Find Little Big Ole
Find Little Big Ole
Congratulations to Scott Nohre! He is the winner of the Snowball and $325 worth of prizes. Hope you all had fun and looking forward to a snow filled season next year.
A special thank you to Joe Korkowski and his team at Explore Alexandria for fielding all the emails and for helping us out with this event.
Thank you to all who participated in the Douglas Area Trail Association Find Little Big Ole event and to all who supported the event by donating prizes. Supporters include Elden's Fresh Foods, Country Cat, Fastenal, Alexandria Technical & Community College, Runestone Museum, Haburn CPA, Downtown Diner, and DS Powersports.
March 27 thru March 31, 2024 - Find Little Big Ole Week 6 - Here it is. The last week to Find Little Big Ole. Once again, grab the GPS and go for a walk along the trails to 45 degrees, 54’ 43.3 N; 95 degrees 26’ 51.6” W. When you find Little Big Ole, take a photo of you and Little Big Ole and send to info@explorealex.com. Winners will be drawn on Monday with the Snowball drawing to be held later in the week. Winners for our final week include:
- Scott Nohre and Ranger Dog - $50 gift certificate for Country Cat donated by Country Cat.
- Becky Thoennes and Beau H. – Cap and water bottle donated by Fastenal and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
- Dee Dee Lind – Cap and water bottle donated by Fastenal and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
- Breanna Dokka – Two water bottles donated by Fastenal The Snowball drawing with prizes valued at $325 will be held later this week.
March 20 thru March 24, 2024 - Find Little Big Ole Week 5 - Grab that GPS again and Find Little Big Ole. New coordinates are 45 degrees 52' N; 95 degrees 09' W. When you find him, send a photo of you and Little Big Ole to info@explorealex.com. You could win great prizes and your name is included in the final Snowball drawing the first week in April worth $325.
- Scott & Sadie Nohre - $50 gift card for Country Cat donated by Country Cat
- Christie Nohre - $50 for Elden's Fresh Foods donated by Elden's Fresh Foods
- Steve Lenarz - Cap and Nebo flashlight donated by Fastenal
March 13 thru March 17, 2024 - Find Little Big Ole Week 4 Clue - Grab those GPS devices and plug in these coordinates. It's a beautiful week and a great time to get outside. 45 degrees 54'N; 95 degrees 24'W to get close to Little Big Ole. Look around, find me, take a photo with you and Little Big Ole and email it to info@explorealex.com.
- Ashley & Levi Rabehl - $50 gift card for Country Cat donated by Country Cat
- Jana Anderson - Nebo flashlight and $5 gift certificate for Joe's Bait & Gas in Brandon
- Shelley Thoennes - Sweatshirt donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Scott & Sadie Nohre - T-shirt donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
March 6 thru March 10, 2024 Clue - Find Little Big Ole Week 3 Clue – Hey everyone, we are going to mix it up this week. Break out your GPS and plug in these coordinates, 45 degrees 56’ 18.5”N; 95 degrees 29’ 28.1”W to get close to Little Big Ole. Look around, find me, take a photo with you and Little Big Ole and email it to info@explorealex.com to win great prizes.
- First winner - T-shirt donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
- Second winner - Stocking cap donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
- Third winner - Cap donated by Fastenal and $10 gift certificate to Joe's Bait & Gas in Brandon donated by Jackie & Brad Caron
- Fourth winner - Divas women's cap donated by DS Powersports
February 28, 2024 thru March 3, 2024 Clue - Come find me in my new location. Look for me in the same place where an important piece of local history was found a long time ago. When you do find me, send a photo of you and me along with the best way to contact you to info@explorealex.com. Your name may be drawn on Monday for really cool prizes.
- First winner - Fastenal cap and metal coffee mug donated by Fastenal
- Shelly Thoennes - Women's cap donated by DS Powersports and $5 gift certificate to Joe's Gas & Deli in Brandon donated by Jackie & Brad Caron
- Sabrina Marthaler - Lantern donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
- Mara Duscher - Metal coffee cup donated by Alexandria Technical & Community College and two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum
February 21, 2024 Clues - Find Little Big Ole! Win Prizes. Here is the first clue for the “Find Little Big Ole” on DATA Trails campaign. "Come find me as I wait for you in the shadow of my ancestor. When you do find me, send a photo of you and me along with the best way to contact you to info@explorealex.com. Your name may be drawn on Monday for really cool prizes." Prizes have been drawn for the first week. Winners are:
- Jana Anderson - a water bottle and $30 Amazon gift card donated by Haburn CPA
- Delilah/Ashley Thomas - two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum and a cap donated by Fastenal
- Third winner won a blanket donated by the Alexandria Technical & Community College
- Fourth winner won two passes to the Runestone Museum donated by the Runestone Museum and a $10 gift certificate to the Downtown Diner donated by the Downtown Diner