*** This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates***
I'm slowly building a series of these caches, be sure to the other caches in this series: I Love Minnesota
and I Love Minnesota 2
------ I love the state of Minnesota and I wanted to create a puzzle cache with some Minnesota based questions. Answer the puzzle below and plug in the appropriate numbers and soon you will be headed in the right direction of the final location. BYOP - Replace as found or better.
*** Final coordinates: N044 53.ABC W093 08.DEF ***
A: On October 13th, 1857, he was elected the first Governor of Minnesota and took office following Minnesota's entry into the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. A = The number of letters in the first name of Minnesota's first elected Governor./em>
B: This city is known as Gnometown, USA. Their town is full of 3 foot tall garden gnomes designed to look like citizens of their town. B = the number of letters in the name of this town - 1
C: Check out the Minnesota State Flag and count the number of red letters. C = The number of red letters found on the Minnesota State Flag.
D: Dorothy Molter was a woman who lived out in the Boundary Waters and made her own root beer to give to travelers that happened around her cabin. She became famous and was known as The Root Beer Lady. There is now a Root Beer Lady Museum in a town up north D = The number of letters in the name of the town where The Root Beer Lady Museum can be found.
E: This famous sports color commentator, former coach for the Oakland Raiders (leading them to a 1976 Superbowl victory) and former player in the National Football League was born in the Minnesota town of Austin. E = The number of letters in the last name of this famous NFL'er -1
F: Home of a 44 ft. tall Stucco snowman, this town wasn't always called North Saint Paul. The town was laid out under a different name in 1887. F = The number of letters in the original town name of North Saint Paul -4
I decided to add an answer checker to this one to add extra confidence at the final spot. To check your answer, type in the 6 numbers you figured out i.e. ABCDEF
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
congrats to the FTF: ctc128