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2010 - Lilydale Regional Park

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Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here 

13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities 

Sunday, January 31, 2010 
Newell Park Pavilion 
900 N. Fairview Ave. 
Saint Paul, MN 55104 
11:30am-2:30pm 

The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings. 

In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park 

 

Conference Call Info for Clue 11:

There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.


 

  • Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
  • Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
  • Everyone will be muted initially
  • Lines open at 11pm
  • lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
  • After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
  • 60 ports are available for the teleconference



Line Placeholder Schedule 

1/26/2010- 
5-6 Redbear 
6-7 Jake 
7-8 Jerilyn 
8-9 Kathy 
9-10 Mikey 
10-Clue Steph 

1/27/2010- 
12-1 Redbear 
1-2 Andrea 
2-3 Nimrod 
3-4 jengerm 
4-5 Barefootguy 
5-6 Wicked Nick 
6-7 Chris Digger 
7-8 Art V 
8-9 CM & Me2 
9-Clue Sara 

 

 
First Video - The Deed is Done 

When January’s slanting snow, 
Makes us dream of Mexico 
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep 
To search for treasure buried deep 

Notice to every hunting battalion, 
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion 
Where? You ask in husky shout, 
That’s for us to know, and you to find out 

Turn off the tube, leave your hovel 
Grab your walking stick and shovel, 
Whether you be giant or runt, 
The only way is to join the hunt 

For to the hunter belongs the spoil, 
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil, 
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove, 
Hunt with pal, or old true love 

For you who hunt each and every year, 
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer 
“Good Luck” 

And now, let us be blunt, 
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Clue #1 

All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing 
Thy blast of winter heat scorches 
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet 
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches 

Emerge from the den as we once again 
Offer a bodacious bounty 
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen 
To public land in Ramsey County 

Clue #1 Video

Hear ye all crews, now come the clues 
For this task I am the Czar 
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift 
Listen well to each avatar
Clue #2 

Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\' 
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\" 
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen, 
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Clue #3 

Look high, look low, wherever you go 
Follow a picturesque route 
There are ways to travel away from the gravel 
That keep you in hot pursuit
Clue #4 

Code by Morse should set your course 
To long dashes that dot the landscape. 
You or your avatar should park your car 
On your way to this great escape.
Clue #5 

Take a westerly tack up from the stack, 
A landmark most uncouth. 
Figures grand in scale point to a trail 
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
Clue #6 

You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping 
And storeowners once dropped anchor 
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag, 
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Clue #7 

Escape your troubles where the water bubbles 
Or gurgles like a stream. 
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin. 
Look for a productive seam.
Clue #8 

Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta 
The purple horde raids a golden legion 
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off 
If you search in just the right region 

To find the seed, energy you need 
In search for your clues to glean 
What once was planted is taken for granted 
Stored in one of fifteen
Clue #9 

Not far from stones and ancient bones 
Lay clues that are fit for Jim 
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets 
And you should satisfy him 

Get your kicks by hitting the bricks 
Admiring the trees and view 
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad 
Like amphibians in\'52
Clue #10 

Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town 
Not far from the lights of the city 
If you would hike away from the pike 
You might stumble on something pretty 

Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing 
Where people prayed, God willin\' 
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur 
Is nothing by murder and killin\' 

This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river 
In neither is the prize to be found 
Look for the goods among timber and woods 
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Clue #11 

Go for a lark in Lilydale Park 
Between Water Street and the river 
The city boundary sign and the old rail line 
Define the zone that will deliver 

You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail 
It\'s not to be found near the tracks 
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property 
On public land launch your attacks 

Within this area lies medallion hysteria 
A tangle near the river - not too close! 
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places 
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
 



 

l and a mommy

What about two rivers coming together Pikes Island? = Twins the earth(mother) gave us?

OK night all SCD
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 1:30 AM Permalink
me2

listening to the 2nd clue with my eyes closed...

coulda been me just thinking of Joes article on roads not being plowed (well)... and the torches.... made me think if Hidden Falls and he south end not being plowed OR any other park not plowed (well) like Alice!! doh! also something being froze over made me think of the Mississippi River.

Note the accent in clue 2... VERY southern twang -- south end of a park OR park in south of St Paul.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:12 AM Permalink
me2

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GOODHUE, JAMES M. - Boren in 1811 in New York. Trained from childhood to become a lawyer, Goodhue, in 1849, was living in Lancaster, WI, and pursuing the profession of his real choosing, as editor of the Wisconsin Herald. When the news came of the organization of the Minnesota Territory, he resolved to remove to St. Paul and establish a newspaper. He immediately purchased a press and type, and was on his way as soon as the shipping channels opened that year. He arrived on April 18th, and on the 28th of that month, had published the first issue of the Minnesota Pioneer.

