2022 Bloomington Winter Fete Medallion Hunt

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On the Hunt

The Third Annual Bloomington Parks and Recreation Medallion Hunt will take place in January and February, 2022 as part of Winter Fete. The hunt will end when someone finds the commemorative medallion, or on February 14, whichever comes first. The medallion will be hidden in one of Bloomington's 97 parks. 


Clues and Timing

Clues will be provided approximately every 3-4 days here on this web page, and on the Facebook home of Bloomington Parks and Recreation beginning on January 17. 

MEDALLION HUNT CLUES

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Prize Package

Whoever finds the Medallion will win a prize package. Details on the prizes will be coming soon! 


The Medallion

The 2022 Medallion is in the final stages of design, but it will look a little something like the 2021 version pictured below. .


 


AND THE WINNER IS...

Once the hunt begins, please contact Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8877 or parksrec@bloomingtonmn.gov with questions and WHEN YOU FIND THE MEDALLION. We don't want to miss out on giving you props for your accomplishment and letting others know that they can stop looking. 


Meet last year's winners...

 

Stephanie and Casey Auen Medallion Hunt Winners 2022

The annual Winter Fete Medallion Hunt is over! On Thursday, January 27, with a lot of persistence and some help from four clues, Stephanie and Casey Auen found the medallion in its hiding place at the base of a ballfield backstop at Brookside Park. For their efforts, the winners will receive a prize package that includes an HD Fire tablet, plush heated blanket and smores maker. Scroll down to see all of the clues that were used to find the Medallion, plus all of the ones that weren't used (just for fun). We've even included explanations of what each of the clues means.

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Monday, January 17, 2022
Found on:Thursday, January 27, 2022
Finders:
NameHometown
Stephanie Auen
Casey Auen
Prize:
Maximum Prize:
Awarded Prize:
Location:
General Location:Brookside Park
Exact Location:At the base of a ballfield backstop
Concealer:
Clues
Published on Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The medallion can be found outdoors in a Bloomington park. You have 97 choices in which to embark.
Explanation:
The medallion is outdoors...in one of Bloomington's 97 park spaces.
 
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Published on Thursday, January 20, 2022
The medallion finder will earn themselves a prize. Don’t dig, don’t destroy, and you might find where it lies.
Explanation:
The medallion isn’t buried, inside of an enclosure or otherwise overly obscured. So you don’t have to dig it up or break into anything to find it.
 
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Published on Monday, January 24, 2022
​​​​​​​Sports are nearby, but you don’t have to play. We hope you enjoy hunting during your Bloomington stay.
Explanation:
The medallion is near something related to sports.
 
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Published on Thursday, January 27, 2022
The medallion finds itself woven within. Below 45 and 53 is the place where it’s been.
Explanation:
45+53 = 98. 98th is a street in Bloomington. The medallion is south of ("below") 98th Street.
 
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On a scale between 1 and 22.5, this park has it all. Bring your family and friends, and perhaps a ball.
Explanation:
22.5 is the number of acres the park in which the medallion is hidden has.
 
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This hunt may have you thinking of many things. If you need a better clue, ask the 4th King of Kings.
Explanation:
Xerxes was the 4th King of Kings. Xerxes is a street in Bloomington near which the medallion will be found.
 
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If the King didn’t provide enough support for you, perhaps you might be helped out by 102.
Explanation:
The medallion is located near 102nd street. So if you figured out the previous clues, you'd now know that it is off of Xerxes Avenue between 98th and 102nd streets.
 
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​​​​​​​Parks and Rec can do only so much to help you look. If you have any friends, maybe ask Brook.
Explanation:
Brook = a person's name, but of course also = the first part of Brookside Park.
 
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If you have GPS, plug these numbers in. First to 44°49'18.2"N 93°19'11.1"W gets the Medallion Hunt win!
Explanation:
It means no one found it based on the other eight clues, so here are directions to the medallion's precise location, let the race begin!
 
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