August Treasure Hunt: Maine

Let's Celebrate Maine!

We've written 14 clues for you to solve around the theme of Maine, our home state which celebrates its 200th birthday this year. Read and solve each clue, then find the page on LibraryThing that matches your answer. When you find the right solution, you’ll see a banner at the top of your screen announcing that you’ve found a lobster. Remember: it's not necessarily a work page!

Go here for the hunt!

You have one week—until Tuesday, August 25th at 5pm EDT—to find as many lobsters as you can.

Use this thread to brag, ask for and give hints, etc.

As in past hunts, we'll be awarding profile badges to anyone who finds at least one lobster, and anyone who finds all 14 will be entered into a drawing for a LibraryThing coaster set and sticker. This is a change from our usual t-shirt prize, as shirt stock is difficult to access while the office is still closed for social distancing.

Important: When giving hints, please use the spoiler tag. To mark something as a spoiler, start your message like this:

<spoiler>

And end it like this:

</spoiler>

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Happy hunting!

P.S. Thanks to conceptDawg for the seagull illustration! He's made our treasure hunt graphics in the last couple years. We like them, and hope you do, too!

Oh, I wasn't expecting another hunt yet. A chance to learn about Maine, yay!

That is a beautiful seagull. Lovely work from conceptDawg as always.

Lobster! Pine trees! Moose!

Thanks for the random hunt!

Fun! Thanks.

Any hints on 14?

I saw the announcement, thought for a moment, and went to an author page without having looked at any clues - I was unsurprised to get a lobster. I wonder how many more I can get before peeking at the clues?



Only three, though I did guess another author that would be represented. I only checked the author page and one book, though, which wasn't the right title.

thank you, thank you, thank you (14 times thank you!) I love these hunts and had a ball... as usual, concept Dawg's art was enchanting.... again... many thanks to all who put these hunts together.

Got them all except #8; I'm really stuck on that one.

All bar #12. I haven't a clue...

Duh! I wasn't thinking of a tag - I was thinking of a place...

And what you call chips we call crisps...

>8 lilithcat: #8 The subject of the book shares her last name with the author of Empire of the Sun.

>12 amanda4242:

Got it, thanks!

All done.

>5 amanda4242: It's a book title, does that help?

>14 the_red_shoes: Thanks, but still stuck.

I got seven off the bat. Try again tomorrow.

One wasn't what I expected, need to search further, but in the process I found another candidate for my Memories collection, so that is also good.

>5 amanda4242:

The author is a trans woman and a frequent contributor to the NYT opinion pages.

Got 'em all -- #12 was confusingly worded, and for me #2 was a stumper!

(Lordy I definitely did not have enough coffee today.)

>15 amanda4242: Try (BIG HINT) "life in dogs"> (scroll down, too).

>17 lilithcat: & >19 the_red_shoes: Got it! Thanks!

#12 Tubers, fries, chips, crisps - I’m still baffled. And I’ve gotten all the others without once coming for a hint!

#12 Got it!

>21 amac121212:

Please do not repeat hints without using spoiler tags!

>21 amac121212: Yeah, I dunno if I just didn't have enough coffee this morning or the clue was a bit confusing, but it took me AGES to get that one. I think I associate potatoes with Idaho!

This was fun, and quick! All 14 were found, with help on # 8 ;-)

What about #2? Am I looking for a tag? or what?

>26 al.vick:

No, I think that clue is misleading. I spent a lot of time looking at tags. But it's a title.

>26 al.vick: For #2, do a tagmash of circus and Maine.

Great fun! I had to google a few, since I know very little about Maine, but got them all and learned a few things, too. Plus the walk down memory lane of #5, which was a long-ago favourite of mine.

Thanks very much everyone, and I agree the seagull illustration is great.

>28 amanda4242: Thank you! I tried everything I could think of---I knew the reference, but wasn't getting ANYWHERE.

Got 'em all now, and it was a lot of fun! Not as good as getting back UP there and having a few dinners on the wharf, but still.

Any hints on #9? I'm stumped.

>31 briandrewz: Think of an early classic on what man is doing to the environment

Got them all in an hour, with some googling and Lilithcat’s help on number 8. Pretty seagull. Now I will be three badges behind. Time to catch up. 🦞

>27 lilithcat: Google did not help by repeatedly telling me about the Chincoteague Ponies. It also didn't help that I read and reread "Misty of Chincoteague" as a kid!

