The Camo Crue - Named for their camouflage hunting gear, the Camo Crue is known to move more snow than anyone. Key Camo members Dan Fleming and Terry Knapp met while medallion hunting in 1983 and have formed a lifelong friendship. Terry has hunted for the medallion since the very first hunt in 1952 when he was just six.


Steve Worthman - Author of The Treasure Hunter's Guide, a book which took years to research and write and contains detailed maps and facts about every park in Saint Paul. Though he's never found the medallion, Steve is a medallion-hunt celebrity: Every serious hunter owns a copy of his book.

Santa Dave - Notorious due to his unique personality, life philosophy and resemblance to Santa Claus. Santa Dave is also a stand-up comedian, an amateur radio operator and small-plane pilot. No one knows the Twin Cities better: he delivered pizza there for 26 years.

Green - Coolerhead M.K. Everts' unique clue noodling provides comic relief for many hunters, and her conspiracy theories help shroud the hunt in mystery and suspense. She hasn't found the medallion, but she did find something more important while chasing the blue puck... love.

Scribe - The often quotable Cooler Crew member Scribe (Victoria Taylor) claims that if she finds the medallion, she plans to keep it and not turn it in, thus forfeiting the $10,000 prize. She converted her Minneapolitan husband into a true Saint Paul medallion hunter.

Kirk Condie is a hunt legend, a two-time finder, once with a metal detector in 1984 at Newell Park and again eight years later in 1992 at Cherokee Park. He claims it's just dumb luck, but real hunters know how much time and effort he puts into the hunt each year.

Button Hat Guy - A veteran treasure seeker, Rick Bradshaw wears a hat with Winter Carnival buttons dating back to 1952, the first year of the medallion hunt. Rick admits the hat is getting a little heavy now, but at least he's easily recognized in the parks!

First-in-Line Guy - John Sherman is usually the first in line at the Pioneer Press each night to get the clue. He stations friends in the parks, and they're often the first in Saint Paul to get the clues, getting a jump start on the rest of the crowd. When John gets hungry waiting in line, he has pizza delivered to the Pioneer Press.

Allison Wonderland - David Allison has a reputation for being one of the best clue noodlers in St. Paul. He's usually right about which park the medallion is in long before anyone else. When he says it's in a certain park, hundreds of diggers follow. When he's right, it's great. But when he's wrong...

Jake Ingebrigtson - More obsessed with the hunt than anyone, Jake takes two weeks of vacation each year to look for the medallion. From memory he can recite almost any fact from fifty-six years of medallion-hunting history. Once part of the Cooler Crew, he now hunts with "The Medallionators."

The Maidallions - Named for Schar Ward's housekeeping book, Coming Clean, the Maidallions consists of Schar, her two daughters -- Betty Jo and Deb -- and many of their kids and friends. Schar has been medallion hunting since 1963. They prefer noodling the clues over digging through the snow.

Winnebago Bill - You know you're in the right park when you see Bill Gralish's RV there. One of the hunt's most recognizable icons, Bill found the medallion in 1969. One day his RV is bound to end up in one of the clues.




Cathi Hogan - The Energizer Bunny of hunters, Cathi digs early and often and is never afraid of being in the wrong park. Her unique style finally paid off in 2001, when she found the medallion after more than forty years of searching. An elementary school teacher, Cathi does her best to pass on the tradition by having treasure hunts in her class.

Bernie Grill is the "King of Near-Finds," having been within inches of the medallion on four separate occasions. He digs around the clock and is known for this 1970s snowsuit and always goes without a hat even in the most brutal cold. Bernie has been hunting since the mid-1950s, and he uses his experience.

Mr. Med Hunter - Jesse Anibas is the author of the book "Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt History" and is the creator of the definitive medallion hunt website, Treasure Hunt Headquarters, which contains a detailed history, statistical analysis, trivia test and other fascinating facts about the hunt. He seems to know a lot about the hunt, so why hasn't he found it yet?