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2010 Horseshoe Found
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Copyright 2010 by Savage Pacer
Used by Permission
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Melanie Ringstad, Kyle Ringstad and Scott Severson found it on Saturday, June 19th in the retaining wall at Hamilton Hills Park.
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Rules
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Clues are given out each week that lead to the location of a special horseshoe hidden somewhere on public property. Whoever finds the horseshoe and has a 2010 Dan Patch Days button wins $100. The lucky winner also gets to keep the commemorative horseshoe.
2010 Dan Patch Days buttons are available at Savage City Hall,
Razor's Edge Barber Shop, and the Library.
Rules for the horseshoe hunt have changed recently,
so please read carefully:
 Each Friday, clues for the horseshoe hunt will be available here by 9 p.m. on this web site (www.danpatch.com). This is the ONLY place the clues will be available online. Clues will also be published in the Saturday print edition of the Savage Pacer newspaper.
To maintain the interest and integrity of the horseshoe hunt, the following members, spouses and minor children are NOT eligible to participate in the hunt: Dan Patch Historical Society board members, Dan Patch Days Inc. committee members and Savage Pacer newspaper employees.
Also, there will not be any back-to-back winners.
Anyone who thinks they've found the horseshoe should bring the horseshoe into Jens at the Razor's Edge, 12385 Ottawa Avenue, in downtown Savage. For more information on Dan Patch Days visit our website at
www.danpatchdays.org.
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2010 Clues
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CLUE #1
The shoe is out there for someone to find,
But the road to get there is somewhat blind.
You can search high or you can search low,
The question is, which way to go?
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CLUE #2
An interesting threesome fits the search
Choose the correct one or be left in the lurch.
Powering up may help you get near, I suppose
A seeming contradiction may give you its repose.
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CLUE #3
Names are funny – they seem to stick around.
Put some together for the path to be bound.
Founders, settlers, heroes—don’t think too small,
For fear that your thoughts might run into a wall.
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CLUE #4
I slipped it in like it was made to fit.
The color even matched the narrow slit.
Thinking royally might be a boon.
A watch could point you there soon.
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Explanation of the Clues
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CLUE # 1
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This clue would suggest looking for public property ( Park) that is not really well identified if you are driving around. There is no little brown “City Park” sign along Boone to show the way.
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CLUE # 2
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The threesome refers to the 3 parks within close proximity along the top of Boone Avenue. Powering up relates to the nearby power lines . In my mind , when you approach Hamilton Hills Park and then look down to see it , it is almost entirely in a vast hollow –not on a hill at all.
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CLUE # 3
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The first three lines attempt to get you thinking of street , and park names such as : Boone , McColl , Egan , Connelly , Hamilton , Windsor etc.—not all local connections. Putting some together properly could lead you there. As you now are aware of , the key word on the location was wall – the shoe was in a slit in a retaining wall.
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CLUE #4
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The final clue tells you it is hidden in a narrow slit that is not too wide or long , in something gray-silver The word boon of course is a play on Boone Avenue and point on Summit Pointe. Thinking royally might cause you to notice the intersection of Boone and Windsor Av. What does the word watch have to do with it? Well , Hamilton Railroad pocket watches were probably the gold standard for railroaders. I have my Dad’s Hamilton Railway Special on my dresser.
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...some additional Comments
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This was the 15’th year of the horseshoe hunt - hardly seems possible! Some participants have complained about not knowing when the shoe was found and kept hunting . All I can say is that we really have no control over that issue. If someone finds it and chooses to not turn it in until a later time, that is their choice. Just research the history, be outdoors, enjoy the hunt and have fun.
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Past Horseshoe Hunt Winners
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The annual horseshoe hunt takes place every year preceding Dan Patch Days. A horseshoe is hidden somewhere within the city of Savage, on public property. The 13th annual horseshoe hunt took place in 2008. Clues were available on the Dan Patch Historical Society's website, in the Savage Pacer and the Savage This Week newspapers and at the Savage Library. The annual horseshoe hunt has taken place since 1996 and has always been sponsored by the Dan Patch Historical Society. Here is a list of the past winners.
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Year
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Location where shoe
was found
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Winners
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2010
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Hamilton Hills Park
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Melanie Ringstad, Kyle Ringstad
and Scott Severson
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2009
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Boudin's Acres Park
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Julie Meyers & Family
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2008
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Camp Savage
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Ann Mirsch
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2007
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138th St Watertower
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Judy & Bruce Wolden and
their two grandchildren
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2006
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Townsquare Depot site
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Lee & Julie Bernick Family
Mark & Ann Mirsch Family
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2005
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River Bend Park
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Lee & Julie Bernick Family
Mark & Ann Mirsch Family
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2004
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Woodhill Park
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Chelsey Arnold
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2003
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Canterbury Park
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Gerald & Wendy Hartmann family
Jeff & Jeri Svoboda family
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2002
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O'Connell Park
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Renee Mason
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2001
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McQuiston Court
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Jason & Chelsea O'Brien family
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2000
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Community Park
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Steve & Pam Ryan family
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1999
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Schroeder's Acres Park
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Andrea Agerlie & children
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1998
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Hidden Valley Park
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Tara Solovjovs
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1997
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Community Park
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Dean & Jodi Scholl family
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1996
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Warren Butler Park
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Deb Andrews & family
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Last Updated: June 2010
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