After only two nights of clues and searching, the 2026 Water Tower Festival Medallion has been FOUND on Monday (Day 2) of the Hunt!!!
Lynn Dengler of Pipestone is the LUCKY Winner of the 37th Annual Water Tower Medallion Hunt! She won both the coveted, one-of-a-kind pipestone medallion (handmade by local pipestone carver Pam Tellinghuisen), bragging rights for a year, and $150 in Pipestone Area Chamber Checks sponsored by the Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce! The amount was chosen in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the City of Pipestone, MN!
The Denglers have been annual, loyal hunters for many, many years. But THIS year, they actually started searching on night two and found it after ONLY about 10 minutes of searching!!! Lynn found it at about 7:39 pm at the Hiawatha Pageant Park along the gravel entry path at the base of a tree on the upper level of the park not too far from the former Ticket Stand & Sign.
Pipestone has amazing parks! And, this is a fun one to highlight! When we asked the super sleuth family (with some definite investigative skills and experience) what they were going to do with the prize winnings, Lynn said she was going to go #ShopPipestine in our Historic Downtown! Great Plan! Support Local! Congratulations & Way to Go, Lynn! Great teamwork & assist, Edison, and daughter Coral!
THANK YOU to EVERYONE who was out discovering what’s #OnlyinPipestone as you searched with friends, coworkers, neighbors, and family members!!! We had many hunters this year … We loved it!!!
THANKS to this year’s Secret Writer for writing the clues! We really appreciate it! You did an AWESOME job and created a LOT of fun for many people!!!
See you all at the 37th Annual Water Tower Festival starting THIS THURSDAY(June 25th) with the COMMUNITY GRILL-OUT & KIDS NIGHT in Historic Downtown Pipestone ~ starting with a Community Burger Feed Fundraiser from 5-7:30pm by JBS; Kids Pedal Pull sponsored by Titan Machinery - Pipestone, MN and Sandra Rieck & Associates - American Family Insurance; followed by the Pipestone Jr. Ambassador Contest (to select our 2026 Jr. Parade Marshals) with prizes sponsored by Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce! All activities are TOTALLY FREE ~ just bring some money for the delicious burgers to help raise funds for our Chamber’s year-round youth and family community events!!! And, Pipestone Kiwanis Club will be selling sno cones & popcorn throughout the night as well!
Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce
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Erica Volkir Executive Director
- June 22, 2026
- (507) 825-3316
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