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Minnesota Wild Flag -Found by Tim the Hunter!
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Mouse 1 -Found by Mucluck and Kitch!
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Mouse 2 STATUS--FOUND BY TIM, JAKE, and CLUEMASTER!!
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Mouse 3 STATUS--FOUND BY CLUEMASTER!!
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Mouse 4-STATUS--FOUND BY PAYME!!
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Mouse 5-STATUS--FOUND BY ME2!!
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Happy Hunting and remember the true treasure hunter's motto...Search, Don't destroy
 :sillygrin:
Seriously? I woulda thought it'd been found by now if it was out at mounds...
<edit> You beat me to the post tg :smile:
I got hooked 3 years ago. I dam near walked over the medallion in Como and BAM I'm hooked.
Of course this info is for the medallion hunt, but I think most applies here.
"The treasure is hidden in the snow, not in the soil. In will NEVER be hidden on a roof, NEVER up a tree, NEVER in or near a trash can, NEVER on a pond or lake, NEVER near anything that will electrocute you, NEVER near Highland park water towers, NOR any common golf course."
Also it would NEVER be anywhere where someone could possibly hurt themselves. (steep hills or bluffs, como zoo, caves) Also note years when there is no snow they usually hide the medallion in a large park with alot of woods. It's not going to be where someone could accidentally find it, like where all the park users hang. So you have to get off the beaten path.
What are you looking for? Not exactly sure...they say a flag. I guess it could be some plastic item with a flag on it. What ever it is, it will be hidden IN something. Something red and green plastic is suppose (Clue #2 ) Basically pick up everything you see and look in it.
Treasure Hunter's Guide (www.treasurehunt.8m.com)
Hudson Street Atlas
Pioneer press Treasure Hunt History
This book is especially helpful because it has all the past clues and EXPLANATIONS to them. This helps your skill at figuring out the clues. (www.wintercarnival.8m.com)
Flashlight or headlamp for night hunts
shovel and rake (for winter hunts)
Paper and pencil to map out details not on maps
Other helpful websites:
www.coolercrew.com
www.mapquest.com
Saint Paul Park and Recreation
Minnesota Historical Society
www.wildernessinquiry.org (maps)
---there are alot of maps sites, some even have satelite images and GPS
and of course GOOGLE
I'll be out tonight...good luck
I just bought my hunters guide yesterday and it came with a more detailed cd of Mounds Park. I guess he is upgrading the books to a diffrent format. I am going to hop in the shower and get ready to do some serious noodling and then go out. I will see what I can find with that cd and if there are any add clues. He had pictures of all the dedicated benches maybe their is aclue there. The book is great ever hunter should own one.
I will keep you posted...cya soon
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Kitch I got your message. Thanks :smile:
I was looking at Indian Mounds yesterday, I'll give you some reasons and you can tell me if I'm crazy. I can't make them all fit, but here goes.
Clue 6: "Think of Dylan and what he could deliver" - He sang a song called Highway 61 Revisited (I think that was the name). Hwy. 61 borders the park. I don't know where a Wonderful Life fits yet. I'm guessing they're referring to the movie w/ James Stewart as George Bailey. "Too much heat might really be neat" - Burns Ave. which also borders the park.
Clue 5: "A president or two will give you a clue So will a governor of capitol renown
A school of hockey fame will also help your game" - Johnson Pkwy. runs into the park, two Johnson presidents, Johnson governor of MN, St. Paul Johnson High School used to be a hockey power I think...
"It's been said that candy is really quite dandy And we're certainly inclined to concur
But then again liquor is alleged to be quicker" - Mound St. runs into the park, reference to Mounds candy bar? I can't place the liquor reference.
Clue 4: "To be our winner consider a place for beginners Then start moving up and around
As you hit your stride search for a heavenly guide That's actually in the ground" - "place for beginners", I think there is a school on one side of the park, or reference to the playground for kids, aka - beginners? Search for a heavenly guide - there is an aircraft radio beacon tower in the park.
