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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

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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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me2

usually cash/gambling and riverboats/showboats go hand in hand

I cant seem to get my mind from Guys and Dolls

where the girls are called Miss Adeliade and Miss Sarah

Luck Be A Lady
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:33 PM Permalink
me2

I think of her everytime I drive past that place

it amazes me how newer the place looks with the siding and additions.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:34 PM Permalink
brasscat

I checked on line and saw they never came through here

But almost every year there seems to be history with Native somehow..

Our caves were full of artifacts down by the river.

and of course that's what Mounds park is all about.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:34 PM Permalink
leelabell

I thought of the Supreme Court. Sandra Day O'Connor being the first female justice. Or, Ruth Bader Ginsburg being the only current female justice.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:36 PM Permalink
OT

I already broke my resolution. I'm off to bed. Happy noodling all!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:36 PM Permalink
me2

along with reference to devil = HI - rinsing off could equal the water - river

if it hasnt been mentioned yet.... her name was MISS Harriet Bishop

does she have a connection with any other park?

like her honeymoon house is across from Irvine Park.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:36 PM Permalink
brasscat

Lady Luck... I like the Ma Barker..

Did you know they Holed up in Roseville

Or so I was told by my Grandmother years ago.

Now I'm trying to research what she told me

and I can't find anything on it.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:37 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Who is the famous female indian from Mounds... Isn't there a plaque or something by the overlook? Or am I just losing my mind...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:37 PM Permalink
brasscat

No your not losing it

Yes but I can't remember
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:38 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I thought Ma Barker hid out in a house in South Saint Paul..

Anyway both SSP and WSP are Dakota county.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:39 PM Permalink
OT

Was finishing reading at PP and someone mentioned Regal=King St. Cake=Baker. Cherokee Park

And an inadvertent personal Joe!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:40 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

There's a Connor Ave that runs a block from Kohlman Park in Maplewood. If I remember right from driving by in the past it's not much, a playgroud, maybe a baseball field, etc. There's a huge wooded area across the street around the actual lake, but I don't believe it's officaly a park, I think it's like a nature preserve or something like that. Then again that could be our risk or whatever the clue's last line said
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:41 PM Permalink
leelabell

Yes, and then there's Ruth St., and we all know which two parks it runs into.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:43 PM Permalink
me2

are you thinking of Winona?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:43 PM Permalink
me2

good ideas
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:45 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Could be... I looked in MAP GUYS MOST WONDERFUL BOOK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BUY and didn't see what I was looking for. I may be thinking of an overlook that I used to drive by when I used to work in Pepin Wisconsin...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:46 PM Permalink
me2

along the bank(s) of the mississippi

could be harriet, crosby, hiddenfalls

why would they give this to us on clue 2?

seems too easy
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:48 PM Permalink
OT

Muriel Humphrey, first women senator from MN.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:49 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Ya, i thought of Ruth too.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:49 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Here's what I found about Ma Barker and her boys crimes in Minnesota:

The Karpis-Barker gang became one of the most notorious and prolific criminal gangs of the 1930s. They did not hesitate to kill anyone who got in their way, even innocent bystanders. They began robbing banks and hijacking mail deliveries, but with the influence of Karpis in the criminal equation, they turned to the more lucrative field of kidnapping.

In 1933 they carried out their first kidnap. The unfortunate victim, William Hamm, was a wealthy Minnesota brewer and was ransomed for a startling $100,000. Shortly afterwards, Minnesota banker Edward Bremer, Jr., was also kidnapped and his ransom brought the gang even greater money at around $200,000.

The link
http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/famous_criminal/46/the_crimes/1/Ma_Barker.htm

William Hamm.... Hamm Brewery... Swede Hollow!!!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:53 PM Permalink
zephyrus

But in another hunt not too long ago on clue #2...

Something about not such a White Christmas...

Was blatantly obvious on clue #2

Wouldn't put it past them to do it again.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:53 PM Permalink
Terry

Darn near 1am on clue 2.

I'm going to hit the sheets.

Goodnight and SCDs!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:53 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Funny... I was thinking about the possibility of Swede Hollow earlier today as I was watching the 'extras'dvd...

