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Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 05/02/2023 - 14:19

 

 

Welcome to the Portland Rose Festival Treasure Hunt!

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME to the 2023 Rose Festival Treasure Hunt!!!!!!!!!!!

 
The treasure being searched for in this event will be a small (approximately 2.5-inch by 3-inch) block of Lucite with a special Rose Festival Medallion embedded inside. 2023 clues begin Sunday, May 28
 
 
 
 

A very popular program...

...that began in 1983, the Rose Festival Treasure Hunt continued until 2005, and then restarted in 2014. A Rose Festival Medallion is hidden on public property in the Portland-metro area. Daily clues are offered to help hunters narrow down the location of the Treasure. These clues make reference to local history, as well as geography. Often they are so obscure that they generate lots of “water cooler talk” among casual observers and hunters alike, as they try to decipher the meaning of clues!

 
 
Remember: CLUES will be released DAILY online here at the Rose Festival website at 10:00 a.m.

Clues will continue to be released until the contest end date (or until the medallion is found).

We encourage you to follow our Social Media pages (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for updates, but, again -- Clues will ONLY be posted here at the website.

 
 
 
 

The first to solve the Clues and find the Medallion will win those popular bragging rights -- along with a cash prize!

The 2023 prize consists of:

  • $1,000 (donated by the Portland Rose Festival Foundation)

So get your search engines ready to help you out. You can have a lot of fun checking online sources for information to assist you in uncovering the hidden meaning behind each Clue. Your home and public libraries can help you dig for information, or you just might find an educated friend or two who can share ideas!

 
 

See the 2023 rules:
 
 
Adobe PDF
2023 Official Rose Festival Treasure Hunt Rules
 
 
View the PDF Map of Previous Medallion Locations:
 
 
Adobe PDF
Map

 

 
 
 

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Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Sunday, May 28, 2023
Found on:Saturday, June 10, 2023
Finders:
NameHometown
Kelly Zorick Luzania
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$1000
Awarded Prize:$1000
Location:
General Location:Vista Bridge, Portland
Exact Location:
Concealer:
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Sunday, May 28, 2023
Thirty-two hunts we have enjoyed,
a long and rich history.
Let's raise a glass to many more.
Now on with thirty-three.
Explanation:
No hints are contained in this introductory clue. In some past hunts there have been a few
hints in the first clue, but we like to keep you guessing.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Monday, May 29, 2023
When marching toward the sunrise,
the right dress would be great.
Then follow your nose from a line
Modified in fifty-eight.
Explanation:
Yes, many will recognize part of this clue (right dress) as being used in the Fort Vancouver hunt in 2017. Dress right dress is a marching drill command at which most members of the formation snap their heads to the right. If you are marching toward the sunrise (east) and look to the right you would be facing south. The line modified in fifty-eight is the Washington/Oregon state line down the middle of the Columbia River. When the boundary was first established it was defined as the center of the Columbia River. Over the years, due to natural and human factors, that line shifted. To remedy the problems that were created by shifting river lines, in 1958 both states approved ballot measures adopting the modified line as a series of specific coordinates.

This clue tells you that the search area is south of the state line, thus excluding Clark County.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Tuesday, May 30, 2023
We love our Sams, it's named for one,
count the cold bodies it contains.
It's less than that in miles though,
from state line to where treasure reigns.
Explanation:
Samuel seems to be a very popular name in Oregon history, and we’ve encountered many during the treasure hunts. The cold bodies are the twelve glaciers on Mt. Hood, named for British Admiral Samuel Hood. The medallion was hidden less than twelve miles from the state line. (Actually a bit under seven)
 
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Clue #4
Published on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Yesterday was about state line,
today's clue is about county.
Prince would love this Beaver town's grots.
It's less than that to the bounty.
Explanation:
Prince named his home and recording studio Paisley Park. Near the southern Oregon town of Paisley are the Paisley Five Mile Caves, which tells you that the medallion is hidden less than five miles from a county line. (It’s actually about 2.24 miles)
 
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Clue #5
Published on Thursday, June 1, 2023
Think alphabetically,
then search accordingly.
It's another name for
what we call the ninth floor.
Explanation:
Another word for floor is level, and alphabetically the ninth letter is “i”. This tells you that the medallion is hidden at the average person’s eye level.
 
