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DIGGIN' QUEEN, i told you i would call you with the clue at midnight.
not at barnes & nobel. was there tonight, and they never heard of it.
The second edition is available at what was the Hungry Mind Bookstore on Grand Ave...or the map store on Kellogg.
It's worth it. Very good work done.
The Map Store, Kellogg Square, 111 East Kellogg, St. Paul, MN 55101 corner of Robert and Kellogg--on Kellogg side---Ruminator, Grand Ave (Formerly Hungry Mind)--disclaimer- I do not work for Hunter's Guide, but it is a nice tool.
just thought of another clue that would put in at the capital mall when i was looking at a map i noticed right in front of the mall ther is a street called aroura aka aroura boriallis , northern lights, this is king boreas direction any thoughts
Fire + Ice = opposites attracting.
I picked up my copy of the guide at the Hungry Mind last night
It is supposed to be at the map store on Kellogg
interesting note digby
Topher- I was talking to you. Do you want to meet out there early & be there when I get the call???? Otherwise I would be more than happy to have you call me with it. Just didn't want to be out there alone.
They won't hide it downtown. there is not enough parking plus there are to many other Carnival activities going on.
still need to get there to see if the statue of lief erickson the viking actually exsits at the capital mall i do beiieve it does but not positive
Well, to let you know, i am only 17. If that makes a difference. PLus i don't get off work till 11:30
I thinks the medallion is not there, but I know the statue is real.
what is going on durring the carnival at the capital
Hello all you fellow diggers. So is everyone going nuts yet trying to figure out what the jack-ass that wrote these clues means?
thanks dave would u like my input on it
Waht are some new thoughts? Or are there any?
Digby, I welcome input from all contestants.......
Saturday at 10 is the introduction of the Krewe.
We think Newell. What about you.
Topher- Yeah well that suits me fine. I'm married with 3 kids. Just wanted to go with someone.
The statue of Leif Ericson does exist. Saw it there when it was found at capital mall years ago.
Diggin' Queen. What mtime are you going to be out there?
BRB everyone a friend of mine is being a pain in the ass and won't talk to me online.
I'll probably show up at about 12:45
topher, are you doing all this at work?
Hey guys just looking at last years clues and they don't refer to anything that will give away the park untill clue 6. I think we still have a while
I am.
I'm thinking about 11:45. How soon could you get there after work.
For those that like the Capital
theory.....and if the statue is wearing a cape,
I just noticed another anagram : pace = cape
just something to think about.
newell is the spot
I'm thinking about 11:45. How soon could you get there after work? Hubby said he'd call us with the clue.
Hey digging queen - sent you an email. Me or me and my hubby might want to dig at Newell tonight. What time are you going?
I would have to swing by home to change into different clothes and i could probably be there by 12:30. I would need directions though.
emmy & hannah's mom--good work. Can you make any other clues fit spot? Just curious.
Also, where in the park are we going to meet with all these people?
A DEVIL JANE
Leelabell, Cool. 11:45 & I've got a cell phone. I'll go check the e-mail. be back soon.
Diggin' Queen, i could get off a little early. I'll try to be there by 11.
Topher, I'll e-mail ya in a second.
clue #1 lief erickson a profitalbe famous viking , #2 pace and ace , ace ventura the governors workplace is near , astute a clever cunning word , scrabled , statue (lief ericson statue if it is there) #3 i do believe there are two radio towers looking norh of the capital in king boreas direction north arora boreallis , aroura ave in front of the mall , #5 what it is in oposite of cloudy and foul (taken from a fellow hunter that made sense sunny delightfull a sunny d bottle or container please comment on these , im still not sure this mall is considered a public park and if they would have it there
mean 12
In the line "read this well" - this well is an anagram for west hill - In the case of NP there is a bit of a ridge near Fairview.
Dunno if it qualifies as a park,
but the med was there in 89.
I'm not saying *this* is the park. It's as good as some others.
you know we go through this every year wondering if the capital mall is really a park or not and whether they would hide it there. I wish we could meet the guy who writes these clues and ask him if it is a park or not.
On the news today there is supposed to be a CHAT ROOM where people can chat about the medallion hunt.. does anybody know that web site? if so, please re-post it!! thanks!
gee i guess nobody was interested when i asked before if anyone was interested in a statue of a viking wearing a cape just south of a church with 2 towers and all the references to jessee ventura... ace, new obsession, profittable profession ect. Too late though because clues 4 and 5 dont work there without really streching it
say its at the capital and there throwing everyone into newell again like last year until about the eighth clue lol
by the way its not really the capital mall this corner is actually called leif ericksen park
you know I don't think they are trying to throw us anywhere I think people just want it to be at Newell
www.medallionhunt.8m.com
To generalize is to be an idiot.
