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2016 - Bald Eagle Otter Lake

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Clue 1

Last year's rich bounty was found in the county 
A new park for all to explore 
This year's bauble will cause you no trouble 
If the rules are kept in the fore 

Clue 2

Some may well kvetch that the horizon's sketch 
Has artifacts rather than trees 
But if you follow the plan pure gold you will pan 
And life will be but a breeze 

Clue 3

Old Ma Press has moved from her nest 
Cross the water from her former home 
From the top of her perch you may want to search 
For a playground that's fit to roam 

Clue 4

The spot this year goes well with beer 
And water in great profusion. 
But when the crowd is a bit too loud 
It offers quiet seclusion. 

Clue 5

If young Huck Finn had a boy twin 
He might have camped here awhile 
Like him you're wishin' that good luck fishin' 
You'll find treasure to keep you in style 

Clue 6

Man against beast, or that tale at least 
Is being told and with much spirit. 
If hunting's just you and a man or two 
Listen close so that you can hear it. 

Clue 7

The wait is long and the siren song 
Calls people summer to spring. 
Ticket in hand, go find the land 
Where the route takes to the wing. 

Clue 8

Keep your attention rapt and you'll be apt 
To find the medallion, it's clear 
Just follow the map - don't take a nap! 
To see that the X marks here 

Clue 9

A place for dogs, lined by pollywogs, 
Will bring you closer yet. 
So if you veer very far from here; 
You’ll end up with a nap that is wet. 

The election goes on, our misery prolonged 
Til payday for the winning party 
Tall and delicate, will a broke delegate 
Cast a ballot for greed or tea? 

Clue 10

Don’t be careless and venture out hairless 
In temperatures bound to freeze-bite 
Fly straight as an arrow and down in your marrow 
You’ll trust that the goods are in sight. 

Work without thanks is sticking up banks 
Even if the fuzz has your back 
Idle at the lake, a short respite to take 
It’s a good place to set a sack. 

Clue 11

An ink-stained wretch, not apt to kvetch 
Sited a plat along the wood. 
Over a cigar, under northern star, 
Now it’s lit up pretty good. 

Be straight of stride, or float your ride, 
N-no sputtering about. 
Son if you’ve starred flipping card for a bard, 
You’ll know you’re on the right route.




 

Smore

If you draw a rough x on the map of the places everyone is looking, you get the Ma Press building. I'm Befuddled...

Edit: Lines from Harriet to Vento. CHS Field to the airport.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 8:52 PM Permalink
Terry

Direct from Ma Press;

2016 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt clue 8, scrambled

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By Pioneer Press

January 30, 2016 | UPDATED: 1 min ago

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Sat, 01/30/2016 - 8:53 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

keep your attention rapt

and youll be apt

to find the medallion, its clear

just follow the map- don't take a nap

to see that the x marks here
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 8:56 PM Permalink
Terry

Keep your attention rapt and you'll be apt

To find the medallion, it's clear

Just follow the map - don't take a nap!

To see that the X marks here
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 8:57 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

x mark
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 8:59 PM Permalink
Terry

The parks will be filled with Xs all over the place by tomorrow.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:00 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

rapt

/rapt/

adjective

adjective: rapt

1.

completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing.

"Andrew looked at her, rapt"

synonyms: fascinated, enthralled, spellbound, captivated, riveted, gripped, mesmerized, enchanted, entranced, bewitched, moonstruck; More

transported, enraptured, thrilled, ecstatic

"a rapt teenage audience"

antonyms: inattentive

•indicating or characterized by a state of fascination.

"they listened with rapt attention"

synonyms: fascinated, enthralled, spellbound, captivated, riveted, gripped, mesmerized, enchanted, entranced, bewitched, moonstruck; More

transported, enraptured, thrilled, ecstatic

"a rapt teenage audience"

antonyms: inattentive

•filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion; enraptured.

"she shut her eyes and seemed rapt with desire"

synonyms: fascinated, enthralled, spellbound, captivated, riveted, gripped, mesmerized, enchanted, entranced, bewitched, moonstruck; More

transported, enraptured, thrilled, ecstatic

"a rapt teenage audience"

antonyms: inattentive

2.

archaicliterary

having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven.

"he was rapt on high"
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:02 PM Permalink
Terry

Obviously this year's medallion is clear and not colored in any way.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:04 PM Permalink
Terry

having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven.

"he was rapt on high"

This would speak to the spirit dealio.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:06 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

wrapped in clear plastic? I cant find the x on the map, unless maybe you can see the xcel center or a power pole?
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:15 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

uh oh...xcel plant? Harriet/lilidale?
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:18 PM Permalink
Terry

uh oh is right.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:19 PM Permalink
Gilby

Xcel is across from Lilydale. We were there today for a couple hours. Only one other digging that we saw.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:38 PM Permalink
Terry

Seems every clue sends people in different areas of the same park or a different one.
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Smore

They're probably moving it around... :sillygrin:
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 10:12 PM Permalink
queenmalley

rapt-or? as in wing & nest?
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 10:21 PM Permalink
Dmrufio

There is a lot of electrical stuff at one spot at BVNS, if that counts as Xcel.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 1:45 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Bingo!

