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| I used to
say that this resource existed nowhere else, but the Web has helped make the hunt
party larger. There are now a nice gathering of other sites and books dedicated
to this same material. I think that's all great. As far as I know, I was the first person in recent memory to collect and share all the clues dating back to the 1950s. I did this because initial research in 1996 led me to the reference room at the main library in downtown St. Paul where I'd heard that there was a 3-ring binder of clues. But a reference librarian said the binder had been stolen some years earlier. I immediately took it upon myself to become a historian. I didn't stop with finding all the clues. I got all the old newspaper articles, too. On that strength, I was an early figure in a group called Cooler Crew, and I became the first Web curator for a site called www.coolercrew.com. That was cool. I even got to be in a movie about the treasure hunt because of that affiliation. It was called No Time for Cold Feet. Brag, brag, blah, blah. Forgive me, but I'm trying to get better at self-promotion (which is not natural for a Minnesotan). However, I'd be a total ass if I didn't recognize that many folks helped get the clues into electronic form (see Credits). I am forever grateful for the community spirit that helped extend my interest in the hobby and reaffirm my faith in the good people of my homeland. Within these Hunter's Resource pages, I will develop original material based on the clues. I'll also see how long I'm allowed to show off the best excerpts from St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper articles. So why bother to play in this space? Because it's a hobby, duh. I like writing about it, and I think you'll like reading my writing about it. So who is this friggin' guy? G. Sax was born and raised in St. Paul and will never forget where he came from. He maintained his medallion-hunting ways from roosts in Wisconsin, Maryland, and California before returning to his roots in St. Paul. It's good to be home.
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