That was fun! Got them all with lots of tagmashes, a bit of googling, and some help above for #8. Thanks to the organizers. and I also love the seagull!

Thanks!

Need a hint for #9 & #12.

>37 mjdred:

#9: You want an author who is often considered the mother of the environmental movement

#12 This is a tag. You probably think of Idaho when you think of this tuber.

Thanks, lilithcat. Got them all!

I got them all, with a lot of googling - the only one I could answer without looking...well, OK, I got 1 and 6 instantly and knew who 9 was but couldn't remember the name. Remembered one book, though, and found it that way. And I know a song about 2 (or the original event, rather) but didn't know it was a real thing. Unfortunately the lyrics don't seem to be anywhere, phooey. I had some trouble with 13 - had to approach it several ways before the banner triggered. I'd been on the page that triggered several times already, no idea what the difference was.

Great Treasure Hunt - I actually got them all pretty quickly. Thanks.

Got my catch limit of 14 lobsters. Such fun.

I love LT's treasure hunts. This one was a lot of fun - I even knew some of the answers without searching. The rest were found by tagmash. Thank you!

I like hunts by the site, but I did not receive the spring badge yet and this is very disappointing

So, I'm feeling like I'm missing something with #6...

I'm assuming it's the word "lobster" but there are a lot of entries for lobster, including several with just the single word lobster. Am I on the right track? How do I know which entry is the one I'm after? (I've tried many). Or am I completely off base? Help!

>45 Catzu: Go back to the hunt page and read the top stuff again.

I've got everything except no.5

>47 bernsad: The advantages of spending part of childhood in New England with vacations in Maine. I knew the book, which wasn't new even back when I was a child.

>48 MarthaJeanne: I must revisit my childhood then, it was obviously lacking.

I need help with #13, please.

>50 FAMeulstee: Tagmashes are your friend here. Chose two hints from the clue and search with a comma in between, then chose tags and click on the tagmash suggestion. I used Penobscot, baskets

These hunts are good for helping learn how to search LT.

Got them all with the help of Google as I live in the UK

>51 MarthaJeanne: Thank you, got it now. I tried at least 4 other tagmashes before I asked for help.

>50 FAMeulstee: Try googling the fourth that is mentioned with "basket".

I found them all!

>53 FAMeulstee: I figured you might have, which is why I included my search terms, but figured the technique directions might be useful for someone.

Thank you again, for a fun hunt. I found all 14 lobsters. Yum.

>12 amanda4242: Good hint! And one of my favorite books. PBS did a good adaptation of it, too.

This is fun, so far, but what am I looking for in 11? A book, a person, a prize?

Well, that was over too fast. But an unexpected treat. #13 was the trickiest one, as I Googled for a work with the two terms suggested and it led me to a completely plausible but incorrect option. So I had to go back and do the LT tag search as directed in >51 MarthaJeanne: (the second spoiler). Bingo.

Full disclosure: I grew up outside Boston, but don't like lobster. That's why I'm not allowed to live in Massachusetts anymore ;-)

>58 MissWatson: "is not the purview of this title,"

>60 MarthaJeanne: Still no wiser. Should I know that phrase?

>58 MissWatson: >61 MissWatson: Maybe this will help I searched for eleven nations and this author wrote an other book more appropriate for this hunt

Thank you, I found the 14 lobsters, it was a fun
please don't be late to send the badges of spring and lobster hunt

>61 MissWatson: Usually books have titles.

Thanks for this - I really needed the distraction today (had a tooth pulled and am in a bit on pain and discomfort).
I managed to find them all, albeit with some help from google on there or four.

Still stumped on #5

>66 Bookmarque: They are gathering blueberries.

The human child is named Sal.

>64 MarthaJeanne: And finally the penny dropped. I was looking at those three dots as a word that needs to be filled in.
>62 FAMeulstee: Silly me, that never occurred to me.

Thank you both! I have now caught my 14 lobsters.

Thanks for another great hunt. Love the drawing from conceptDawg

All done and (for the first time ever, I think) no need to resort to other member's hints!

Thank you for another great hunt

Yay, thank you MarthaJeanne! I would NEVER have found that based on the clue.

Thanks for another great hunt - it was a big fun again. And the drawing is georgeous.

