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2026 Maple Grove Days Leaf Hunt

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 Stay tuned for 2026 clues, updates and such.

Sharpen your sleuthing skills and make a plan of attack to find the hidden medallion. The prize money is $500! Your best puzzle-solving skills will be needed to spy the 5”x5” maple-leaf shaped medallion in one of the many Maple Grove park lands. A new clue is dropped each week in the Osseo-Maple Grove Press, Facebook, and on MapleGroveDays.org website.  The winner will be presented the cash prize from The Lookout Bar & Grill at Maple Grove Days on Saturday, July 18 (do not have to be present that day to win).

Great activity for family, co-workers, neighbors and friends.

You can find the Medallion Clues on: Medallion Hunt Clues Page

The finder must have purchased a $3 Maple Grove Days button to claim prize.  Buttons available at the MG Community Center, MG Cub, The Lookout or from any Ambassador Candidate.  All proceeds from button sales support the MG Ambassador Program Scholarships.

Thank you Maple Grove Days and the Lookout Bar & Grill !!!

Contest guidelines and rules are as follows:

  • The Maple Leaf medallion will be found on city of Maple Grove park land.
  • No digging will be necessary.
  • No climbing will be necessary.
  • No disassembly will be required to find the medallion including irrigation heads, light fixtures and park equipment.
  • Searchers must not deface public property or otherwise violate laws. Park hours are 6:00am to 11:00pm.
  • The winner’s name will be announced Saturday of Maple Grove Days.  Need not be present to accept prize.
  • No employees or their family members of the City of Maple Grove, Sun Publications or members of Maple Grove Community Organization, are eligible to win.
  • Winner must have a Maple Grove Days button to claim the prize.
  • Searchers assume all risk for personal injury.
  • Taxes due are the responsibility of the winner.
  • If the medallion leaf is not found by 11:00pm, Thursday, July 16, 2026, the hunt will terminate and the money will roll to the next year.
  • The decisions of Maple Grove Community Organization are final.
Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Find Date
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Finders
Prize
Maximum Prize
$500
Awarded Prize
$500
Location
General Location
Goldenrod Marsh Park
Pinpointed Location
The Playground
Concealer
Under the Bottom Step

45.095743, -93.470112

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 5:00 AM

The medallion hunt begins again in 2026! Read the rules, consult the maps, this game is clean (no tricks). The leaf is hidden in a city park, nowhere else is game, the 53 green-colored parks are counted off by name. bit.ly/mgparkmap bit.ly/mgparklist

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Clue 2
Published Date
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 5:00 AM

Between two waters, astride one, lies the wood you seek. Ride upon the silvery flame, and turn the other cheek.

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Clue 3
Published Date
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 5:00 AM
A floor of planks, a symbol pax, courts upon your way, 
By vigil lit with passing quartz, and sunglint’s jolt by day. 
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Clue 4
Published Date
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 5:00 AM
It’s hid in “CKHZAJNKZ” – follow the below to help decipher the clue! 
Search out what is missing from last week’s clue (week three), 
And you’ll know where Caesar’d start, if he were swapped with thee! 
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Clue 5
Published Date
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 5:00 AM
Deeply rooted are the feet of the prickly sisters three. 
 
Know that you are on the verge, from here you’ll clearly see. 
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Clue 6
Published Date
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 5:00 AM
Treading  over, never on, pause upon the stair, 
Sit and think a moment now, and search beneath your chair.
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