The medallion was found today by Candice Smith at Catfish Alley. I don’t know where or what Catfish Alley is. I tried to look it up online, but I didn’t find any useful information. I’ll do my best to analyze the clues, but if anyone has any information about Catfish Alley, feel free post it in the comments section.
Clue #1: The number thirty-six is one of your clues,
put some gas in the car and grab your dirty shoes!
My friend pointed out that the old Johnson City Highway is Highway 36, so that is what the first line of this clue refers to.
Clue #2: There’s something creepy about this place,
take a left before the bridge to begin your chase.
Since I don’t know where Catfish Alley is, I can’t comment on whether or not it is creepy.
The second part of the clue does a good job of helping narrow down where the medallion was hidden. Although I’ve traveled the highway between Kingsport and Johnson City many times, it’s been quite a while, and I can’t remember any bridges on that road. But if I’d been out hunting the medallion, it would have been easy enough to find the bridge since the first clue made it pretty clear it was on Highway 36.
Note that the medallion was actually found before the third clue was given out, so the first two clues were all the finder needed to locate the medallion.
Clue #3: What lies between the cities of Kingsport and Gray?
Where there was once a Market and Deli called Midway!
I remember the Midway Deli. It is no longer open, and I’m not sure if the building is still there or not. But to my knowledge, the entire area around where the deli used to be was known as Midway. I can’t say if the medallion was hidden close to the old deli, or if the clue just meant that it was hidden somewhere in Midway.
Clue #4: He once hosted a fishing show on TV,
the Louis Milhorn Bridge is the landmark you need.
I didn’t know who Louis Milhorn was when I read this clue. But I looked him up online and learned that he was a Chairman of the Tennessee Wildlife Commission, and a former Outdoors columnist for the Kingsport Times-News. He was also active in many organizations that were dedicated to the outdoors, wildlife, and fishing. A bridge in Midway was named after him.
Clue #5: Above the lake lie cliffs so steep,
Inside the rocks, holds the treasure to keep!
This clue makes it sound like the medallion was hidden in rocks at the top of a steep cliff. Does anyone know if that was the case? I hope this hiding place wasn’t as dangerous as the clue makes it sound!