I was trying to tie in knocking down poles there... even though I am very sure that it was only intended to be a search don't destroy clue...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:56 PM Permalink
me2

me2

goodnight everyone

I was gonna go in to work for a bit tomorrow but I think I will be out hunting instead - besides tech. my office is closed due to the holiday anyhow. :wink:

Crosby was much bigger than Harriet though, thats why I think its early to give it to us

could be Hidden Falls again with Minnehaha (the girl)
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:57 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Nighty Night!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 10:57 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

wow! Nice
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:02 PM Permalink
zephyrus

or if you go with regal runt hinting to a smaller park... this could hint to Minnehaha park... but then again, why give that up so early for a small park.

I need to go drive...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:02 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Here's what else I found

"The Ma Barker gang planned its two most notorious crimes, the kidnappings of William Hamm Jr. and Edward Bremer, at separate apartments within four blocks of each other near the corner of Grand and Dale. Dillinger lived just down the street, at the Lincoln Court Apartments near Lexington and Grand. He and his girlfriend, Billie Frechette, shot it out with FBI agents on Lexington Avenue in March 1934. Just two months before, the Barker gang had kidnapped Bremer at the corner of Lexington and Goodrich, only two blocks south."

http://www.mnmo.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/April-2007/Crime-Capital/

This could tie in to alot of historical places since St. Paul was such a haven for gangsters.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:07 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Very nice Terry!
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:07 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Or rash= poison IVY (stolen from PP Boards)... ties in Phalen and Arlington Arkwright and CoNo.

Nice find tatergirl!

I really like the mobster idea...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:15 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

rinsing off fits the showers that used to be at HI according to the link Terry posted.

(I'm still slogging so forgive me if this has already been mentioned)
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:17 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

heres some thoughts on gal who is wise:

Hints from Helouise? Dear abby, Condy Rice?

smartest woman Marilyn Vos Savant if you base it IQ-wise.

Vos Savant was listed in the 1986 to 1989 editions of the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ."

Maryland ST (merilyn)
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:24 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I'm liking the ganster idea better and better.

A "wise guy" is slang for a gangster or mobster

So a well known female ganster that has strong historical ties to St. Paul is Ma Barker and her "boys" as they were known. Lots of areas this could tie to.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:36 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

"grab all the cash" could be part of the ganster theme as the Barker gang first became notorious for bank robberies and hold-ups then later turned to kidnappings (do something quite rash) since it was less likley that they would be caught.
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:39 PM Permalink
zephyrus

That is what first hooked me to the mobster idea.

 Now to narrow it all down...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:40 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'm going to the devil tomorrow. Too many things line up with that.

rinse off=showers

go to the devil= devil island

Point (on the) Miss

gal who is wise (Hariette Bishop)

all the male boat names- I dont see where it says there has to be only one gal/boat
http://fieldguide.fmr.org/site_detail.php?site_id=246
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:44 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I keep finding that Ma Barker's gang and all the other famous gansters in st. paul hung out a place called "The Green Lantern".

It was an illegal gambling casino then a speak-easy during prohibition. It was on Wabasha st. but I haven't found what cross street. Help?
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:51 PM Permalink
zephyrus

That is what I found too. Huh... funny Mikey, what park ends near wabasha... hmmm...
Sun, 01/20/2008 - 11:57 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

ok I am on to get to Google now stop posting for a few mins!! lol!!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:04 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Hey zeph, did you get my egram?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:05 AM Permalink
zephyrus

nope
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:06 AM Permalink
zephyrus

yup
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:07 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

Wise Gal Tarot: Amazing Ways to Read Your Fortune! (Paperback)

by Jane Burns (Author), Dale Gottlieb (Author)

By Jane BURNS AVE!!!!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:08 AM Permalink
zephyrus

Was the first thing I posted after the clue... and I never noticed the author... Good eyes Iceman... or should I say Eyesman?
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:11 AM Permalink
zephyrus

SCD's

Might have to get up soon...
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:12 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

yea I'm hitting the sack too.
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:14 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

gotta get up early
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:15 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

Iceman and BFG are teaming up tomorrow And I am on a lead that I want to run with!! but I dont know how far it will go!! I have another thought that I want to run with tomorrow also!! but I have to get some sleep So I can hit it hard Early with the BFG!!
Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:15 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

and get this

2000 joe!

Mon, 01/21/2008 - 12:15 AM Permalink