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CerealKiller

so who is driving down there to get IT???? I cant any more I dont do that route!!! and dont want to do that route tell I am rideing my bike down and out for the west coast for ever!!!!!
Tue, 09/11/2007 - 10:49 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

Oct. 19 – 21: Moose Madness

Grand Marais is bustling with activities, contests, prizes, a medallion hunt, restaurant specials, & moose-spotting tours for the final long weekend of autumn coinciding with MEA school break.
Thu, 09/27/2007 - 12:33 PM Permalink
Eags

Caribou on Cliff Road and Nicols in Eagan is having a medallion hunt!

First clue ("riddle") was released today:

DAY 1 RIDDLE!

NOVEMBER 5TH

My home is in Eagan,

to be close to the

"Best Coffee Shop in 2007"

The rules, to the best of my recollection:

$3.00 purchase gets you a clue.

No digging needed.

When you find the medallion it will have instructions with it.

Its on public property in Eagan, but it is not in the Caribou store.

This is the only store doing this medallion hunt.

The prize is a $50 caribou gift certificate.

If the medallion is not found by November 17th, a final BIG clue will be released on the 19th.

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Most people in line are saying they don't want a clue (cool - more likely one of us will find it).

This week, I will visit that Caribou daily and then come back to Mags' house and post the latest clue (riddle).
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 9:45 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Weird...

That remind me, I gotta use up those dunn bros g/cs before the end of the year...
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 9:51 AM Permalink
me2

neat eags- wish I were closer to there

I know where Cliff is but not Nichols

I heart Caribou
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 10:44 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

my mom lives near Cliff and Pilot Knob
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 11:09 AM Permalink
Eags

Nicols is just east of Hwy 77.
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 2:12 PM Permalink
KITCH

I think I figured out the first clue...

:wink:
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 2:49 PM Permalink
KITCH

clue #2:

while driving to me, you will

pass a place where you can

"take the bus and avoid the

fuss".
Tue, 11/06/2007 - 11:07 AM Permalink
KITCH

I have a few ideas...

there is a park and ride on the corner of 35 and cliff.

what worries me is that L.H. is past there...if its in that park forget it...there is tons of geocaches there and I refuse to go..
Tue, 11/06/2007 - 11:08 AM Permalink
Eags

Thanks for posting that Kitch. I just got back from Caribou - got kind of a late start today. I had the same thought about the Park and Ride on Blackhawk near Cliff. And the only reason I know about the Park and Ride is because I overshot the turn into Target and had to turn around someplace. And of course it doesn't say driving FROM where - don't know if we can surmise driving from Caribou???
Tue, 11/06/2007 - 12:50 PM Permalink
KITCH

I'm guessing it a drive from caribou...
Tue, 11/06/2007 - 1:03 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

well... theres other parks right in that area too, as long as you're tossing Lebanon Hills out there...

Rahn Park isnt far away...

Thomas Lake Park?

I forgot all about this, last night... we had to drop my moms Toyota back off at her place.... and thats right on the edge of Lebanon Hills, on Parkridge Dr.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 9:21 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Lebanon Hills would be a nightmare. They might as well tell you in the first clue if it's in that park. Then spend the rest of the clues narrowing down where.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 9:25 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

I cant see them hiding it there, if its just being put on by Caribou...

maybe if it was a city sponsered hunt, with more clues....

speaking of.... I wonder why Eagan doesnt have a medallion hunt...

seems like every city around there does... Burnsville, Apple Valley, Rosemount...
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 9:29 AM Permalink
KITCH

I was wondering...think this hunt is legal??

since they REQUIRE you to buy a $3 drink b4 you get a clue.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 10:09 AM Permalink
barefootguy

It's legal since it's a contest of skill, not luck. Same as the PP is allowed to require you to buy a button if you want the full prize.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 12:22 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I don't know. The darned things usually get found by the dummest luck possible. I've seen a lot of skilled hunters that never find them...
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 1:33 PM Permalink
KITCH

did anybody go and get todays...I don't have time to drive down there..its killin me....
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 1:50 PM Permalink
Eags

Got it - just got back - will post it in a minute.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 1:57 PM Permalink
KITCH

sweet!!!!

thank you...

