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1989 Treasure Hunt co-winners survived Capitol scramble (w/ VIDEO)

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By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIdentical twins Mike and Dan Reinartz discovered the puck on the Capitol mall amidst a throng
1989 Treasure Hunt co-winners
The Pioneer Press is catching up with past Treasure Hunt winners and other medallion-seeking die-hards as the 60th hunt unfolds. From the camaraderie

St. Paul's Queen of the Snows is a math queen, too

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20120128__120129snowsmath.webp, 20120128__snow.webp, The 2011 Queen of the Snows Madalyn Dosch, back right, puts the crown on the new Queen Ashleigh Hayes at the Announcement and Coronation event as part
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe newly crowned Queen of the Snows is also a math queen.Ashleigh Hayes, 22, of St. Paul

1976 Treasure Hunt co-winner didn't find medallion but had Winter Carnival button (w/ VIDEO)

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20120116_074223_moncriefHuntCoWinner.webp, Mike Moncrief, right, was 19-years-old when he along with two friends Jack Londino and Tom Wacker found the Treasure Hunt medallion in 1976.
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer Press Video from the St. Paul Pioneer Press | TwinCities.com. Mike Moncrief was 19 years old in 1976 when he spent an early m

1977 Treasure Hunt winner found the medallion within 15 minutes (w/ VIDEO)

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By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressBill Gough of Edina was a student at Macalester College when he went to Irvine Park on a February morning to look for th
1977 Treasure Hunt winner
The Pioneer Press is catching up with past Treasure Hunt winners and other medallion-seeking die-hards as the 60th hunt unfolds. From the camaraderie

New Twists on the Treasure Hunt for 2012

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This year there are some interesting new twists on the Treasure Hunt.

For starters, the Pioneer Press is giving away the medallion used in the past 5 treasure hunts as a contest prize. We all have a chance to own a real piece of treasure hunt history.

Second, we all know about the move to Gabe's for the official release of the nightly newspaper. The newspaper will be released at 11:30 each night at Gabe's by the Park at Lexington and Energy Park Drive near Como Park. The clues will be available online at 11:30pm, with a special "scrambled" version available online one hour earlier each night.

Finally, 1000 miniature medallions will be hidden in Parks in Ramsey County. each of these medallions is good for free admission to the "Real Pirates" exhibit at the Science Museum, which opens on February 18.

Details can be found at the Pioneer Press.

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