1960 Clues
Twenty-five hundred you can in.
Boreas' treasure hides near a bend.
Locate it and your search will end.
No danger is present where you'll stand.
The spot you seek is in the city.
You can find it if you're witty.
Picnics too, when skies are fair.
We know you're thankful for this clue,
Spotting the treasure is up to you.
If you want to win the game.
Eighteen in order solves this clue.
That's really being good to you.
South of it you must veer
Within 100 yards from the nearest road,
Waiting for you is the treasure lode.
Easily seen from the treasure's lair
Finding the treasure is quite a trick
But keep on searching until you click.
A building has that many towers in view.
It's useful still but not the same,
As when it bore a different name.
It's a different story in July.
When skis are for water and not of snow,
You could be spending the treasure dough.
But one is seldom used today.
This need not stop you in your search,
If you look afar you'll see a church.
A lazy R formed by a tree.
Within it's shadow, lying low,
A brass medallion hides it's glow.
Through brush and weeds you'll be damp,
On two sides are water but don't be misled,
This doesn't mean what it seems to have said.
The treasure's hiding place this year.
Protective covering from rain and snow,
Conceals the medallion worth all that dough.
It's title tells you where to look
Today the treasure we'll reveal,
Is hidden in a rubber's heel.
During the 1990’s, the St Paul Pioneer Press opened online discussion forums. These forums were called Water Coolers. The forums had discussion topics related to sports, politics, news, and current events. Each year, the Pioneer Planet – the online section of the Pioneer Press – opened a discussion forum as a media for hunters to discuss the clues for the Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt.
During the earlier years, one might find a few hundred posts during the hunt. As more hunters had computers, those numbers jumped. From 1997 to 1998, the number of posts increased from the hundreds to the 5-digit thousands. It was during the 1998 hunt the Cooler Crew was born.
The community spirit and teamwork displayed in the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt thread was inspiring. The group of hunters found themselves at the end of a hunt not wanting to let go of new friendships and the camaraderie found on the Water Cooler board. The idea emerged to do what anyone would do in the middle of winter in Minnesota. A picnic in Cherokee was planned - the first Rehash Bash!