Pie do you even go out looking for the medallion or not?
Ok people I am back
West Side Will...you are the only person to complain and I've already apologized to you. I apologize to the rest of you if my December "SPAM" anouncement about the book was beyond reproach. Unfortunately, the minimal profit from this "your guide" doesn't warrant the cost of conventional advertising. I will never announce any new guides to you through your e-mail addresses unless you want me to.
Sincerely,
Steve Worthman
there u are ex i couldnt remember who talked a bout the statue
steve, i want you to.
why wouldnt 4 and 5 work stud ,relief from the rain and cooking , the taste of minnesota
My mind does the looking and when it finds it, my
body follows! PIE-2000
Steve - You know I want you to! I'd hunt you down if you didn't!
Pie does not seek the treasure but seeks attention
Leela, I'll send you an e-mail with my phone number & we can work out the details. Topher, Let me get with Leela, then I'll send ya an e-mail with the details.
I know if I worked for the P.P. I would be really amused at the thought of sending thousands of shovel weildind maniacs to the governors doorstep after the things he has said about the P.P.
I know if I worked for the P.P. I would be really amused at the thought of sending thousands of shovel weilding maniacs to the governors doorstep after the things he has said about the P.P.
by the way stud thanks for the kick start to get my brain going lol, where do u park by the capital anyways
OK, how soon do you think that'll be?
Count me in, too Steve. Even if I'm
not interested in whatever ittiz, it's not THAT hard to just hit "delete".
Now if you decide a good profit-maker would be to start selling my email
address, or something, that might be different.
ROFLMAO ex
oops sorry, but so much for increasing the security budget to protect you from us minnesotans
# 5 is just what the medal is hidden in stud , some one through this one as a long shot , but the opposites of cloudy and foul are sunny and delightful and extracting is the ground pulling from the ground this bottle ( speak to me )
NANCSLEAZE:
PIE helps his friends more than anybody else on this board!
If you don't believe it ask those who were here
for the hunt last year!
u mean parking meters ex lol
where is the pfool?
Diggin' - ok I will look for it
Probably at his namesake
Girl!!!! I saw you were posting earlier today!!!!! How the heck are you?
hey stud where abouts by the capital is the statue of lief i remember it being on the east side i think if its what i think it was
You can’t hold a man down without staying down
with him.
I am fine Terry, The Pfool is playing broom ball now so I am at a library computer. Almost time to checkout!
terry u still hanging out at newell like last year wernt u with eagle eye , where has she been
digby... parking lot n.w. corner of rice and university is right across street from statue but just to let you know i've been there since monday night and extracted snow under every tree
Sorry Steve,
Spam is a REAL sore spot for me. It has cost me a LOT of money and I am VERY sick of the "I don't have the money to market my product" argument. Marketing a product is just as much a part of running a business as getting the capitol to (in your case) produce the book. I thank you for your apology and even wish you luck. But PLEASE do the math. If just 1% of all the businesses in america sent you ONE spam per year, you would have over 1000 emails per DAY! I think that would effectivly kill email as a useful medium for communication.
(Now I will step off of my high horse and get back to the topic at hand)
I think that since it has been hidden at the capital mall before it can be called a park. And so far has the best fit for the clues at hand.
like i said.....
I love that you cats are so into the Newell thing but it just does not add up at all.
My wonderdog has already miterated upon all of Newell and it aint there!
I'm still thinking Newell, but not passionately. Eagle Eye is around. She'll be hunting by this weekend.
So where do you think it is, Girl?
hey stud i think they are using the statue as a pinpoint to line up the location like they did at como with the dome , pool and backstop is this possible
Roseville Oval,
Prospect Park (big towers and Tower Grocery),
Mall of America,
St Paul Park,
or Lake of the Isles ;)
(Some call me a brat!)
I do not want to think it's the capital mall...but anything is possible.
Actually, Will, I don't see SPAM as a problem. I reserve the right to bill the spammer for both my bandwitdh and my disk space (and any necessary legal and collection fees) used to store their trash. I start getting enough of it, I'll save it and send a bill. Thankfully, I haven't gotten to that point yet.
