A Simpler Time? You Be the Judge
The hunt was always front-page material back in the decade of its inception, with monstrous pictures of the smiling finders and headlines that pushed Ike's policies to the fourth column. From the pre-medallion treasure chest worth $1,100 to the $2,000 "MEDALLION FOUND" splash on the front of the Saturday, February 7, 1959 St. Paul Dispatch, the city was alive with treasure talk. The stories were long and numerous, Jerry Fearing was drawing elaborate maps of the hiding locations, and the evergrowing Longtin family finished off the 50s with what would be the first of two finds. The hunt was an instant success, but you'll see that the times had a weird and mean side, too, as we eventually build the stories around the clues. And if all goes as planned.....we'll have those historical Fearing drawings as well.

1959	Warner Road – under a tree
1958	Under Highway 61 Bridge – in milky ice (first year of medallion)
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 (chest had been magnetized)
1954	Hidden Falls Park – in a dead, hollow stump
1953	Cherokee Park – in a snowbank; State Fairgrounds – in a large bush near the Poultry Building (there were two chests hidden in 1953)
1952	Highland Park – in a clump of weeds