Goodhue was a fearless reporter, and was a prototype of the energetic journalists who would make Minnesota's newspapers a force to be reckoned with in future years. Sadly, Goodhue's serious illness was reported in his own paper on August 5th, 1852, and he died on the 27th of that month. His real estate holdings were valued at $6,000 in 1850. He and his wife Henrietta (1822 NY) had at least three children: James (1847 WI), Mary (1847 WI), and Edward (d.29 Oct 1849 age 1 year & 4 months).[

a park that Goodhue runs in to ?

Is Goodhue in Highland Park or Mac Grove? not thinking that hard, its late.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:13 AM Permalink
me2

Someone was wondering WHEN the PP had 2 clues a day last. Looks like 1985? OR 1990?

The Pioneer Press traces its history back to both the Minnesota Pioneer, Minnesota's first daily newspaper (which was founded in 1849 by James M. Goodhue), and the Saint Paul Dispatch (which was launched in 1868). Ridder Publications acquired the Minnesota Pioneer and the Dispatch in 1927. The two papers were operated for many years as separate morning and evening papers, but were merged into an all-day publication in 1985 as the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch and made the transition to morning-only newspaper in 1990
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:20 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Holy Crap! What do you know about little pieces of paper?

I grit my teeth and feel my cheeks just thinking about that. :pbpt: :ooh: :goofy:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:33 AM Permalink
me2

both clues have shakespeare in common to me as well

Elizabethan Her airs

Queen Elizabeth I - prejudice against Jews and Catholics = Highland Park

I don't know how the Shakespeare plays in but he was in this "era"

....other than my uncle graduated from Highland Park Sr and he was in Shakespearian plays in highschool and college. heh :eyeroll:

William Shakespeare

This Elizabethan times man was famous as a Poet, Playwright, Dramatist and Actor. Important facts accomplishments, dates and events in the life and history of the Great Bard, William Shakespeare and the Elizabethan times in which he lived.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:06 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

I was trying to come up with some lady that was maybe a respected poet or somethingbut had a really bad potty mouth on her in private...Just one of those odd ball ideas that took a stroll through my brain last night...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:54 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

I'm at a complete loss as to where to start other than I'm tempted to take a look at some of the parks that have caves near by just for curiosity sake. The girls are going to insist on going out today and while I could take them to any old park and let them dig to their hearts content I feel like that would be deceiving them. I've got about 6 hours to come up with something plausable and clue 2 gives me nothing but more questions.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:58 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Go 2 bed CC! You need your sleep for the long hunt upon us. Plus you all know what clue 3 means and where to 'hunt'? C ya there kids
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:06 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

LOL I can't go to bed until I get home I've still got to work for an hour...

Anyone planning on going to the press tonight? I might be able to swing by I don't hve to work tonight.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:07 AM Permalink
Clue Master

We'll be there
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:18 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Nice to see you posting Corn Mother :cool:

Nice meeting you last night as well.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:22 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Clue #2 on CCO right now. Missed our PDG video. Anyone capture it?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:23 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Does anyone have the WCCO video story from the PDG? The football game pushed out the news so I missed it on my DVR. Anyone>?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:40 AM Permalink
green

Elizabethan airs could mean virginal (Elizabeth having been The Virgin Queen and it's believed that was all an act on her part) but I can't get it to have any bearing.

Could also mean saintly (good, pure, virginal) which then I can get the clue to make sense. Or at least the first part - the public land is in the city proper.

I'm still not getting once being blessed with twins. I think the once 2 clues a day is as good as any but I don't see how that gets me any closer to The Med.

Thinking further with Ma Press being a city paper, or the city's paper, I can get the second part to fit. Though it would have been an eaiser noodle for me had the clue read "her mother once blessed her with twins," 'her' being the city and referring back to the woman in the first couple lines. Mom/Ma Press is a Coolerism and is not used by everyone. That's what keeps me thinking there's something else to this mother thing.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:56 AM Permalink
mystical_muzik

I still think it's funny that in the video clue, the person reading says soot as in Soo line rather than sounding like foot.. as we would have pronounced it. I think that's KEY here.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:21 AM Permalink
KITCH

are the sons twins???
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:27 AM Permalink
green

Saint Paul, that hosts the Vulcans, most certainly put on virginal airs of being proper while all the while she hid her corrupt and heathen side of the police and gangsters.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:30 AM Permalink
OT

No, not twins.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:32 AM Permalink
Grey Wolf

Maybe something shown in the video will be in a printed clue later.