:smile:
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 1:58 PM Permalink
Eags

Day 3 Riddle:

November 7th

If you can't go South or West, what directions are left?
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 2:00 PM Permalink
Eags

When I walked in, the clues were being changed by hand - used to say South or East, and East was crossed out with a black market and West written in. I don't know if people who got there earlier got the wrong clue or not.
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 2:01 PM Permalink
KITCH

thats a big clue...

thank you...
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 2:07 PM Permalink
Eags

glad to be of help!
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 2:17 PM Permalink
diggin4it

I don't know - it takes SKILL and LUCK to crack a cities website and get all the clues for a hunt :wink:
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 6:48 AM Permalink
KITCH

on your way, you'll see

a sign that, read quickly,

might be a gangster's name.
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 8:32 AM Permalink
KITCH

The Sopranos: Johnny Cakes
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 8:33 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Johnny Cake Ridge Road. Egan has all the funky named roads.
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 8:46 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Maybe.. but mostly it was dumb luck. :wink:
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 8:46 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Big Pussy Lane? :smile:
Thu, 11/08/2007 - 9:20 AM Permalink
Eags

Sorry, I did not get to Caribou yet today for the clue! I had a business meeting in Plymouth this morning and it stretched into lunch and half the afternoon. Then I stopped at Micro Center and Trader Joe's on the way back here. I can still run up there and get a clue this evening, if no one else has gotten one.
Fri, 11/09/2007 - 4:33 PM Permalink
Eags

Caribou (Cliff Road and Nicols - Eagan) medallion hunt:

Day 5 Riddle:

November 9th

Does your car need fuel?

Turn left.
Fri, 11/09/2007 - 6:30 PM Permalink
KITCH

I had it...just didn't have time to post it yet...sorry..

oh and I lost my pen just off of johnnycake..I've got an good idea where its at.

and I found an extremely cool geocaching container!!!!

2 bad Its going to be hard to move as it looks like it weighs about 35 or 40 lbs.
Fri, 11/09/2007 - 8:53 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

theres a Holiday gas station right there...
Sat, 11/10/2007 - 11:10 AM Permalink
Eags

Haven't been able to get up to Caribou yet today. Might be able to stop in there this evening.
Sat, 11/10/2007 - 2:40 PM Permalink
KITCH

my understanding clues onl monday thru friday.
Sat, 11/10/2007 - 8:02 PM Permalink
Eags

ah, that could be, kitch - I'll be stopping in there tomorrow morning before I head out of town and will check on that.
Sat, 11/10/2007 - 8:04 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

so when is that one we always mis? chaska? chanhassen?
Sun, 01/13/2008 - 2:05 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

FRIENDS OF THE CHANHASSEN LIBRARY (FoCL) MEDALLION HUNT – $750 PRIZE PACKAGE

A city wide Medallion Hunt will be held beginning Saturday, January 26. The medallion will be hidden on public land in Chanhassen and a clue as to its location will be released daily at Byerly's, on the FoCL web site, and Chanhassen Library until Saturday, February 2. For contest rules and more information, visit the Chanhassen Library or www.chanfriends.net.
Sun, 01/13/2008 - 2:07 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

there is one In rosevile Next sat the 19!! at the Rosetown legion hall!!
Sun, 01/13/2008 - 3:14 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

it is not a good one it is for there Sonball!!! as they put it!! and it is only there 2nd one!! I think I am going to go find it!! hehe!! I bet I can do it really quick!! he said it lasts about 2 hr or so at max!! we should all go to the rosetown legion and fill the place then go to the pre dig!! lol!! after we find it!!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:27 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

one what?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:39 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'll be at Ians Cache Bash at mounds park before the PDG
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:41 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

it is a med hunt!! just a really piss poor one from what the bar tender said!! so i think I will go win the $300!! and then go to the pre dig!! lol!! easy money!! he said the clues dont help you or hurt you!! thats how bad they are!!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:43 PM Permalink
barefootguy

What time does the first clue come out at?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 2:59 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

I dont know I think from the sounds of it there is only one clue lol!! it is hid out back of the legion hall in there part of the park!! lol not much space to cover!! but I think the first one was at like 9 or something like that!! lol!!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 3:21 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I think someone checked that out last year. They all line up and run out at the same time.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 3:33 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

thats fine I will out run all the old bastards and get to it first!! lol!! then Take my money to Matty B's!!! lol
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 4:03 PM Permalink