The Allison Wonderland
The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival every year. While the prize can only go to one winner, The Allison Wonderland is dedicated to the community spirit of treasure hunting. Here, not only will you find out about the Pre-Dig Gig, the Rehash Bash, and various other social events, but we also discuss the clues here in a team effort to decipher them (albeit not always successfully). This is a place to discuss ideas respectfully, report on what's happening "on the ground", and provide each other with useful information. This is a public group so expect that anything posted will be seen by everyone.
Updated: 1 hour 35 min ago
Re: Clue #7
Someone mentioned somewhere that 11 (eleven) anagrams to levee (minus the n).
https://www.nps.gov/miss/learn/education/upload/LittleItaly_30x40.pdf
Re: Clue #7
Look down from above ro find what you love?
See area from a hill? Or as mentioned streets decending. Highest point in elevation is at the ammunition plant in arden hills unfortunately
See area from a hill? Or as mentioned streets decending. Highest point in elevation is at the ammunition plant in arden hills unfortunately
Guesses
5 Central
5 Cono
5 Cono
Re: Clue #7
Apollo Heating & Air Conditioning by Keller?
Re: Clue #7
Countdown from 11 - you'll be in heavenSpace Rocket Launch!Space rocket slide someone mentioned - brilliant!What other rocket correlation do we have...?Flippster
Re: Clue #7
I noticed eagle street above Harriet as well. There is a plaque there that has a statue of snoopy (beagle) and Charlie Brown. However gatsby does fit WBL therefor I’m going to put 5 votes on matoska and 5 on Harriet
Re: Clue #7
I think you are correct about WBL, however there are other 11 streets around. I found one downtown that connects with eagle street/parkway that points to Harriet across the river. I will put 10 down on Harriet clue 7 since there is little interest in Harriet on your park pick. There are also 11 sport fields in Como so that has me kinda wondering. The Gatsby fits WBL though.
Park Pick Clue 8
10 on Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
Re: Clue #7
Sniff out like a beagle----First Flight Finishers?? Take it with a maragita and grain of salt. I was convinced it was at Boyd Park until clue 4. :)
Clue 7 Guess
I'm feeling like it has to be White Bear Lake and now I'm thinking West Park in particular. It is right next to another park which is basically a beach. That would make sense as to why they would say "avoid the shifting sands". There's a couple of things I can't quite fit but that's ok because usually if all the clues fit perfectly, you're in the wrong park. So I'm moving all 10 guesses to West Park in White Bear Lake.
Re: Clue #7
There are groups you have to pay for? Most of the other discussion I have seen is on Facebook.
The parks in White Bear Lake are kind of small parks. It seems a little odd they would point you to those this early. I kind of wonder if it could be on public land not in a park. Like if you were to count the streets down to a theoretical 0, you'd be at the intersection of 96 and 61. The one way Lake Ave also comes out there, and Bald Eagle Parkway dead ends there in a little loop with a little bit of green in the middle of the loop. So maybe something like that or along the railroad tracks there.
The parks in White Bear Lake are kind of small parks. It seems a little odd they would point you to those this early. I kind of wonder if it could be on public land not in a park. Like if you were to count the streets down to a theoretical 0, you'd be at the intersection of 96 and 61. The one way Lake Ave also comes out there, and Bald Eagle Parkway dead ends there in a little loop with a little bit of green in the middle of the loop. So maybe something like that or along the railroad tracks there.
Re: Clue #7
That idk, probably not, I'm just throwing thoughts out there to see if they may make sense to anyone else, as Allison's group here is the only non pay group I can talk in. And trying to be friendly.
Re: Clue #7
Would they blatantly give the park in clue 7? Especially if it's the same clue writer as last year?
Re: Clue #7
And yet another noodle,
11=Apollo 11, looking at what I love is the ground,
And of course a Beagle is a mainly a sniffer of ground.
Rocket ship slide maybe?
11=Apollo 11, looking at what I love is the ground,
And of course a Beagle is a mainly a sniffer of ground.
Rocket ship slide maybe?
Re: Clue #7
Think this clue and no oncoming dread is specifically Lake Ave - the closest road to WBL.
Part of Lake Ave runs as County Road 96 but a stretch from Memorial Beach/ west pro runs as a one way street starting at 11th and going past 1st.
Parks passed along the way are Memorial Beach/West Park and Matoska. This is actually very informative since it would seemingly tel you to avoid the other large park on the shores of WBL : County Park.
See you all out there
Part of Lake Ave runs as County Road 96 but a stretch from Memorial Beach/ west pro runs as a one way street starting at 11th and going past 1st.
Parks passed along the way are Memorial Beach/West Park and Matoska. This is actually very informative since it would seemingly tel you to avoid the other large park on the shores of WBL : County Park.
See you all out there
Re: Clue #7
And Grandmas bakery where you would use molasses...Also Polar Lakes park by Tamerack
Re: Clue #7
And posey is referring to yoga poses, I think. There are a few yoga studios around WBL; one just west of West Park.
Re: Clue #7
Well this definitely has me thinking White Bear Lake as the streets on the east side of 61 go from 1st St to 11th St. There's a McDonald's on 10 (lovin' it?). It's next to Rudy's Redeye Steak House which I suppose a beagle might love to sniff. There's a few parks close to there on the lake. Or a little farther is Matoska Park with the White Bear Dog Beach. Somewhere in that area sounds promising at the moment.
Clue #7
Here is the new clue:
Clue #7
Count down from eleven and you’ll be in heaven Flying high as would an eagle. Look down from above to find what you love Then sniff out the prize like a beagle
And here are the previous clues:
Clue #7
Count down from eleven and you’ll be in heaven Flying high as would an eagle. Look down from above to find what you love Then sniff out the prize like a beagle
And here are the previous clues:
Clue #6
Escape the heat, cook and eat
At this playland far from the masses.
A place to recover or even take cover –
Life here was slow as molasses.
Clue #5
Things looked rosy, a pocketful of posey.
We remember it all too well.
We were happy back then but beyond our ken:
It soon would all go to hell.
Clue #4
We’re moving ahead, no oncoming dread.
Our future’s in our hands.
This new term is about what’s firm
Let’s avoid the shifting sands.
Clue #3
No time, old sport, to play and cavort.
Pursue the grail with your schemes!
Out at night? Then follow the light
To cross the way to your dreams.
Clue #2
Stay away from links and risky hijinks.
Disturb not ground, tree or trail.
Don’t wait for last clue to know what to do;
This year you’ll figure or fail.
Clue #1
Be it turmoil endemic or global pandemic
It’s been a tough year for us all.
So rather than punt, we renewed this year’s hunt:
Join us, it’ll be a ball!
Don’t be odd, stay in your pod.
Keep six feet away from strangers.
Wear a mask when on your task
To keep all safe from dangers.
Clue 6 park pic
5 on snail lake
5 on bald eagle lake
5 on bald eagle lake
