Clues Explained | 2021 Pepsi Marigold Medallion Hunt
For years, I never felt I could hide the medallion down by the river front simply due to the lack of a variety of good references. Many of the features at that location are exclusive to it. That would mean that using one of them could end the hunt quickly. This year I took notice of Illinois River Road kiosk that has been there for years but which I had never studied. A closer look at it revealed a possible reference. It contains “history”, places, spaces, numbers, and colors-from Ottawa to Havana- places near and far. Observing the area further, with bridge and river traffic, I knew that would allow for added reference to the “travel” concept. such as “near and far”.. Finally, hiding the medallion at this location would be a first I hunt history, where hunters would “boldly go where no man (medallion finder) has gone before.” Of course, I had many other hints to reveal that we're more obvious, but as always, I held them back f...