KDHL Medallion Finder Comes Forward

For only the second time in the history of the KDHL Medallion Hunt which spans about 40 years a fifth clue was used when nobody claimed the prizes.

This afternoon, Loren Tatge, Junior brought the medallion provided by Chappuis Jewelers in Faribault and stamped by Star Trophy and Apparel of Faribault to KDHL.

Tatge was wearing a 2025 Heritage Days button and received the prize package valued at over $500.

He told KDHL he was not actively hunting for the prize.

After discovering the Medallion by accident, Tatge did examine the clues on the KDHL website and saw his employer Bethlehem Academy mentioned,

Because he was wearing a 2025 Faribault Heritage Days button Tatge received $200 cash and Minnesota Twins baseball tickets bringing the total value over $500.

The KDHL Medallion was placed near a bean bag toss board inside the horseshoe pits at South Alexander Park.  It was inside a sandwich bag not buried in the sand.

This is not the first time someone not actively hunting for the treasure has come upon the discovery.

That has been a rarity however.

The final three clues helped many get to the location. Tatge was there Thursday evening playing horseshoes with a friend.

Here are those final three clues:

#3

IN THE LATE 1800'S FARIBAULT WAS KNOWN AS THE "ATHENS OF THE WEST"
BECAUSE OF THE BECY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT OUR BEHEST
BETHLEHEM ACADEMY CELEBRATES IT'S 160TH YEAR IN 2025
THE TREASURE IS NORTH OF THERE, THINK JOE MAUER'S NUMBRRT TWO WAYS TO DRIVE

If you travel west on 7th Street Northwest then north on 7th Avenue Northwest you are taken to South Alexander Park.  Joe Mauer's jersey number was 7.

#4

THIS PARK IS ONE OF TWO NAMED AFTER FOUNDER ALEXANDER FARIBAULT
GREEKS STARTED THIS GAME CENTURIES AGO
FARIBAULT PARK AND REC BOARD IS CONSIDERING PLACING PICKLE BALL COURTS THERE
A GROWING SPORT FOR SURE WITH LIGHTS SHINING FROM POLES IN THE AIR

Faribault has South Alexander Park and North Alexander Park.  Horseshoes was first played by Greeks (which was referred to in the first clue) the light poles are next to the horseshoe pits so people can play after dark.

#5

A BMX TRACK IS ALSO IN SOUTH ALEXANDER PARK
CHECK THE HORSESHOE PIT NEAR A BOARD, BE CAREFUL IF IT'S DARK
THE MEDALLION IS INSIDE A SANDWICH BAG
BRING IT TO KDHL, WEAR YOUR HERITAGE DAYS BUTTON AND YOU CAN BRAG

This clue doesn't really need any explanation because it takes you right to the bean bag toss board beside the horseshoe pits.