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Clue #6
Published on Friday, June 2, 2023
Look in something like a landmark
and you'll earn your hunt diploma.
It directs the pretty trickles
to a thing once called Multnomah.
Explanation:
A synonym for landmark is watershed, and Multnomah is the name first mentioned by Lewis and Clark as the name given by the natives to the Willamette River. This narrows the search area to Portland’s Willamette River Watershed.
 
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Clue #7
Published on Saturday, June 3, 2023
Find it and squeal,
it's a big deal.
It has appeal,
encased in steel.
Explanation:
The medallion was in a black aluminum box, but the box was hidden on a gate latch protected by a steel casing. It was surrounded on all sides by steel, but still accessible from underneath.
 
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Clue #8
Published on Sunday, June 4, 2023
Although you've been searching high and low
I would really rather see ya
keep it between just the two of us
and lovely Sacajawea.
Explanation:
This is a blatant attempt at misdirection. The statue of Sacajawea stands in Washington Park, and there is a statue entitled “Just the Two of Us” at the corner of Hall Blvd. and Farmington Rd. If you pay attention to the first part of the clue which talks about searching “high and low”, it tells you that it’s about elevation. Sacajawea is at about 350’ and “Just the Two of Us” is at about 150’. The medallion was hidden at about 250’, about halfway in elevation between the two statues.
 
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Clue #9
Published on Monday, June 5, 2023
While you're walking about town
just think on this, we plea.
Where would Henry David go
to feel truly free?
Explanation:
This directs you to the west side. Henry David Thoreau’s famous essay entitled “Walking” includes the line, “Eastward I go only by force; but westward I go free.”
 
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Clue #10
Published on Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The second first and second,
just look in the book and see.
Add the only one of nine
and the second one of three.
Explanation:
“The book”, in Western culture, often refers to the Bible. There are seven sets of Bible books with “First” and “Second” in their titles, the second one being First and Second Kings. The only Bible book with nine chapters is Amos. There are many books in the Bible with three chapters, but the second one is Nahum. Put them all together and you have Amos Nahum King, the owner of the original donation land claim where the medallion was hidden.
 
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Clue #11
Published on Wednesday, June 7, 2023
This year is important,
pay attention, please do.
It helps you to find it
if you follow it through.
Explanation:
This year is ’23, and if you follow 23rd Street through the search area it turns into Vista Avenue and crosses the Vista Bridge.
 
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Clue #12
Published on Thursday, June 8, 2023
Do you want to be on
the threshold of greatness?
Then go ask Harold Hill.
(Mike Love's boat is not nameless)
Explanation:
Harold Hill was the title character of the 1962 movie “The Music Man”, and he was played by actor Robert Preston. Mike Love is a member of the Beach Boys, and they had a hit with a song released in 1966 called “Sloop John B”. John B. Preston was appointed by President Millard Fillmore in 1850 to be Oregon’s Surveyor-General, and as such he established the Willamette Meridian and its baseline. The prize was hidden within a few feet of where the baseline intersects the Vista Bridge, and a synonym of baseline is “threshold”.
 
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Clue #13
Published on Friday, June 9, 2023
From one two one one one,
to three two two one eight,
the first thing you would see
helps pinpoint and locate.
Explanation:
January 21, 2011 was proclaimed “Portlandia Day” by Mayor Sam Adams. The first episode aired that evening, with the last episode airing on March 22, 2018. The opening title shot was from the Vista Bridge.
 
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Clue #14
Published on Saturday, June 10, 2023
On the bridge,
at a gate.
Reach inside,
don't be late.
Explanation:
There are four gates in the fences on the Vista Bridge to give maintenance workers access to the built-in benches. The locks on the gates are protected by steel boxes that allow access from underneath. The medallion was placed on top of a ledge inside the north box on the east side.
 
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