know I've seen parks where there are concrete tables with checkerboard patterns in them for people who want to play checkers/chess. Anybody know if there are any in St. paul or RC?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
excavating stud

The Dakota name of Harriet Island translated to Devil Island. Interesting.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
me2

good evening

I think this is the Mississippi River and Harriet Bishop

the point on Harriet
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 9:59 PM Permalink
brasscat

I thought it was off limits forever.. That bit of information changes everything
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:01 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

As far as the first clue goes ... I thought that regal runt might mean that they made the medallion even smaller this year so it would be harder to find since Soucheray was griping about giving us "geeks a harder hunt"

Speaking of Soucheray... I was listening to him on the radio on Friday and he mentioned that the Antique shop on the corner of W. 7th and Chesnut is going to have a display up with antiques from previous Winter Carnivals. Some of you collectors might be interested.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:04 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Harriet Island = Wakan (Dakota Sioux name) Island = Devil Island (transalated)
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:04 PM Permalink
Terry

Interesting information Evildoer.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:06 PM Permalink
OT

the devil line is missing from the clue posted at the top of the page here.

It's "Lest it go to the Devil", isn't it? Drop the "Lest" and "it" and they tell us to "go to the devil".

Can't be that easy this soon though I don't think.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:09 PM Permalink
brasscat

I was thinking the Lewis and Clark

with Sacagawea.

Feedback Please
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:10 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I agree, way to early. Cool to noodle on though.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:11 PM Permalink
excavating stud

What are the paddleboat names at Harriet Island? There is the Harriet Bishop.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:12 PM Permalink
me2

kinda what Im thinking evildoer--- arn't the other boats all mens names and then her?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:14 PM Permalink
me2

so weve got devil island/harriet in the first clue

paddleboats in the second clue
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

The link that Terry put list 3 boats... 2 mens names the other Harriet Bishop. But I know I've seen more than 3 paddle boats.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:18 PM Permalink
Terry

Interesting thought. I need to chew on that a bit.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:19 PM Permalink
excavating stud

There is a Betsy Northrup paddelboat as well.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:20 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

The other thing I was thinking where there is one female and the rest male is a Nativity Scene. Mary is the only female.. Joseph, three wise men, baby Jesus... There could be a church next to a park that has a permanent Nativity scene. Usually Catholic churches have year round nativities.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:21 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Kinda scared about Harriet.... Last time I went there, they later sent me to CoNo
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:21 PM Permalink
excavating stud

"Round and Round" we go!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:23 PM Permalink
Terry

Horton - Eeeeeeekkkkk!!!!!!!!!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:24 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

The keys are defnantly the gal who is wise and doing something quite rash. The wise woman could be Harriet Bishop or someone like that. Somehting quite rash could be hiding it in a new park, or back outside of St Paul in a new city like North St Paul.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:25 PM Permalink
Terry

Or at Keller.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:26 PM Permalink
zephyrus

I thought about that too... saw someone post it on the PP boards...

But they never came through here... and she wasn't picked up until North Dakota, from where they headed west...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:26 PM Permalink
OT

Personal JOE!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:27 PM Permalink
me2

yup- thats right - shes there too

but I still think its Harriet for now
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:27 PM Permalink
OT

One post after a personal Joe. :neutral:

Make that three. :grin:

My computer froze up and I missed it. That's what I was staying awake for!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:28 PM Permalink
me2

so 22 members online and only 14 showing? thats sad that these people cant just join us and contribute
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:29 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

I've actualy been looking up Sacagawea on line the past 10 mintues. Nothing that connects to the hunt so far. But it is a good thought.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:31 PM Permalink
excavating stud

guys and wise gal = Ma Barker and her gang. Oh it's late.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:31 PM Permalink
zephyrus

here is her hideout...



1031 s robert st. West St Paul...

Which places her in the area...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:33 PM Permalink