Hmm. As an Australian I really know nothing about Maine, except it's on the east coast and I hope will not vote for T...P
But I got one answer immediatly. I imagine I will get a badge for this but feel I should have an option to disincline this honour :-)

Guido.

PS. Wait, wait... Is a Maine Coon Cat an answer to any of the questions? If so I will accept my award,

>73 guido47:

Sadly, no. But it should have been!

>73 guido47: I'm in California, so my knowledge of Maine is pretty sketchy too! I knew a couple of the answers, but used tagmash and google (and a hint or two) for the rest of them.

First one I've ever finished. I did use a couple of hints this time.

Woohoo 14!! and only needed clues on 2!!

Great idea for a hunt! I’m from east coast of Canada, so Maine is the closest state to us, and we share the same industries - lobsters and potatoes.

I have been working on the Hunt and finally realized my problem. Now it is working for me.

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I just finished and so happy that I did most with just the help of google and only came here for some hints on two of them. I love these and thank you for something so fun to do while I am at work and need a distraction once in awhile from all the noise and commotion!

>12 amanda4242: I got them all except #8 which I got after coming here and seeing that hint. Thank you.

I agree whole heartedly!!! Thank you very much. Such a delightful break in my routine. I had a great time!

>38 lilithcat: Thanks. I was using a wrong word.

##6 and 12 were tricky, but...



...you learn something about the site, where you find those lobsters

Ooooh, that's clever. (Re message 12, above, re #8)

Thoughts on #12. The clue was confusing and the hints here led me further astray. I really got sidetracked on the idea of Idaho, but the only thing to focus on in the clue is "fries and tater tots."

Regarding >19 the_red_shoes: Try it without the quotation marks! You won't find it if you search as written in the hint, though I understand why it was written that way.

Wow! Got them all:) So much fun LT, thanks again!

>12 amanda4242: Thanks! I had them all but that one until I saw your hint.

I wasn't expecting a hunt until September. Thanks so much for putting it together and giving me something fun to focus on for a change :)

What fun! Thanks! Got all but #8 before checking in here, and got that one with the first hint posted here for that. Thanks all! :D

I'm lost on 14. I went to the author page Alexandra Horowitz I went to the different works pages... I even went to common knowledge. I'm missing something.... any clues to offer me?

Frodo's pal could tell you...

>91 ggprof: You're on the wrong track. Check out the hint in >19 the_red_shoes:.

(Remember, there needs to be a Maine connection.)

>91 ggprof:
the solution to #14 is a Work by a different author. If you're looking for her at the Horowitz page, well, she's not there.

Another great hunt and I have a new TBR list. Thanks to LT for for all they do.

A hunt! The art is as lovely as always.

I found eight lobsters on the first day. Now I'm looking for the more challenging six.

For the record, "Islesford" in hint #7 comes up in web searches like that, with a second "s".

No E. B. White puzzler? I'm shocked, SHOCKED!

But seriously, another fun treasure-hunt. I enjoy these immensely.

94Petroglyph

So I see - d'oh! and thank you

Thanks for introducing me to tagmashes. I'd searched the two individually without luck. All done.

I am lost on #6 and #12. I have tried searches, tags, authors, books. I think I am totally getting off track.

>101 WillowOne: #6 Tag for the crustacean you're hunting for.

#12 Tag for what french fries are made of.

ETA: watch out for singular/plural!

Got all 14. Thanks for the hints

So here I am with only one to go. Strangely enough I am stuck on No. 3 and there has not been a single post about that one.

Clearly I've missed something straightforward.

Cheers

>104 Macbeth: Pulitzer and the first name in the clue is pretty straightforward Last name rhymes with 'pout'

And then just like that I


Googled the Pulitzer Prize and checked out the list of winners on Wikipedia.


Having failed to get such a result by doing the same thing for Maine.

All done now

Thanks LT for the hunt

Thanks LT people for the hints

Cheers

>105 SandraArdnas:

thanks Sandra - it occurred to me at about the same time as you were typing. Your message and mine came up at the same time.

very grateful for the prompt response

Cheers

>107 Macbeth: Now, we just wait for the lobster badge :)

>108 SandraArdnas: Badge???? I want lobster!

Such a delight to have another hunt - especially during these troubled times. Whilst being another Australian with very little knowledge of Maine, other than a couple of (surprisingly) accurate guesses, I managed to find all the answers on through google. This us the first time I haven’t needed to pore though some hints looking for assistance!
Thank you so much, and for yet another fabulous illustration.

