Prize Information 

The thrill of the hunt is its own reward. But prizes are awesome too! That’s why each participant is eligible to earn rewards based on their point total at the end of the scavenger hunt. Every Scavify username/email can earn one prize per tier. And prizes must be claimed via the online form by October 1, 2024.

Prize Tiers

125 points—“Gimme Morel History”

• Limited edition digital wallpaper downloads
• 10% off discount code to MNHS shops

250 points—“Walleye’ll be! Hooked on History”

• MNHS 175 Vinyl Stickers

375 points—“Loon-y for History”

• MNHS 175 Hat
• MNHS 175 History Hunt Socks

500 points—“L'étoile du Nord de L'histoire”

• MNHS Picnic Blanket
• New Minnesota State Flag Beach Towel

750 points—“A Monarch of Minnesota”

• Entry into drawing for a range of prizes:
• Annual memberships
• Book Prize Packs from MNHS Press (SEE BELOW)
• Behind-the-scenes or private tours of select MNHS Historic Sites
• A private St. Paul walking tour for you and guests
• Gift certificates to MNHS shops

MNHS Press Book Prize options

Urban biography pack

• If You See Me
• Mrs. Ambassador
• The Thunder Before the Storm
• Diesel Heart
• A Choice of Weapons
• When Minnehaha Flowed with Whiskey

Children's book packs

• Star Party
• Josie Dances
• Oskar's Voyage
• Mashkiki Road
• The Great Get-Together
• Bowwow Powwow

Food & cookbook pack

• Sweet Corn Spectacular
• The Lincoln Del Cookbook
• Soda Shop Salvation
• True North Cabin Cookbook
• Potluck Paradise
• The Good Berry Cookbook

Pop culture packs (music, sports, etc.)

• They Played for the Love of the Game
• Offstage Voices
• Loud Fast Words
• Tales from the Minnesota Sports Beat: Reusse
• Euphoric Recall
• US Bank Stadium

True crime

• Augie's Secrets
• Crossing Hoffa
• Tell Me Exactly What Happened
• A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere
• A Murder on the Hill
• Dear Jacob

Military history

• Colonel Hans Christian Heg
• Lincoln and the Indians
• Baghdad Express
• A Woman's War, Too
• Sisterhood of War
• Confluence