Steve, feel free to email me announcements of new editions
statue is next door to the west south of church with two towers parking in free state lot nw corner of rice and univ. but like i said it looked really good at first but now???? rice does happen to devide east from west--oppisites??? i don't have such a good feeling anymore or i wouldn't be advertising
Steve--I got your e-mail and your guide. Please consider this permission to continue. The guide is just amazing. However, I secretly wish you don't sell very many--better for those of us who have one.
Anybody got a Hudson's handy? Is it possible that EAST and WEST university ave meet near capitol? Noodle noodle.
If tonight's clue mentions playground equipment I am going to be pissed.
Hey, I like the capitol mall idea. If it's there, I'd expect a Jesse reference sometime soon. And "opposites attract" works because opposing political philosophies meet (attract) there. But I don't see other clues fitting. I just got here, so I would appreciate hearing the full rationale for the mall.
yeah I do let me take a look
Downtown Dave,
GOOD POINT!!! They do. Wabisha is the east west cut off. (It is Humboldt on the West Side)
Looks like they meet at Jackson.
Where is Diggin'????
That's where Regions hospital is.
think the opposites in clue 5 are mpls and st.paul of course cloudy and foul refers to mpls and so it must be at newell or somewhere where you can see mpls from
girl where is prospect park im stil going to go with the capital for now but may gander that way
Thanks Troy and Kitty and Will. Too far from statue, however. Statue on West end of property. Regions hospital near Jackson. There is a nice overlook over the city by the east parking lot--check it out. Cool view of city. Doesn't match any clues, but its always a stop on a bike trip.
Dave. The E-W street point is Wabasha through downtown, and I believe Sylvan St. North of it. So, John Ireland may be the boundary along Constitution (and Aurora for that matter).
digby,
Prospect park is on the West Side :-) It is on the bluff overlooking downtown and Hariett island. But it is a very small park. Less than a city block.
hey ex i still say they are talking about the statue of the viking because these clues were printed a long time before the vikings loss that is not what this was talking about is was talking about the lief the viking
Prospect Park is across Smith (the high bridge) from Cherokee. It's a tiny little park...about the size of a city lot.
know where now will i think i was there another year
Prospect park also has great view of city. They used to have those pay binonculars that you put a quarter in.....but that does not match a clue either.
sorry my typing is horendous tonight , wheres the dam chat area at i hate leaving messages lol
know amazing i just told everyone that rice devides east and west at university and they cant even read
ok everyone, just got back from my hunt. Remember, if the watercooler is down at all tonight, goto www.medallionhunt.8m.com It is the place that everyone has been going to when it is down. Or, you can come chat now! your choice
dave to many towers in the city how would u distinguish one or even two in the downtown area
Derrick--do you have a mole lined up? Early clue perhaps?
It sure would be interesting to see 10,000 irishmen on Capitol Mall.
foul play just happened at 100 w university greyhound station while the statue is at 100 E university
You are right Digby. I just bounce this stuff out to the crowd....
that is an affirmative Dave
Derick check your site.
Maureen!!!! The true Queen of all hunters! How the heck are you? Any digging going on with you and that bro of yours?
Derick--you da man.
digby just for exercise and to keep my shovel tuned up i will be there again tonight wearing viking cap
whats wrong with my site??
We are here the Irish that is.
Never contend with a man who has nothing to
lose.
so your going to ruin all that digging with a viking cap ex lol
Ok everyone, the clue will be up at my site around 11:30. www.medallionhunt.8m.com
cool thanks Derick. You rock!
Derick Davis,
You have someone calling it in to you? I'm planning on heading downtown to get a paper and see what is going on.
im out talk to u tomorrow people ill dig tomorrow night at the cap
well be sure and say hi if you see me and to pie i like the chineese proverb that goes confusedious say he with no shovel has no place to dig!
West Side Will, are you from the Westside of St Paul? If so whereabouts?
well be sure and say hi if you see me and to pie i like the chineese proverb that goes confusedious say he with no shovel has no place to dig! who's messing with the web crossing server
Yes, I have a VERY nice and VERY cool person calling me! huh kitty?!
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the
rest of us could not succeed.
So where is Diggin' Queen??
Pie, you callin' me a fool?!?!?
George_Y2G_,
Yup. I'm by the library
Maureen - You are at the capital mall then! Cooler!
It’s better to keep one’s mouth shut and be
thought a fool than to open it and resolve all doubt.
Where is Swede Hollow?
oh, ok Pie. Sorry
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a
microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the
most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
Topher - ya still out there??? I got off the computer so Lil could call. But she never did. Are you still there?????????????