>110 bernsad: Perhaps we can petition that. Why throw lobsters in our face if we aren't getting any, right?

That was heaps of fun! Thanks so much. I loved the hunt and was enlightened after getting a little glimpse of Maine :)

Another hunt, yay! Thank you thank you, been having a horrible month and this definitely makes me smile. Got two fairly easily, but I have a feeling some of these will be rather difficult for me.

is there anything else on #6, #12 that would help? Searching tags for just single words leaves me a LOT of books...?! am I missing something?

>115 moxiemt: Click on tags on the left side of the page.

#6 and #12 are both tags (and they are both things you can eat)

moxiemt:


If you searched for the *right* tag, you would not need to check any books; the tags are the answers.

OMG. thanks guys. I honestly did try searching multiple ways but didn't realize that. Thanks Lorax -

Finally got them all. I had trouble with #4, because the first governor of Maine was William King, and I thought it would be a biography of this family. Finally the Dr. in the clue helped me get to the right place. Fun game!

Thank you! Thank you!

I LOVE the quizzes. They always get me out of my comfort zone, stretch the grey matter and I typically learn something new or stumble across something interesting. Many kudos to the folks whose time and efforts make the quizzes happen.

Oh yes, caught me a full pot of lobsters.

(And thanks folks, I am now craving lobster!)

What fun - got all except one (#13) and I needed a lot of hints but it finally clicked.

Finally got 'em all. #2 was the last to crack.
Since we own #8, it was the second one we got, after #1 of course.

#14 was the hardest for me, but I got them all already! That was fun!

Only needed help with 8; I got the rest on my own, with some googling.

I had fun with this one. What a great idea!!!

Thank you to all involved creating and playing. Thanks for the great clues!

Thanks to all involved! It was fun, as usual, and I always enjoy the art. Number eight was a tough one!

Thanks for the hint on #12. I don't know why I didn't think of that, I should have. Also, it was the last one I needed. The others were pretty easy (most with the help of Google).

Thanks again! :)

I am stumped on number 8. Please help!

>130 Kreid0126: #8 Search tale martha

Thanks, LibraryThing!! I really love your treasure hunts.

I didn't realize there was another treasure hunt! It's made all the more exciting for me since it's about my favorite place in the world!! Thank you! I just found it about 15 minutes ago and I'm already at 10 lobstahs!! 💗

Even with all the hints above, I still cannot find #6, #8, and #14!
I think I am in the right areas for #6 and #14, but still cannot find the lobsters...

>134 TheCelticSelkie: I suspect that you are looking for works or authors for #6 and #8. There are many pages on LT that are neither works or authors.

That was super fun!! love these treasure hunts! They are so clever and thank you so much to those who continually put them together! :)

I might be missing what's obvious to most of you, but... #11? May I have a hint?

Same!

>137 aspirit:, >138 DKnight0918:

Look for a title with the words "eleven nations" and then find a different book by the same author.

Thanks so much!

If I told you to try some last names that rhyme with mallard, would it help?

>141 RachDani:

Please put your comment behind a spoiler tag!

Thank you for a great hunt!
brief comment on #12 don't overthink it

I'm stumped about how to answer #6 and the others with just fill-ins?

I got all of them, several were easy, some were hard! Thanks for all the hints!

>144 bberkley: "Remember: it's not necessarily a work page!"

>139 lilithcat: and >141 RachDani: thank you! I now have a full aquarium with all 14 lobsters!

I was stuck on #8 and >12 amanda4242: gave me the hint I needed. All done, thanks to that clue and a lot of googling for the other riddles.

>144 bberkley: As the clues are generally poems with rhymes, looking at the rhyme scheme will often help you figure out the fill-in-the-blank ones.

This was utterly charming! I just came here to add a couple of books to my library, but spent about 20 minutes finding the lobsters first. :-)

Was stuck on 5, but I managed better than I expected on the others. Maybe I'm slowly getting better at interpreting the clues!

ETA: Randomly, a clue on Jeopardy helped me get to 9!

MarthaJeanne

I am well aware of that, and still wasn't able to find them.

Can someone please help me with #6, #8, and #14???
I have exhausted the hints above, and I well aware that there are other pages to look on beside title and author pages.

