The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion has been hidden in area parks in all manner of disguise. It has been frozen in ice, buried in snowbanks, stuck in hollow logs and attached to everything from a baby-buggy wheel to an Oreo cookie.

 

2008: Indian Mounds Park, in a plastic-wrapped box for 3M brand Highland Invisible tape.

2007: (first medallion) Hidden Falls Park, encased in a block of ice between two logs with United Auto Workers and Ford logos.

2007: (second medallion) Roseville’s Central Park, no disguise.

2006: Battle Creek Park, wrapped in ice, in a Nut Goodie wrapper and a red garter.

2005: Crosby Farm Nature Area, under a piece of bark from a fallen tree frozen to the ground.

2004: Phalen Park, inside a green doughnut in the area between Phalen and Round lakes.

2003: Como Park, frozen in a chunk of ice under fallen timber and leaves in a wooded area north of the dirt-bike course and Dutch oven.

2002: Merriam Park, taped to the underside of a tortilla-chip can liner.

2001: Como Park, inside an Iron Man sports sock tucked into a Dove soap box.

2000: Newell Park, inside an Ace brand box of playing cards.

1999: Conway Park, wrapped inside a white crocheted holder.

1998: Cherokee Park, inside an Old Navy brand sock.

1997: Como Park, inside a Curad bandage box wrapped in a red bandana.

1996: Harriet Island Park, inside a Skoal tin.

1995: Battle Creek Park, inside a knitted yarn pouch.

1994: Highland Park, inside a small, white wooden box.

1993: Hidden Falls Park, inside a diaper.

1992: Cherokee Park, inside a white mitten.

1991: Langford Park, inside a Hostess Sno-Ball.

1990: Como Park, wrapped in clay and grass.

1989: The Capitol Mall, inside an earmuff.

1988: Tony Schmidt Park, Arden Hills, coated with almond bark.

1987: Indian Mounds Park, wrapped in clay and grass.

1986: Highland Park, inside a pipe.

1985: Kellogg Mall Park, glued inside a White Castle hamburger box.

1984: Newell Park, attached to a broken 45 rpm record.

1983: Lake Phalen Park, substituted as filling in an Oreo cookie.

1982: Wakefield Lake Park, Maplewood, wrapped in a classified ads section.

1981: Acorn Park, Roseville, taped between leaves.

1980: Como Park, In a plaster “stone.”

1979: Marthaler Park, West St. Paul, taped to a dead tree.

1978: Harriet Island Park, frozen inside a snowball.

1977: Irvine Park, inside a cigar box.

1976: Keller Lake Park, Maplewood, in tree roots.

1975: Mears Park, inside a Bull Durham sack.

1974: Cherokee Park, inside a crushed Coke can.

1973: Lake Phalen Park, cemented inside a closet bracket.

1972: Marydale Park, inside a chunk of drainpipe.

1971: Wakefield Lake Park, Maplewood, attached to a baby-buggy wheel.

1970: Battle Creek Park, attached to a cast-iron vise.

1969: Victoria Street and Interstate 35E, in a crevice between two rocks.

1968: Highland Park, attached to plasterboard.

1967: State Fairgrounds, under 8 inches of ice, with a horseshoe.

1966: Harriet Island Park, attached to a flatiron.

1965: Como Park, attached to a block of printing lead.

1964: Beaver Lake Park, attached to a golden brick.

1963: Carroll, Jefferson, Farrington and Rondo streets, in a snowbank.

1962: Along Mississippi Street, attached to a disc.

1961: Highland Park, in a large clump of grass.

1960: Harriet Island Park, in the heel of a rubber boot.

1959: Warner Road, under a tree.

1958: Under U.S. 61 bridge, in milky ice on Phalen Creek.

1957: Battle Creek Park, in a clump of roots above ground.

1956: Como Park, inside a hollow log.

1955: Seventh and Robert streets, under a mailbox.

1954: Hidden Falls Park, in a hollow stump.

1953: Cherokee Park, in a snowbank; State Fairgrounds, in a large bush near the Poultry Building (there were two hidden in 1953).

1952: Highland Park, in a treasure chest in weeds.

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