The annual Northern Star Treasure Hunt returns to campus starting April 10. Find the Northern Star paperweight and you’ve won approximately $300 in gift certificates and other prizes such as mugs, candles and more.

The Northern Star will release clues on a daily basis from Monday, April 10 to Friday, April 14 to help participants put the pieces together and find where the Northern Star’s labeled acrylic paperweight is hidden. The location will be outside on NIU’s campus.

Check the Northern Star’s website, social media channels and TLDR newsletter for daily clues.

The treasure hunt is open to students, faculty and staff. 

The first person to find the paperweight and return it to the Northern Star’s office in the Peters Campus Life Building Room 130 will be named the winner of this year’s treasure hunt.

All prizes for the treasure hunt have been donated by members of the DeKalb and Sycamore communities. Donors: Hunter Star Properties, Barb City Bagels, Cast Iron Coffee, Buffalo Wild Wings, FNBO, NIU Alumni Association, Fushi Yami, Pittsley Realty, Rosati’s Pizza, Robin’s Nest Bookshoppe, Wired Nutrition and Varsity Square.