That was lots of fun thank you. As an Australian I did not know much about Maine - I now know a lot more. I did waste some time on the really obvious ones looking for a book rather than a tag. I found the Wikipedea info on the Maine Sea Bugs really interesting. All 14 found, not in record time, but within about 24 hrs of starting. - am I getting better or are the quests easier?

As a hint to others, I often put a string of the words in the clues into google and see what somes up - add story if for children, novel if for adult, poetry if for well poetry. 14 look at the college staff, 8, what do storks bring?

6 and 12 are getting me. I know they're about lobsters and potatoes.

I know that the potatoes are from Aroostook. I've tried a bunch of different combos, but mostly coming up with programs from the Potato Festival.

And on lobsters, I'm stuck getting beyond that.

You've got the right words. Both of the answers are tags. The first is singular and the second is plural.

>156 napaxton: You are looking for tag pages.

Oh, SMH! ;-)

Finished! First time I didn't need clues. But I did need Google.

>153 TheCelticSelkie: Are you still having trouble?

If so, for # 6 think of the food made famous in Maine that lives in the ocean.
#8: Think of what the equivalent of a stork might be as a human. Someone who helps women give birth.
#14: You probably need to Google this. At least that is what I did. Google the college, English and dog.

My last one (after going through the hints, though I happily found more than I usually do without hints, even!) was 10. I had Linda Greenlaw figured out, but didn't get to the right page from there. Basically on trying again (after not having seen any hints here for it), I managed to find it.

Ugh! Spent the evening doing this and thanks to the hint, I was able to solve the last two that were haunting me. Technically a friend managed to find out and passed it on to me. But I'm so glad I got to do this. A lot of Indian bookstagrammers are participating this time thanks to yours truly's stories 🤭 (it does say brag) learned so much about Maine ❤️

This is the first treasure hunt where I've actually found all of the items before giving up. Sometimes the clues are too obscure or I just can't find the right page. This time I still needed some help from the "Talk" spoilers, but it was fun more than frustrating. Great job LT, as far as I'm concerned and I too love the seagull.......and Maine. I also found a few books that I'd like to read (like I don't already have too many in my library).

Thanks. That helped with finding #8.
But still no luck with the other two. I have pulled up for #6 lobster/lobsters in most pages and not found anything prior to your hint, as well as finding the book/author for #14 and looking under all pages, and still no lobsters

>165 TheCelticSelkie: You are in the right direction for #6 it is the singular tag

ETA: I found #14 through the hint at >19 the_red_shoes:

Well, it took me way too long to figure out #6 & #12. Frustrating because I knew what I was looking for just didn't know how to search for it. Now I do. :) Thanks for the fun challenge!

I found all but #4! Any hints on that one?

>168 msoul13:

The answer is a book title, which you can find by doing an internet search on the first line of the clue.

Found it--Thank you!

Me too.

Yes, exactly who I was thinking of but can't find a lobster!

oops,is thought it was another number. Still can't figure out why it is not the author I am thinking of!
I tried it again and found the lobster! I sure don't know what was happening before!!

How do you find or search tags? And what is tagmash?

>174 Shookie: (To mark what message you are answering, type > then the message number.)

To search for a tag, type it into the site search box. The list of works will come back, but on the left you will see a menu of possible searches. Choose tags, and you will get the list of tags that match your search. Dog leads you to https://www.librarything.com/tag/dog

If you want to see what books match two tags, type them with a comma in between. When you get to the tag results, at the top it will ask if you want a tagmash.

So search dog, brother and ask for tagmash, and you end up at https://www.librarything.com/tag/brother,+dog.

Ah, didn't know to begin with that some could be tags, not titles or authors. Then didn't know how to search for tags but finally figured it out! Now I will be smarter in the future! I got all 14 with hints just to know about the two being tags. I think this is the first time for me to get all 14 - just started in February and I think it is GREAT fun!! Thank you so much for doing these treasure hunts! And lovely seagull - conceptDawg is awesome! Thanks again.

>176 Shookie: One of the aspects of treasure hunts is that you explore some perhaps previously unknown features of the site. I believe I realized character and places in CK lead to pages listing all works where those appear while doing a treasure hunt

stuck on number 12- hint please.

>178 SPSON-SI:
See the hint in >38 lilithcat:

>175 MarthaJeanne:
thank you for explaining tags and how to get to the pages. I don't and didn't understand them and so never even tried to do these hunts. Why can't there be a tab at the top for tags - like there is for groups and talk? At the very least there has got to be a easier way to search tags.