Hey Terry, The capitol huh? Yuck. Memories. I can't wait for 11:30. I'm glad Derick is here to put the PP in their place. 12:01. Come on.
Topher - ya still out there??? I got off the computer so Lil could call. But she never did. Are you still there?????????????
Will--just to the east of Lafayette bridge on E 7th street--small parking lot there. then you walk through a railroad tunnel, and voila--your in the park--nothing, including the medallion is there, i think. Does have some righteous cell towers nearby, and Swede hollow cafe has good carmel rolls. Bridge only shelter from rain, no playground, no tennis courts, just walking and bike paths, and Phalen creek...
Yup. The capital mall does have it's memories...good and bad.
Thanks Dave, I didn't think it was there. Just read about it in a few St. Paul history books and always wanted to know where it was. Now it looks like a new cafe to try out.
Yea, but it makes for a great story. Have we ruled out Highland yet? I was there last night. A few hearty souls out pondering the grounds.
About a long ago post being political parties being opposites who attract... WAY OFF... they REPEL
Intelligence recognizes what has happened. Genius
recognizes what will happen
I know the P.P. thinks of us as it's own army to send into battle and scare the bejesus out of some polititions so the capital it is... hut234
Hey Dave, theres a creek called Phalen in Suede Hollow? You know i wouldnt be surprised if that "WARS" Thing leads you to believe battle "CREEK" and then maybe the next clue have Something to do with phalen. Then i would be going to Suede Hollow to look for it
yea, i'm still here, someone else will be using this so e-mail me the details and i will meet you at Newell. Thanks and see you there.
cosmo cat- what I meant about the political parties is that they meet at the capitol. Get it? They are opposites, but there they must meet; it attracts them. Does that make any more sense?
Hey Diggin'- didn't get you email. Mine is really slow tonight so don't have your number - just tried to email you mine.
Yes, rob. Swede Hollow was a neighborhood of tar paper shanties until the early 50's when it became so run down that the city tore it down. All adresses were listed as "Phalen Creek Parkway", and the creek is still there. It's in the shadow of the former Hamm's/Olympia/Pabst/Stroh's brewery--but none of this fits anything, as I see it.
ok I'll go check. Topher I'll e-mail ya soon
is Suede Hollow large park or no?
dOES ANYONE have any ideas about the opposite's attract thing?
MacGrove is back in the House...What is new gang???
Who will be on here at 11:30...I have a proposition...
Attention past finders of the treasure!!!! I would like a group photo for the Treasure Hunter's Guide "Hall of Fame". Please send me an e-mail to see if we can get together at the park. Give me your hunting schedule for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Thanks,
Steve
The important thing is not to stop
questioning.
I hope to be. What's up?
Too deep kid minneapolis... by the way i live downtown and i dig mpls if it wasnt for the stinky corner at 7th and hennepin/nicollet...
anyway if anyone wants to see my bonafide theory click this link to a previous post... tell me what you think!!!
swede hollow is a fairly large park that is "due," but doesn't fit the clues. I would count on it being a park to watch in the next few years, but not this year.
What is with all the people talking that Boreas is the king of the north that was his brother Titan he was the cold and fast North Wind.
PIE...what do you do besides this?
Long and narrow rob, with a big incline at opposite end from bridge, requires lots of climbing....takes you past some odd rock sculptures and up into the a residential neighborhood just past brewery. Heavily wooded, not big as como, but not tiny either.
What about Linwood? Where is there a astute or statue in Phalen???
TP
see you all next to the capital sooner or later... depressed viking stares at white castle but can't quite get there to satisfy his craving
What about Linwood? Where is there a astute or statue in Phalen???
TP
The opposites atract thing to me is a magnet. And with clue for saying look carefully in this clue or something like that and it spells out "Wars". Then the magnet thing there is a magnet elementary school just across from Battle Creek Park.
What about Linwood? Where is there a astute or statue in Phalen???
TP
LIVE, BABY, LIVE
cosmo cat- "brown sheet" is your bona fide theory??! Now who is digging too deep?? And yeah, mpls is a swell city; we need a summer medallion hunt wit the aquatennial, though.
Jett...or whoever...I will be downton at 11:30...e-mail me your phone number and I will call you with the clue as soon as I can get my greedy large hands on it! Then you can get it on the web...unless Derrick's mole gets it sooner!
and since Minneapolis doesn't mow their parks anymore, you really could hide something!
@#$%^&* server!!!!
