Submitted by Terry on Sun, 01/25/2004 - 00:00
The 6th Annual Pre-Dig Gig at Patrick McGovern’s on Saturday, January 24, 2004 saw the gathering of old hunting friends sprinkled liberally with first time attendees. Roughly 100 folks came and went during the evening. As always, the stories of previous hunts, predictions of where the medallion will be found sometime in the next 12 days, the greeting of old and new friends alike made this annual gathering one this writer wouldn’t miss. The evening, as always, was capped off with the reading of the first clue.
Submitted by ThoseMedallingKids on Sat, 10/11/2003 - 18:36
Okay, I'll write about my thoughts on the hunt, the process of making it, why I did some of the things I did.
Submitted by Terry on Sun, 01/19/2003 - 00:00
Patrick McGovern's - January 18th, 2003
The Cooler Crew has gathered at Patrick McGovern's to celebrate the beginning of the new Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt for each of the last five years. The celebration is always filled with the gathering of seasoned and newbie hunters, many laughs, reminisces of previous hunts, predictions of where the medallion might be hidden, who will find it, when the prized medallion will be found, and as the evening comes to an end, the reading of the first clue.
Submitted by me2 on Tue, 01/07/2003 - 14:33
Me2 and the Coolerheads
(all right Cooler Crew! Ready to read the clue? )
-I'll say we are!
-Yeah!
-Let's read it now!
Okay, TMK?
-Okay!
Okay, THX?
-Okay!
Okay,ARES? ARES? AREEEEEEEEZ!
-YES DEAR!!!)
Treasure Hunting time is here
Just got the 1st clue from the Pioneer
We've got our shovels in our car
The pre-dig gig was at the bar
Want a clue thats fun to noodle
Me2, I want the kit & caboodle!
We could hardly stand the wait
To find the coin, it's our fate
Submitted by Joe Medallion on Wed, 01/01/2003 - 00:00
A documentary about the St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt began production in 2001 and continued in 2002, you may have noticed the lights and cameras while trekking through our public parks during the last two hunts. Cinematographer Bud Gardner and Filmmaker Trent Tooley are returning to film again this year. "It was a painful decision to not show the film and shoot again this year, but the bottom line is that we want to get this thing right."
Submitted by Marleyking on Mon, 08/12/2002 - 00:00
by Artemis the Huntress
1st day-7/30/02
As soon as it was decided we would do the hunt, Marley started planning- coming up with clue ideas and bringing home different things to hide the coin in. We made a list of 12 parks that we liked, to check out the next night, and he made the coin.
2nd day-7/31/02
Submitted by Joe Medallion on Mon, 02/25/2002 - 00:00
It was a tough year to be a hardcore digger. A lack of snow, cryptic clues, and an amazingly early find left most of us out of the proper park. Several folks let it be known that they were disappointed with the imagination of the hunt clues and hiding spot this year. Perhaps the hiders were trying to throw us for a loop by picking a new and small park. After all, Conway worked until the ho-hum happenstance finding.
Submitted by Allison Wonderland on Mon, 01/28/2002 - 00:00
The Medallion Hunt of 2002 is now but a memory as we stand here on the doorstep of the 2003 hunt. For a few it may be a pleasant memory, but for most, even today, almost a year later, there's still a bitterness lingering on the edge of what should otherwise have been a pleasant recollection. Of course every hunt ends with a certain disappointment for everyone but the lucky finder, but in 2002 it seemed something else was lost as well.
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