"Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt History - Platinum Edition"

"Platinum Edition"

Updated through the 2021 Hunt



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2 Copies of the "Platinum Edition"

Updated through the 2021 Hunt



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The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is a community event and a St. Paul Winter Carnival tradition dating back to 1952. It is a social event that brings together people from all walks of life for a common goal - to decipher the clues and find the treasure. During the many years of the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt there have been many unique and interesting stories surrounding the hunt.

The intent of this book is to give you a glimpse of the history and also to provide a quick reference to the clues and explanations from all of the treasure hunts. Everything in this book was compiled from newspaper articles from the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch and has been printed with their permission.

It is a comprehensive collection of following information for each year from 1952 to 2015.

  • Who found it

  • Where it was found

  • What it was hidden in

  • Date and time it was found

  • Dates of the hunt

  • Number of published clues

  • Total number of clues

  • Number of clues per day

  • Amount of prize money won

  • Total amount of prize money

  • Condensed version of newspaper story

  • All clues and explanations as printed in the newspaper

  • Location map