Defeat of Jesse James Days Horseshoe Hunt
2009 Clues: August 31st through September 5th.
Clue #1 (Monday)
The Shoe has been hidden in parks around town
On public property and city owned ground
Lots of changes have happened near the shoe’s hiding place
Old buildings encroached on City Park space
Remember the places where the Shoe has been found
Maybe it is there, or lying on new ground
Clue #2 (Tuesday)
If Bridge Square is Ground Zero, start your search there
Check out the fountain, if you dare
Search the trees and planters and walls made of stone
Monuments and statues and plants standing alone
Or move away from the borders that form our Downtown
To outlying parks where the Shoe might be found
Clue #3 (Wednesday)
Yes the shoe is in a park, where kids play everyday,
Adults walk their dogs and skateboarders make their way
This place is unique in its own special way
Put to many uses, depending on the day
Often it is sleepy, with few people around
Then it is busy, where large crowds abound
FOUND AFTER 3RD CLUE
Clue #4 (Thursday)
Many parks have seen changes around our town
Buildings were changed, or even torn down
For what was left, new uses were found
The changes were good, the park neighbors agreed
They have fulfilled, a community need
Clue #5 (Friday)
Around the park nice houses, stand silent guard
Their owners enjoying their “City owned“ yard
Northfielders flock, to their neighbors “front yard“
For concerts and playgrounds and words of the “Bard”
If they look for the Ash tree, next to a yew
There on the ground, will lay the Horseshoe
Clue #6 (Saturday)
High above the river, away from downtown
North gave us land that was on level ground
Central Park is beautiful, where old trees surround
A stone paved theatre, “In The Round.”
Horseshoe Hunt Rules and Guidelines
- Members of the DJJD Committee, Northfield News, and KYMN and their immediate family are not eligible to win.
- The winner must be 18 years old or older.
- The horseshoe will be located on public property within Northfield and will not be buried. NO digging will be necessary to damage any property in the search or retrieval of the horseshoe.
- Should any damage to property occur while they are retrieving the horseshoe, the winner will forfeit all prize money.
- The DJJD Committee is not responsible for any personal injury incurred hunting for or retrieving the horseshoe.
- The DJJD Button Number must be registered on this web site prior to the first clue release to receive the BONUS prize money.
- When the horseshoe is found, the winner must notify Franklin and Betty Lee (507-663-7082). The horseshoe must be turned in at the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee meeting held at the Jesse James Lanes meeting room at 7:30pm to receive the winner's check.
- The finder must have registered his or her DJJD button and present it at this meeting to receive the bonus prize money.
- In previous years, winners have claimed their prize within the first few days. The response to this event has been exciting as whole families join together to work out the clues and search for the horseshoe.
- There is no cost for this event and it is not a button event but button registration is required for top prize.
Event Chairs: Franklin and Betty Lee, 507-663-7082, frbelee@msn.com Tim Freeland. Tim@DJJD.org