"Next do something big and look for a famed pig
From a spot with a long view of history" - You can see Pig's Eye Lake from the park. Also a good view of downtown St. Paul could be reference to a long view of history.
Clue 3: "A place of improvement with varieties of movement Is near where the thing is secreted
Look also for bikers and maybe some hikers" - place of improvement could be the school or all of the running and biking trails which fits better with varieties of movement.
"A save of sorts but not in sports Might give you cause for reflection" - view of 1st Bank bldg. in downtown St. Paul, a bank is a place to save?
Clues 1 and 2 don't do much for the park, anyone have ideas?
Good Luck
But I'm home now :grin: and will be out around 9 tonight
Hmm... perhaps I'll head out there this evening, I'm all warmed up from caching anyway (even if I was beaten on every FTF attempt)
Speaking of HEAT and HOT. Look what's coming!
Saw lots and lots of folks in Mounds near Clarence and Burns today. Lots of them quite unfriendly, as if by responding to my "hi" they'd be giving away some of their knowledge.
It seems likely to me that the flag has been found by now if it was somewhere in those woods on the eastern end of Mounds. Don't the rules say that you get a bonus prize -- a signed jersey and hockey stick -- if you turn the flag in on Sunday w/ all the published clues? Assuming that's true, whoever has the flag is probably just waiting until Sunday to turn it in.
At this point I don't feel like I should hunt the thing as I'm late to the physical search game, would much rather see it go to someone that's done the footwork for it. Plus I'm not a big sports fan so most of the prize would be wasted on me... Bout all that hits my interest would be the 500 best buy gift card.
He is at the PP right now trying to claim it but nobody has showed up yet.
This midnight hunt had the best odds of success. There less than 100 people there.
Anyway, just to set the record straight...anyone I know in the Cooler Crew would never exhibit that type of behavior. In fact, last year after the Crosby hunt, several crew members spent hours "cleaning up" the mess (left by others) in the park. Also, someone from the PP did eventually show up and verify the flag with Timmers...press conference tomorrow morning...
It was a great hunt! Night all...
Tim Petrie of Cottage Grove found the flag with the help of friends and family, including Larry Petrie and Stephanie, Joey, Tommy and Dan Firestone. They discovered the flag shortly after the final clue was released under a tree in Mounds Park.
The Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Wild will introduce the winners and award prizes at a news conference at 10:30 am today – Sunday, August 21, 2005 – at the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Mounds Park is the place at the end of our race
Now go south across Burns from the Quick Stop
A trail through the woods will lead to the goods
Just bear left as you climb toward the bluff top
Near a point on high with views of river and sky
Turn north down a path between banks
In the grass by a lone pine is where to find
The prize for which you'll give thanks
Explanation: Gives specific directions to the object, which was located beneath loose leaves and bark by a solitary pine tree along a trail running back from the bluff almost due south of the intersection of Burns Avenue and Clarence Street.
Day 6
If you're able and willin' think of a Dylan
And revisit what he could deliver
Then it might be best if you went west
From the road to the end of the river
A wonderful life won't erupt in strife
If you let an angel be your guide
Too much heat might really be neat
Now go ahead and take the obvious stride
Explanation: The first stanza contains references to one of Bob Dylan’s most famous albums, “Highway 61 Revisited.” The highway, which runs all the way to the end of the Mississippi River, is just east of the hiding place. The clues in the second stanza all refer to streets near the hiding place. These include Etna St. (“erupt”, as in Mt. Etna), Clarence St. (Clarence was the name of the “angel” in the classic movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life”), and Burns Avenue (‘too much heat”). Finally, “take the obvious stride” is another reference to Obb’s Bar.
