OFFICIAL TREASURE HUNT WEB SITE – TWINCITIES.COM – TO POST CLUES SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT EACH DAY OF THE HUNT

St. Paul, Minn. –Eagerly anticipated clues in the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt will be posted here shortly after midnight each day of the hunt beginning Sunday. The first clue will appear in the early edition of the Sunday paper, Saturday Jan. 19. The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt begins Sunday, Jan. 20, and continues through Thursday, Jan. 31, unless the medallion is found before that date.
In addition to posting the official clues online, www.twincities.com will host lively discussion boards where medallion hunters share tales from the Treasure Hunt and speculate about what the clues mean and where the prize is hidden. TwinCities.com also features lists of previous winners and details about where they found the medallion.
TwinCities.com, online home of the Pioneer Press and a sponsor of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, offers a thorough information package on the Treasure Hunt and the St. Paul Winter Carnival. In addition to daily Winter Carnival coverage, the site will feature:

  • Special Section – Online users can view the Winter Carnival special section published by the Pioneer Press Jan. 20. The section will serve as a handy readers’ guide to the Carnival, with schedules, events information, maps and more.
  • Photo Reprint Store – Winter Carnival posters by Pioneer Press artist Kirk Lyttle – created from cover illustrations featured in past special sections – are available for purchase online, along with an exclusive collection of carnival photos. Users can click on photo reprints to check out the Winter Carnival gallery.

TwinCities.com is the digital gateway to the Twin Cities and serves more than 1 million unique visitors each month. TwinCities.com covers local news, business, sports, entertainment, living, shopping and travel. It also offers integrated real estate, recruitment, classifieds and automotive sections. Visit TwinCities.com at www.twincities.com.

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