Thanks LibraryThing! That was fun, and I learnt more about LT and Maine.

>180 benitastrnad: It's part of search. You can search all sorts of aspects of LT from the search page, once you get the idea that you can click on the left hand menu to change what you are searching.

Whether you are looking for an author, CK, a talk discussion, or a tag, Search is where you go to find it.

I got it! All lobsters found. This is the first one I have ever completed. Can I now claim I'm a Mainer? I've moved here 34 years ago from New York on a blind date.

>183 rdeltejo: Thanks for the laugh. I am not from Maine but I would think you are qualified.

>118 lorax: lorax: Thank you!

>182 MarthaJeanne:
Where is the search page? It isn't listed in the tabs at the top and when I go to my home page it isn't on those tabs either.

mnleona (#184):

Also not from Maine, but in many places you aren't considered to be a local unless your parents were born there, so just having lived someplace for a mere three decades may not qualify.

>186 benitastrnad:

At the top right of every page, you will see a box labeled "Search site". Click on the magnifying glass and it will take you to the search page, where you can enter your search term. Or you can enter the search term immediately and click on the glass.

Managed to find them all! I really love these treasure hunts!

Wow! All done in half an hour with extra stress and sweat (but no visits to the spoilers :-)). I love these hunts, but wish there were a way to get notified when they start ... this time I found it on the last possible day (and would have realised I really had plenty of time - if I'd just stopped to think and understand that Maine's in a completely different time zone). Thanks a lot for this and the other hunts, I hope there are many more in the future!

Is there a calendar and/or list of all the Treasure Hunts? I am curious about the themes of ones I missed during a week I did not log in. Also, it is possible to send an email blast when a Treasure Hunt starts? This one was so much fun.

Edit - *during one of the weeks* - instead of during a week.

>191 ultrabookgeek: You can find a list of the badges that have been awarded at https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Helper_badges.

Presently outstanding are
The Spring Seedling Hunt (April 2020)
LGBTQ Pride Month (June 2020)

Do we get a badge for this one?

I second the request for an email or something when a treasure hunt is about to begin. I think I missed all the other ones this year :(

(Though I finished this one, and now my lobsters are empty. Is that just because the hunt is over?)

The hunt was announced with a banner, on the blog, on Twitter, on Facebook, *and* was in the State of the Thing newsletter. Seems to me like they did everything but send out engraved invitations.

I just got into this one by chance, but I usually see the banner and the Talk post. I missed the last one completely. I don't remember why.

Thanks LT for another fun treasure hunt!!

I missed it! Bummer; I love these treasure hunts, but this week was just too busy. Even though it's over, I had to read through the clues, and I must say I love your creativity. I really like the clues that evoke certain songs (especially a certain song from Rent!)

Thank you!

ultrabookgeek (#191):

There's a balance between "make sure everyone who is interested knows about it" and "spam people with too many notifications". Unless someone *only* visits LT for the hunts, I think they're striking a good balance.

>191 ultrabookgeek: That email blast is sent out. State of the Thing is a monthly email. The hunts have been announced in time to participate. If you are willing to skim through a monthly newsletter you will know about future hunts. You can sign up in your account settings.

Thanks! I do read the monthly newsletter but I don't think I noticed they announced the upcoming Hunts - I guess I have to read them more closely. I was curious because I missed a lot of annual Hunts this year, which is really sad because I'm actually home to do them!

I visit sporadically - I am curious on how often other people visit the site and what they use it for. I think I am missing the "point" or "essence" of the site? I typically log on once or twice a month to update or review my personal library and if I am lucky a hunt is on, then I can participate in the hunts.

Thank you so much - this is so helpful!!

>202 ultrabookgeek: It's a broad range--some people use it sporadically, while some of us (ahem!) usually stop in a couple times a day to see what's up with friends in different groups. F'rex, the Green Dragon is a wonderful, friendly group if you're a fantasy/science fiction reader; a lot of members keep reading diaries there and discuss what they're reading (which can be dangerous to your book budget or library reserve queue.)

>202 ultrabookgeek: I update my catalog whenever I begin or end a book, filling in the Started and Finished dates. I also move books in and out of the Currently Reading collection accordingly. So I'm here several times a week and sometimes every day.

And of course, I log in whenever I buy another book or borrow one from the library, which happens embarrassingly often considering how many books I have waiting unread on my shelves!