Day 5
A president or two will give you a clue
So will a governor of capitol renown
A school of hockey fame will also help your game
As you go jumping all around town
It's been said that candy is really quite dandy
And we're certainly inclined to concur
But then again liquor is alleged to be quicker
That both are true we're quite sure
Explanation: “A president or two” (Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson), “a governor of capitol renown” (John Johnson, memorialized in a statue on the State Capitol Mall) and a “school of hockey fame” (Johnson High School in St. Paul) all refer to Johnson Parkway, which ends near the hiding place. “Jumping” is a another clue pointing to Mounds Park, where a ski jump was located in the 1920s and 1930s. “Candy” is a Mounds Bar, while “liquor” is a reference to Obb’s Sports Bar and Grill, located less than a block from the hiding place.
Day 4
To be our winner consider a place for beginners
Then start moving up and around
As you hit your stride search for a heavenly guide
That's actually in the ground
Next do something big and look for a famed pig
From a spot with a long view of history
But you won't be hotter too close to the water
You'll have to branch out to solve our mystery
Explanation: The state fish hatchery below Mounds Park is a “place for beginners.” A star is a “heavenly guide” and in this case refers to a monument known as “Star Hill,” located just east of the hiding place. The monument consists of trees and paths (now partially obscured) that originally formed the shape of a star. It was built by the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic women’s group. “Look for a famed pig” refers to Pig’s Eye Lake (named after early settler Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant). The lake is visible in a “long view” from the blufftop near the hiding place. “You won’t be hotter too close to the water” tells hunters that the prize isn’t near a lake, river or stream but suggests it isn’t far from Burns Avenue. “Branch out” indicates that the object is hidden in a wooded area.
Day 3
A place of improvement with varieties of movement
Is near where the thing is secreted
Look also for bikers and maybe some hikers
But don't dig or you'll be defeated
A save of sorts but not in sports
Might give you cause for reflection
Find a trail in and you won't be failin'
To take a step in the right direction
Explanation: “A place of improvement with varieties of movement” refers to the St. Paul riverfront, where many public improvements have occurred and where all types of transportation (by rail, car, boat and airplane) can be seen. “Look for bikers and hikers” refers to a paved trail near the hiding place. “A save of sorts but not in sports” refers to the fact that the hiding place is in a large wooded area once known as the Municipal Forest Preserve (“preserve” is a synonym for “save”). “Find a trail in” tells hunters that they will have to use a trail to reach the hiding place. “Failin’” is a pun on Phalen and is designed to misdirect hunters to Phalen Park.
It’s not in the bag ‘til you capture the flag
But no flutter or wave will be seen
Look for some plastic thatÂ’s most fantastic
And comes wrapped in red and green
We may be hacks but weÂ’ve covered our tracks
Like a Zamboni circling the rink
ThereÂ’s a deke or two amid our clues
So donÂ’t act before you think
Explanation: Indicates that while the contest is called “Capture the Flag,” the hidden object is not a flag (“no flutter or wave will be seen”). Instead, hunters are directed to look for a “plastic” object wrapped in “red” cloth and “green” tape. “A deke or two amid our clues” warns hunters that some of the clues may be misleading.
Day 1
As soon as we learned of hockeyÂ’s return
We knew it was a grand occasion
And so weÂ’ve devised a special prize
To reward you for your patience
For your summer pleasure weÂ’ve hidden a treasure
At a park somewhere in St. Paul
ItÂ’s high time you look beneath every nook
In hopes that youÂ’ll win it all
Explanation: States that the “prize” is hidden in a park in St. Paul. “High time” indicates that the hiding place is an elevated area (in this case, Mounds Park).
Thanks for sharing the lime light.
Thanks to the crew for being the crew.
Can't wait for the party!
Congratulations !
It's too bad I had to work tonight. I would've been at Mounds all day if I had to be. But I guess it wasn't meant to be.
This was fun. I can't wait for the Winter Carnival!
NICE JOB TIM!!
anybody that dug a tree like that deserved it...heck...Kinda fitting as you are the biggest wild fan of the coolers.
as far as clue noodling goes...woooohoooo...I'd think we nailed it.
as far as park clean up goes...I'm sure a date will be set in the near future as to a pick up by some of the coolers......as this park was one of the worst that I've seen in a long time....but omg how does garbage get that deep into the woods...