Found by Cookie Howard, Kay Anderson, and Rachel Olson, a trio of bridge players that had been looking for the medallion for three decades. The crafty women found the bounty in a yarn pouch at Battle Creek Park after only six clues.

Clue 1
Befitting the season, there's a reason
To begin your search without fail.
Your reward could be mighty pleasin'
If you unravel our treasure tale.
Rare for Clue 1, this gives up the yarn pouch as a hiding place right away.

Clue 2
A thing to realize as you hunt for the prize
Is that you can't go wide of the mark.
Ramsey County is where the treasure lies
And it's hidden in a public park.
Back to the mundane stuff – noted by veteran diggers as "laying the blanket;" you don't dig yet, you just watch the clue writer build the layers of snow.

Clue 3
'Tis no easy measure to secure the treasure
But here's a clue to help you get by.
To end your hunt with great pleasure,
Look for water in the earth and sky.
The water clues refer to a nearby pond and two visible water towers.

Clue 4
To succeed in this deed, look where the weed
Meets the seasonal plastic and wood.
This clue will help you speed
To the appropriate neighborhood.
Line two refers to the sleds and skis that are prevalent in the park. The word "speed" indicates how fast sleds can go down a nearby hill.

Clue 5
Letters times three will help you to see
When you've come into view of the prize.
So search out this trio faithfully
And soon you'll be wealthy and wise.
The "trio" is 3M, the company headquarters is visible from the park.

Clue 6
Every time you read a new rhyme
You'll be nearer the treasure location,
For these verses are a trove most sublime
Of initial information.
The "initial" letter of each verse spells out "BATTLE CREEK PARK." Of course, it took the lovely ladies of '95 only "BATTLE" to complete the task.

Clue 7
Consider a place to learn as you try to discern
The location of your quarry.
And if you need guidance on where to turn
Just keep your search elementary.
The "place to learn," Battle Creek Magnet School, is near the medallion site.

Clue 8
Remember the thrill of going downhill
As you hunt for an object in the snow.
And if you want to prove your skill,
Look for a place where oak and pine grow.
Oak and pine are common trees in the vicinity and "downhill" brings back the sledding reference.

Clue 9
Evidence on the trail of this holy grail
Can often be quite conflicting.
So if you really hope to prevail,
Thoughts of a fight won't be restricting.
"Conflicting" and "fight" are keys to the word "Battle." Also interesting, is the mention of "holy grail" when McKnight is a street by Battle Creek.

Clue 10
Enough of this helter, enough of this skelter,
Here's a clue that's not so demanding.
If you find your way to shelter,
The results could be outstanding.

Keep history in mind of the Puritan kind
And think of a governor named John.
This will put you on the road to a find
That will make you richer ere long.
The "shelter" refers to a nearby picnic pavilion. John Winthrop was a Puritan governor of Massachusetts in the 1630s and 1640s; Winthrop Street is in the vicinity.

Clue 11
Perhaps we're to blame if this puzzling game
Has become a source of displeasure.
But think of an old Ford with an avian name
And you'll soon close in on the treasure.

Also seek the dream by the brink of a stream
(Careful, this clue is full of deceit),
Looking over hill and dale would also seem
A good way to be near the right street.
The "old Ford with an avian name" is Falcon, referring to the nearby avenue. Other clues give Edgebrook and Hillsdale Avenues.

Clue 12
Really out in the dark and off the mark?
Well, here's a clue that's hard to beat.
The treasure's in Battle Creek Park
In the vicinity of Winthrop Street.

Keep in view picnic pavilion No. 2,
Then go 75 paces west southwest.
And if lady luck smiles upon you
Your search will be crowned with success.
It never even got close to this.