CLUE #6 -Medallion Hunt 2023
So many places to search Spaces to research And cases of numerous variety Stay true to the test With zeal and zest In most respectful and courteous propriety
Jan 23, 2023
CLUE #5 MEDALLION HUNT 2023
Generally speaking These hints we are leaking Are nebulous, perfunctory and blear But instead of defining Look more at refining A title already clear here
Jan 20, 2023
CLUE #4 MEDALLION HUNT 2023
Everything's aged Replaced or upstaged Renamed or even erased But what was once new Provides this fourth clue It is here the medallion is based
Jan 19, 2023
CLUE #3 MEDALLION HUNT 2023
Dear devoted medallion hunter We now present another stumper A puzzling enigma, this is. Steadfast in your quest We send all our best Affectionately, With hugs and kisses
Jan 18, 2023
CLUE #2 MEDALLION HUNT 2023
Clue one, we admit Was little to work with So here's what we found in inspection There's a place stands nearby Only slightly awry From nearly perfectly pointing the direction
Jan 17, 2023
Medallion Hunt 2023
Medallion Hunt 2023 starts Monday!
Jan 11, 2023
THE 2022 GREAT MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS MEDALLION HAS BEEN FOUND!
THE MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS 2022 MEDALLION HAS BEEN FOUND! Judy Thornton of Duluth has found the medallion in the Great Midwest Communications Medallion Hunt. It was found at Keene Creek Park in Hermantown - about 10 feet off a crossroads of the trails in the park - southwest of the main parking lot. The medallion was l...
Feb 07, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 11
(This clue obviously points a searcher to Keene Creek Park. It was located on a trail off limits to snowmobiles. It also is a reminder to those hunting to be respectful of the land and other medallion hunters.) BY NOW YOU ARE KEEN MOSTLY SURE OF THE SCENE OF THE PLACE YOU NEED TO PROSPECT SLIGHTLY OFF OF A TRAIL WHER...
Feb 07, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 10
(An aerial view of the park, easily accessible on Google looks like a hockey stick and a puck) HERE'S A CUTE LITTLE TRICK WITH A QUICK LITTLE CLICK FROM ABOVE, YOU CAN SURVEY THE LAND ONE PARTICULAR PIC A SORT OF PUCK AND A STICK SEARCHING THERE PUTS YOU IN COMMAND
Feb 04, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 9
(First it is a reminder not to dig into groomed cross country ski trails. This clue indicates that it will not be under the snow on a trail but may be close by. It was found 10 feet off a trail.) ATTENTION ATTENTION WE'RE COMPELLED HERE TO MENTION EVEN THOUGH IT FLIES IN THE FACE OF CONVENTION DO NOT BE DIGGING INT...
Feb 03, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 8
(There were new growing pine trees with individual cages surrounding each of them. The medallion was hidden at least 100 yards past that area at Keene Creek Park.) WE IMPLORE EVERY YEAR BUT WE NEED YOU TO HEAR ABOUT WHERE YOU SHOULD GO AND SHOULD NOT SO PLEASE TAKE AN OATH STAY AWAY FROM NEW GROWTH AND JUST KEEP TREKK...
Feb 02, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 7
(This is a reference to Jody Kujawa (aka The "not" Poop Fairy) who is featured on signs in many of the area parks - including at the trail-head at Keene Creek Park. Jody is a popular actor in the Twin Ports area) YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW OR HAVE BEEN TO A SHOW WITH A THESPIAN CHAP NAMED J-K HE'S LIKELY STUNNED ...
Feb 01, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 6
(Many trails led to the location of the medallion. A number of upgrades to Hermantown parks within the past year included paving some of the trail system. However, the trail that the medallion was hidden near was not paved.) WE WON'T PAVE THE WAY AT LEAST NOT TODAY TO THE SITE OF THE TREASURED JACKPOT BUT THIS WE CAN...
Jan 31, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 5
(A long way of saying the medallion is not in Duluth) FOUR CITIES TO SEARCH AMID PINE AND THE BIRCH TO FIND WHERE THE PRIZE HAS ITS PERCH FOUR CITIES ARE FINE WITH THE POMP AND THE RHYME AND THE CONTEST THAT'S LAID OUT WITH TIME BUT IF WE'RE TELLING THE TRUTH TO YOU OLD AND OF YOUTH THE ILLUSTRIOUS MEDALLION IS NOT IN ...
Jan 28, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 4
(This clue indicates that the medallion is hidden at a place that it's been before. We hid it at Keene Creek Park in 2012) THE PLACE THAT YOU SEEK MIGHT BE A REPEAT TO INTENSIFY THIS YEAR'S MYSTIQUE SO INSTEAD OF BRAND NEW THINK MORE DEJA VU IT'S WHAT MAKES THIS HUNT SO UNIQUE
Jan 27, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 3
(I noticed a tree near the trail head that had an orange hue - especially when the sun was shining on it. The featured picture does not really do it justice) PULL ON YOUR BOOTS AND LOOK FOR SOME COLOR AND WHEN THE SUN SHINES IT LOOMS LIKE NO OTHER A SPLASH OF GINGER AMID WHITE, BROWN, AND GRAY NEAR THE HEAD OF THE TRA...
Jan 26, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 2
(The "X" indicates the crossroads of two cross-country ski trails. the medallion is within 50 feet of the "X") WITH SOME BALLYHOO WE'VE CRAFTED THIS CLUE TO DIRECT WHERE IT IS AND IS NOT HEED WHAT WE CONVEY THAT IT ISN'T CLICHÉ TO ADMIT, THAT IT'S "X" MARKS THE SPOT
Jan 25, 2022
EXPLAINED MEDALLION HUNT CLUE 1
(This is a reference to the One way sign - inside twenty feet of where the medallion was hidden. If you go in the direction the sign was pointing, you'd be moving further away from where it was hidden at Keene Creek Park) TWENTY TWENTY TWO IS THE YEAR THAT YOU'LL FINALLY GET NEAR WHERE THE CRYSTAL CLEAR COIN'S IN REPO...
Jan 24, 2022