The Michael Jackson look = Jackson St.?

Left arm = to the left?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:40 AM Permalink
excavating stud

Sir Soot could be "The Prince of Soot" the last member added to the Vulcan Krewe in 1970. He is know as the "keeper of the memories" and "the ladies man" of the Krewe. This could be pointing us to a throwback hunt.

"Elizabethan Airs" could be "Klondike Kate". I got this tidbit from the Klondike Kate site "In 1971 the Saint Paul JayceeÂ’s held the first Annual Klondike Kate contest."

In 1971, the 11th clue references Twins. It was found in Wakefield Park that year.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:40 AM Permalink
OT

The Minnesota Twins have a farm team that plays out of Elizabethton, TN
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:43 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

like where that is going!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:44 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I think it's on public land in ramsey county.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:08 AM Permalink
Nimrod

Just don't stare into a mirror....just sayin. :lipsealed:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:26 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

:cool:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:35 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Good morning all, shaking off an entire day of drinking. Hoping to have some good revelations today.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:35 AM Permalink
Terry

Good Morning!

I thought I would mention this and know I'm not pointing out anyone in particular.

We don't have kids posting on this board, but because this hunt is a family event, likely there will be kids reading over their parents shoulder whether they are posting here or just lurking. (After all, many of us first got interested in this hunt doing this as kids with our families.)

I'm hoping we can all be mindful of that when we are posting and keep the cursing out of the mix.

Thank you.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:42 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Tell that to the clue writer!!! :lipsealed:

Little Joe
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:44 AM Permalink
Terry

I know. I watched the video again. The first time I was really watching the action and not listening so much. I can't believe the paper would allow that to be posted with the bomb so easily heard.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:50 AM Permalink
green

Now, if it is Joe... How they gonna slap his hand w/o giving away he is He?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:56 AM Permalink
Terry

Whether it's Joe or not, it has to be someone employed by the PP.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 6:58 AM Permalink
green

Yup. But they'll just have to apologise and leave the employee nameless.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:00 AM Permalink
becksie

Yay!!! Posen is back! :cool:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:01 AM Permalink
diggin4it

Airs....on the air? Radio tower or something?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:05 AM Permalink
Andrea

I don't remember the details or who came up with it... but I think she was brought into it b/c of the description in Line 3.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:05 AM Permalink
Andrea

OOH! Very good!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:08 AM Permalink
mucluck

All I can say right now is I am very glad I didn't watch that video before I went to sleep last night, or I for sure would have had nightmares.

I SEE KT!!!! :grin:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:10 AM Permalink
becksie

ha ha :pbpt: :goofy:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:14 AM Permalink
ares

not that i am aware of. rhea silvia was one of the vestal virgins, the virgin worshippers of the goddess vesta. like i said, there's a similarity between vulcan and vulcanus rex in the mythology, but there's also a disconnect because of the great sword of mars reference in the carnival legend. what's interesting is vulcan was married to venus (goddess of lust and beauty), himself deformed and ugly. he suspected venus of having an affair with mars, and placed an enchanted net in the bed, capturing the two of them in the act and displaying them for all the world and other gods to see. i'll dig deeper into the mythology and see what i can come up with.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:20 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Not your typical clue 2.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:20 AM Permalink
ares

kathy griffin.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:22 AM Permalink
ares

green you already hit romulus and remus, whose mother was one of the virgin priestesses of the goddess vesta. mars took care of that though by fathering the twins :wink:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:24 AM Permalink
Eags

Again, WLOL? Transmitter was in the Midway area but info I've found doesn't say where, exactly.

Not sure who owns/owned the radio tower near Newell.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:28 AM Permalink
New Daddy

I think your reading to much into the clues.

twins and bb bodacious bounty - a couple of doubles

streets with double letters otto hummer ...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:30 AM Permalink
mucluck

I just called the hunt hotline...cause you know, I just like to hear "The hunt is on" but no some lady :sad:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:32 AM Permalink
Eags

Are these the same vestal virgins who were leaving for the coast in A Whiter Shade of Pale? Not implying anything about the hunt here...just curious.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:35 AM Permalink
Eags

Our mother once blessed us with twins = Ma Press once gave us two medallion hunts in one year?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 7:37 AM Permalink