I'm out of Vento and moving on up.

Going to the orchid show with my sister later on this morning.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 4:18 AM Permalink
New Daddy

Esst st by the x
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 4:20 AM Permalink
NSBAngler

Is it at all possible that it would be at Rice Park? I would think not given all that goes on there right now, but when you use google maps, Rice Park's paths make an X. They have the Pabst music concerts for the carnival there (beer), peanuts characters, the fountain for profusion of water.

Perhaps it is not buried but stuck underneath something like a park bench? Dare they do something so bold as put it there? I dunno - it would be crafty to put it where no one would think to look. And they could not give away the park so fast since it is so tiny.

Could the map be the winter carnival parade map? Follow the route? from high bridge to Rice park?

Otherwise, Kellogg Mall park has the fountain and the columns for the horizon's sketch..maybe another overlooked public space?
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 5:15 AM Permalink
Andrea

Directional clue?

knap

noun archaic

noun: knap; plural noun: knaps

the crest of a hill.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 6:27 AM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Or does it mean that makeshift shitting area at BVNS?
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 6:44 AM Permalink
queenmalley

Wait, what?!
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 7:47 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

Ancient shaman Eineatoosqat's village was in the 4th st RR bridge area.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:05 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

So is the X on a map of the area of the city? Or is it on a map of the park? Hmmm...
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:29 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

"Early American Indians followed the return of plants and animals to this area, and likely came here to hunt the wooly mammoth, giant beaver and other game that lived here in ancient times."

Man against beast? I think someone's already mentioned this.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:53 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

"It is said that several young Dakota paddled deep into the cave, and witnessed strange sounds and flickering lights."

Listen close so that you can hear it, clue 6?
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 9:55 AM Permalink
matix763

Shadow falls?

William Finn settled there , bit only a while as UST is there now.

Man against beast being told and with much spirit- spiritual man vs. evil perhaps? There is also a young adult fiction titled Shadow Falls about teens struggling against their supernatural powers at the titular Shadow Falls Camp. As an added bonus the author is C. Hunter.

Summer to spring does relate to the school year at the nearby college.

Additionally eXeter street runs nearby.

Beer= summit ave

Water= the falls/ mississippi river.

Crowd/ticket - the nearby O'Shaughnessy stadium

Probably nothing, this year has me going in circles
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 10:51 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Back from Vento again. Remain amazed at the noise. I'd prefer a park with an actual playground and toilets. Do like the food options, Yaruusos yesterday, Black Sheep pizza today. Maybe tacos tomorrow. We don't have good Mexican in Highland.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 1:03 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Thanks for update! Can't believe it's not found on a nice day like today!
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 1:42 PM Permalink
queenmalley

No playground at Vento? Hmmmmmm
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 1:42 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

That food sounds good!

Only today and tomorrow before things get covered with snow on Tuesday! Where, oh, where is that med?
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 2:37 PM Permalink
becksie

Poked around there a few days ago...
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 4:13 PM Permalink
Terry

Not even 9:00 yet. Long wait yet for the next clue. UGH!!!
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 6:54 PM Permalink
Eags

From the top of her perch you may want to search

For a playground that's fit to roam

Shouldn't it be in a park with a playground?
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 7:45 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Playground fit to roam (rome) is an open air colisium like saints stadium, I guess...
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:03 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Spot with with beer = commercial (st)
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:05 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Of course that may all change in a few minutes here
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:07 PM Permalink
Terry

The beer at BVNS would likely be the beer caves that owner was Jacob Schmit who had a brewery there. He turned it over to his sons and it caught fire a year later. I think the beer is the Schmidt sign.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:12 PM Permalink
Terry

It will be interesting to see where this medallion is resting. I don't think there has ever been a hunt that playground was mentioned in a clue, that there wasn't one in the park.
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:18 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I was only giving the noodle for commercial street. There's other connections for beer for sure
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:27 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

9 scrambled:

for wet dogs far you yet so very

lined veer here a closer if place

youÂ’ll with is pollywogs will end

bring by nap the up that you a from

ballot a delegate cast party

(from pp)
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:29 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

for wet dogs far you yet so very

lined veer here a closer if place

youÂ’ll with is pollywogs will end

bring by nap the up that you a from

ballot a delegate cast party

tall for broke our payday a prolonged

til on election for will winning and the or

 delicate, misery tea goes the greed
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:31 PM Permalink
brasscat

am going to buy this :smile:
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:32 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

something about a politician is my guess (Vento)
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:32 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

A polliwog is a tadpole, the offspring of an amphibian. Polliwog or pollywog may also refer to: Binyah Binyah Polliwog, a character on the children's television series Gullah Gullah Island.


JOE!!!

Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:35 PM Permalink
Terry

I have decided I'm not good with these scrambled clues. Seems like a lot of words in this one and the one that sticks out the most is polliwog.

Nice Joe, Mikey!
Sun, 01/31/2016 - 8:42 PM Permalink