Adventure Awaits!
The Pierz Oktoberfest Medallion hunt is an adventurous community tradition where participants eagerly search for a hidden medallion using a series of clever clues. It’s a thrilling blend of puzzle-solving and exploration that brings people together as they race to uncover the prized token. Whether you’re a seasoned hunter or a first-timer, the excitement of the chase and the joy of discovery make the medallion hunt a memorable experience for all involved.
Medallion Hunt Information
- The Medallion: You are looking for a round, wooden, 3” medallion with the 2024 Oktoberfest button design lasered on it. Our local friends at Don’s Custom Laser made this.
- The Clues: Clues begin the Sunday before Pierz Oktoberfest Celebration. You can find clues below or on the Pierz Oktoberfest Facebook page, by listening to the Little Falls Radio broadcast at 6am, or you can check the local Morrison County Record website daily.
- The Prize: The winner receives $600 in Pierz Bucks. Pierz Bucks are paper certificates with different values to be spent at participating businesses in Pierz. The prize usually comes in a stack of $20 value pink certificates.
- Oktoberfest Button Needed: In order to claim your prize when you find the medallion, you need an Oktoberfest button. There are 1000 Oktoberfest buttons made available for purchase at local Pierz businesses.
- Businesses selling buttons include Hartman’s Hardware Hank, Lloyds Liquor, Unity Bank, Pierz Foods, Reds Auto, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Vets SuperStop (Speedway on main street), Schomer Insurance, and NAPA.
- The cost of the buttons is $5 each or 3 for $13.
- Each button has a number on the back written with a sharpie and during the week of medallion hunting, many local businesses have drawings, and every button number will be posted in area business for prizes. You are also registered for prizes at the Oktoberfest Celebration on August 25th.
- Claiming your prize: If you find the medallion, run over to Hartman’s Hardware Hank on the north end of Pierz and tell them! They will award you with the Pierz Bucks, take your picture and congratulate you on a job well done! If it is after Hartman’s hours, call 320-630-3887. This person will tell you your next steps.
- Previous Winners: So sorry, but if you have won the medallion hunt in years past, you may no longer claim the prize.
Medallion Hunt Rules
There are five important rules to understand before you begin your search for the Pierz Medallion.
- The medallion is hidden on public property in the city of Pierz city limits. Please be respectful of public and private property. The medallion is not on private property so do not go there. The City of Pierz is allowing you to snoop around public property, so be respectful.
- The medallion is hidden no higher than 6 feet above the ground. You wont need to jump too high to see the medallion. It will be hidden in a place that is approachable by walking.
- You will not find the medallion near rivers, ponds, or in a construction zone. This would not be a safe way for you to search for the medallion so do not expect to find it anywhere unsafe for you or your children.
- The medallion will not be hidden on the golf course or in the campground.
- Have Fun!! Having fun is a requirement for the medallion hunt.