>202 ultrabookgeek:

I'm here most days. Sometimes to update my catalogue, but also do the work of a "thingamabrarian" - author and work combining, adding author images and Common Knowledge, helping to squash spam, etc. And also hanging out in the forums and having conversations.

But I am retired, so I have plenty of time for all that!

I wondered what happened to the lobsters? I wanted one to appear on my profile page along with my Rose from back in February.

This is the first treasure hunt that I noticed since February. I spotted this one on the banner. I think that is a good place to put it. It was really small on my computer screen and I don't know if that is a setting I control or LT controls. It wouldn't hurt to have it a little larger so it would be more noticeable. I read the newsletter every time it comes out, and I didn't see it in the newsletter. But then I am pretty good at filtering out things that I don't think I have time for. I managed to squeeze this treasure hunt in over the weekend. I agree with the person who said that we could have more of these. With so many of us at home, it would be something fun to do.

>207 benitastrnad: Hunt badges take some time (as you've already seen) to award, as they fall on timspalding to do and he simply needs to find the time to get them out when he can. Lately, that's been handing out badges for the last 2-3 Hunts or so, so we're on deck for another round soon, I'm sure! He's just out on vacation this week. Thanks for your patience in the meantime.

As for the Rogue's Rose badge for the 2020 Valentine's Hunt, you got one! https://www.librarything.com/profile/benitastrnad/stats/badges Hope this helps.

I know there is a lot of work behind the scenes for the hunts, but I would like to suggest that maybe once a year that a hunt is dedicated to one of the states. I didn't make the time to search out all the clues but it was fun to see how much I did know about the State of Maine. Thanks again for a great hunt!

>209 Hedgepeth: Maine is the home of LT, so the hunt made sense. But if there is a yearly hunt about a random US state, there should also be a hunt about a random country that has LT members, maybe even in the local language.

>209 Hedgepeth:, >210 MarthaJeanne:

Yes, let's not forget that although the site may be based in the U.S., it is an international site.

An additional Maine book related item - the book Hitty: Her First Hundred Years (1929) is dedicated to the state of Maine and the story begins there and returns toward the end of the book. There are scenes filled with the landscape of Great Cranberry Island where Hitty comes to be in the Preble House.

I remember loving this book!

>212 quondame: Loved that book!

Just got my Seedling, Pride Flag and Lucky Lobster badges! Thank you for having these hunts.

Love my lucky lobster! Will the winners be announced soon?

Yay! I've got lobster!

Love my lucky lobster! Will the winners be announced soon?

Yes. That's on—I think—KJ's plate. Should happen Monday or Tuesday.

Thanks LT for the Hunt and for my Badges

As an avid follower of the LT Hunts I cannot identify with the Mexican Bandits from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

"Badges! … We need our steeenking Badges" ;)

Cheers

Thanks so much for the badges. Appreciate the time you took to do them. Now, waiting for the next great Hunt.

Thank you so much for the beautiful badges! The treasure hunts are so much fun but it's nice to get a reward.

Yay, three new badges! Thanks!

Some are a bit blurry, though. I can't see what the seedling badge is. It's a brownish-green blur. The lobster is kind of blurry, too.

>222 Ennas: The lobster looks okay to me but I agree with you on the brownish-green blur. The badge we had for the seedling badge should be showing up better than that. I'll ping the devs about it at least. Not sure how quickly it can/will get fixed as we're grinding pretty hard on some major projects at the moment (coming soon!), but I'll let them know. Thanks for your patience!

>223 kristilabrie: Some older badges are a little blurry as well. (Maybe blurry is not the right word? I mean the lines and colours are not sharply defined, like these letters, or the rest of the site.) The seedling is the worst, though.

>224 Ennas: Yeah, I'm not sure how much we can improve those unfortunately, but have made note. Turns out I mistook the seedling badge! It's actually a "square crop of seedlings" per https://www.librarything.com/hunt.php?y=2020&m=04.

Where's my cookpot? Caught myself a lobster! :)

>226 gilroy: A cauldron for Halloween?

The latest xkcd comic seems appropriate for this hunt.

https://xkcd.com/2354/

>228 amanda4242: Damnit. You beat me to it :-)

>212 quondame: I had that book as a kid! I adored it.

Were the winners ever selected for this hunt? Or the Pride hunt?

The page for this hunt said I missed it but I didn't. I got all the answers.