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St. Paul Pioneer Press Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt
1960s Clues

 

When the City Was the Stage
Public parks were still a big option in decade two, with six of the ten hunts occurring in more open areas. But hunters had a great deal more to think about in the 60s. No, I'm not talking about the political, musical, and generational changes so evident of the times. We'll leave that for a Time/Life Presents series. Thoughts of medallion hunters were on the implications of a quick repeat of Harriet Island (1960 and 1966) and of hiding the booty near Rondo Street in the early half of the decade and off of I-35E in the later one. Interstate culture was upon the Twin Cities, and with the added bustle, the medallion would soon be relegated to the public park system.

1969 Victoria Street and I-35E – in a crevice of two rocks
1968 Highland Park – attached to plasterboard
1967 State Fairgrounds – underneath eight inches of ice
1966 Harriet Island Park – attached to a flatiron
1965 Como Park – attached to a hunk of a printing lead
1964 Beaver Lake Park – attached to a gold-colored brick
1963 Caroll, Jefferson, Farrington and Rondo Streets – in a snowbank without protection
1962 Along Mississippi Street – attached to disc
1961 Highland Park – in a large clump of grass
1960 Harriet Island Park – in the heel of a boot



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