06/03/2026
After a 13-year investigation, we are pleased to announce that the legendary Golden Spigot Award, missing since the mid-1960s, has finally been found!
The search was made possible through a combination of highly trained investigators, advanced technology, several wrong turns, and approximately $2.7 million from Minnesota taxpayers, $1.1 million from Carver County property taxpayers, and $895,000 from the taxpayers of Chaska.
Some may question the expense. We prefer to call it an investment in history.
According to local legend, the Golden Spigot disappeared after an argument between Mr. Cleaver and Mr. Brady sometime in the 1960s. The details have been lost to time, but witnesses reported raised voices, pointing fingers, and possibly a garden hose being involved.
For decades, the trophy was believed to be gone forever.
Fortunately, while looking for something completely different, we found it.
To celebrate the return of this priceless artifact, we are bringing back the Golden Spigot Award Competition!
📸 Submit a photo of:
🌺 Your landscape project
🌸 Your hanging basket design
🪴 Your patio pot masterpiece
🥕 Your vegetable garden layout
The work must be your own. Using your neighbor's yard may result in public shaming and disqualification.
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 1st Place – $75 Gift Certificate and custody of the Golden Spigot Award until next spring
🥈 2nd Place – $50 Gift Certificate
🥉 3rd Place – $25 Gift Certificate
Email entries to [email protected].
Feel free to post your photos below so everyone can admire your work and secretly wonder how you get your petunias to look so good.
Questions? Email us or text 612-708-7236.
The Golden Spigot has returned.
History has been restored.
The taxpayers can finally rest easy.
