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Submitted by Joe Medallion on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:00

Dean Kuster of Duluth took home the prize in the 2012 Twin Ports Winterfest Hunt. The official explanations come from the Red Rock Radio interview with the finder.

 
Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Monday, January 23, 2012
Found on:Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Finders:
NameHometown
Dean KusterDuluth
Prize:
Maximum Prize:2011 Polaris Trailboss ATV & Trailer
Awarded Prize:2011 Polaris Trailboss ATV & Trailer
Location:
General Location:Hartley Nature Center
Exact Location:Near a trail
Concealer:
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Monday, January 23, 2012
Winterfest is here
The pursuit can now begin
Go search in Douglas or St. Louis
Red Rock Radio wants you to win
 
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Clue #2
Published on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
So where have you searched
So far in your quest?
If you are thinking a park…
We admit, that would be best
Explanation:
Confines the hunt to park land.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Your curious bone is itchy?
This much we’re going to say
Do not go near big water
It will only lead you astray
Explanation:
Stay away from Lake Superior.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Thursday, January 26, 2012
This winter’s nearly over
As you probably can tell
It’s a race to discover
Where the medallion does dwell
Explanation:
Hartley park has a root cellar, as well as plays host to pine box derby races.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Friday, January 27, 2012
Minnesota holds the key
To winning this game
If you look in Superior
That’d be a shame
Explanation:
Advises hunters to confine their search to Minnesota, to the exclusion of the city of Superior.
 
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Clue #6
Published on Monday, January 30, 2012
You will see far to the South
Not quite as much North
The prize is nearby
To be found in due course
Explanation:
The area of Hartley Park concealing the medallion has great views to the south, but not the north.
 
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Clue #7
Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
There are rocks and trees
Shrubs, swamps and creeks
And a little round disc
Worth an A-T-V
Explanation:
Exposes a wooded, area within Hartley Park.
 
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Clue #8
Published on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Have you been to the park?
Been up on the deck?
The ice artwork there
Will point toward the trek
Explanation:
An arrow, pointing toward the Northeast was carved into the Ice Bar that was set up at Hartley Park.
 
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Clue #9
Published on Thursday, February 2, 2012
If you’re really determined
And looking to win
To find the medallion
Go west of the twins
Explanation:
Twins is a reference to nearby St. Paul and Minneapolis Avenues, east of the Park.
 
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Clue #10
Published on Friday, February 3, 2012
This Giant letter
Is one known to all
It’ll throw you a curve
Keep going. Don’t stall.
Explanation:
The G in giant was capitalized, as a tie-in to clue 11.
 
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Clue #11
Published on Monday, February 6, 2012
The medallion is hidden…
At a place in this game
Where there’s a cracker in the middle
Of a prominent name
Explanation:
Hartley Park is named after Gilbert Graham Hartley. The cracker is a graham cracker.
 
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Clue #12
Published on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Slip past the green gate
And down the white trail
Somewhere inside
The medallion does hail
Explanation:
Narrows the search area to near a trail within the park.
 
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Clue #13
Published on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Take a look up
The letter “W” you will see
The prized coin resides
At the base of that tree
Twin Ports Winterfest.Com
Will show you what we mean
Explanation:
A nearby tree is in the shape of the letter "W".
 
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