What about Linwood? Where is there a astute or statue in Phalen???
TP
haha! the brown sheet was a stroke of genius eh? a bit mad tho... yeah scuba medallion for the city of lakes!!!
I like picture #6.
most treasures are underwater to begin with.. i guess under snow is under water
DD...St Paul isn't mowing much of their parks either...except Golf Courses.... :o)
Dave, what do you think of my theory?
kid mpls, I'm still trying to figure out what's goin' on with the Mom server. Its running Netscape Enterprise server. They've probably got a measly SparcClassic running it. any PP sysop care to comment?
cosmo cat-- yeah, maybe the PP already had the scuba idea. The medallion is at the bottom of Lake Phalen! You heard it here first. Good luck getting through the ice and finding it.
Diggin' Queen, I'm back
I don't think its in Newell anymore. Seems too easy. I think they're trying to dupe us again. The clue writer must have something against Newell and just wants to see it get trashed every year.
I'm sorry Rob--please repeat theory--I am trying to write reports for work and do this at the same time, and the server is skipping posts...
I still like picture #6.
What do you mean picture #6???
Picture #6...what is that???
ok, i'll bite, i didn't buy your book, what park is #6, looks like central park in nyc to me
This message is to the ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS...there is an opening to a light post with wires inside of it (near the ballfield) at NEWELL. It's possible that someone would be tempted to reach in there, hoping to pull out a medallion. It's only about 12 inches from the ground. I didn't attempt to "extract" the medallion, but it did fit my definition of a "chase."
Aren't those shelters?????? What about those towers?????
BZZZZT!!
Hey everyone....George, you out there at all??? I just returned from a trip to Linwood, Highland and Phalen, I left a firm believer in Highland and came back a more than firm believer in Phalen!
Pic 6 is Here It is taken from just south of the bike trail looking North into SH under E 7th St.
Hi Allie! Long time no see!
Dave, clue 4 says something about read this clue carefully, well it spells out "WARS". Then in clue 5 about the opposites attract, well thats a magnet and theres that elementary magnet school across from the park. Battle Creek my friend. Battle Creek.
Hey Kid and Cosmo,
The City of Crystal hides an
object and posts the clues to reveal its location on the door of a community
center. Somewhat similar to the Winter Carnival hunt but known as The Crystal
Ball and is only worth 1G.
They hide the ball in a
Crystal park during the Crystal Frolics in July.
Allie--met you digging at Highland last year--have you been back?
AllieGo...Iemailed your message to the SysOp as well
The Medallion isn't even out yet. The carnival hasn't started, no one hardly ever wins, if ever, before the WC starts. I believe someone going to "drop" the medallion at the park where it's at tonight.
If you shut your door to all errors, truth will be
shut out.
Hi Allison!
PIE! WTF! are you just going to ramble sentence fragments and preach like an Autistic Treasure Hunter all night?!?!?
Thank you Derick for saying that!
ok I'll go check. Topher I'll e-mail ya soon
Hi Dave. I didn't realize you were "Downtown Dave." No, I haven't been to Highland this year. And thanks MacGrove.
DERRELICK:
Just bidin time till you give us the next
CLUE!!!
Derick...is your mole on duty???
Watch out for the bums under the bridge.
Hiya Steve. I like the other side
better.....
:)
ok I'll go check. Topher I'll e-mail ya soon
Nobody care about the North direction deal... I still have problems with the look in the north direction. Other clues make sense for lots of parks, but that clue leaves me stumped
what park is the picture from???
Yep, mole is on duty
Swede Hollow, Mac
mom: is that where you've been?
Thank you!!!
Steve--we were suggesting #6 earlier--I will dig there, but I have a couple of problems with that site--I too like the other side better.....Central Park! LOL! Not hardly.
swede hollow = no good... for a millisecond i thought they would give away the park in the first clue but now i know that they know there are too many people like me that would obsess with swede hollow from the beginning
BATTLE CREEK!!!!!
Went through there last night....like the looks of it.
Where is Swede Hollow?
newell's got the nod until a clue comes along convincing me against... then its to phalen unless that ruled by a clue too... from there... i dunno... then it's the 'park' my ass on the couch and watch the winner's speech
Tom: East Side, Lower end of Payne Ave. North of 7th St
Where is Swede Hollow?
Thanks!
Topher- check your e-mail
Thanks!
Hey what does everyone thing about Battle Creek?
Thanks!
can see 3M tower from BC
CC ski 'paths'
Magnet schoool backs up to it
Thanks!
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