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Submitted by Allison Wonderland on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 09:38

Found by Jake, Mr. Med Hunter, and Me2 in North Dale Rec. Center after 10 clues. Repeat finds for all three of them. They split a $500 cash prize for the find.

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Sunday, February 12, 2006
Found on:Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Finders:
NameHometown
Jake IngebrigtsonSaint Paul
Mr. Med HunterWhite Bear Lake
Me2 Saint Paul
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$500
Awarded Prize:$500
Location:
General Location:North Dale Recreation Center
Exact Location:Along the fence along the first base line of ball field #1
Concealer:In bandages and covered with leaves
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Sunday, February 12, 2006
Thar's stories told thar's pirate's gold
Stolen from ye olde martyr's stock
To make yer haul, go search St. Paul
You'll find the key is in the lock.
Explanation:
The key to figuring out this clue is to find "the lock" which refers to the keyhole shaped window on the building at North Dale. "ye olde martyr" is a reference to St. Alban, the first British martyr, and St. Albans is one of the streets bordering North Dale. And of course this clue also tells you to look in St. Paul.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Monday, February 13, 2006
The Chinook wind blows, and the gray sky snows
As weary pirates seek shelter from the storm
Just how much treasure will make yer pleasure?
Thar's a lot nearby but it shan't make ye warm.
Explanation:
The Chinook wind is generally associated with a northwesterly direction and North Dale is a park in the northwestern quadrant of the city. The shelter the pirates seek is a reference to the gazebo near the hiding spot. The lot that is nearby refers to the parking lot, but that would be going away from the treasure and hence will make you colder instead of warmer.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Tuesday, February 14, 2006
A pirate must spy the stars with an eye
And whilst navigating stay ever alert
Misery'd prevail, if ye try to set sail
In a ship aimed towards the rich Shepard's dirt.
Explanation:
The "stars with an eye" really means "stars" plus an "i" which gives you "stairs". You can see (spy) the stairs from the hiding spot. The "rich Shepard" is Sam Shepard, the playwright and actor, who lives in Stillwater. His dirt would be the "play ground". There is a playground at North Dale, but if you head that direction, you'd be going away from the treasure and "misery'd prevail".
 
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Clue #4
Published on Wednesday, February 15, 2006
"Grub at six bells," the pirate yells,
Zounds matey, tis nearly time for dinner.
But ye must wit which spot to sit,
Ones nearby might help make ye a winner.
Explanation:
In general this clue is talking about a picnic type area. There are some picnic tables as well as a gazebo behind the building at North Dale, near the treasure site. The gazebo, which has six sides, is closer, and is also suggested by the first letter of each line "GZBO". The bells are a reference to the Church bells of Maternity of Mary across the street which can be heard in the park as the clue is released at 6pm.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Thursday, February 16, 2006
A fire all aglow in me bungalow
Tempts a pirate to spend me time in port
But I'd best set sail and catch a strong gale
To avoid me fateful, dire day in court.
Explanation:
Bungalow is another name for "Cottage" as Cottage runs along the south side of the park. "Court" refers to the tennis courts which are at the park, but you'd want to avoid them as the treasure is not there.
 
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Clue #6
Published on Friday, February 17, 2006
When pirates sail by the sweet lorelei
Aye, a careful prayer they must be keepin'
For her tempting call could well end it all
And with the dead soldiers they'd be sleepin'.
Explanation:
"Lorelei" is another name for a siren which refers to the air raid siren at North Dale. "Prayer" is a reference once again to the church across the street, but overall you don't want to be near the siren. The place where the dead soldiers sleep is a reference to Arlington National Cemetery as Arlington runs along the north side of the park.
 
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Clue #7
Published on Saturday, February 18, 2006
"The way that be best to open ye chest
Is to use a key", the old pirate yawned.
Disappoint it may, would you perhaps say,
To be findin' out the key had been pawned?
Explanation:
f the key has been pawned, then it is in hock. A hocked key suggests hockey as there is a hockey rink in the general area of the treasure. Also, in the third line, the words "may, would" hint at the street "Maywood" which runs right into the park.
 
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Clue #8
Published on Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tis a chain methinks fraught with many links
That's meanin' yer close enough to smell 'er
Ye'd be no dummy hunting this mummy
Aye, lest ye panic and go run yeller.
Explanation:
The chain with many links is a chain link fence, of which there are many in the park. But since the treasure was hidden underneath one, you'd be very close to the treasure if you were by the right fence. Also many of the fences have a yellow cushion on the top of them, hence the reference to "yeller" (yellow). Finally, "hunting this mummy" is a reference to the treasure itself which is wrapped in bandages (band-aids).
 
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Clue #9
Published on Monday, February 20, 2006
Skeletons sit silently, having not died violently,
They're simply sleeping through the winter days.
Listen closely my dear, they say "Treasure is near,
Buts if ye shall claims it, ye can not stays."
Explanation:
The skeletons in this clue refer to the soccer goals, the frames of which sit next to the treasure spot, but they have no nets on them in the winter. Also, to claim the treasure, if ye can not stays, then you must "leaves". The treasure is hidden amongst the leaves under a fence.
 
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Clue #10
Published on Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Tis a park ye pursue, t'would be easy to view
If'n ye knew the street whereby cars buzz
But you'll do just fine if ye get in line
With what be the interstate that never was.
Explanation:
One last street name in the first line, if you pick out "park" and "view" to make "Parkview", another street that runs into North Dale. The "interstate that never was" refers to I-335, a project to link 35W to 94 on the north side of downtown Minneapolis that was scrapped in the 70's. But it wasn't the location of the actual freeway you had to line up with. Rather it was the "335" distance marker in left field of the baseball field. The treasure was hidden on a straight line from that under the fence behind the first base line.
 
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Clue #11
Shiver me timbers and clean out the limbers,
Or in an arctic glen ye'll be submersed
Get that thar booty, is ye main duty
Take off from ye home and get ye there first.
Explanation:
"Glen" is basically another name for "dale" and an arctic one would be "North Dale" where the treasure is. The treasure lies under the fence between home plate and first base on the baseball field, where you might have to do some akin to cleaning out the limbers by searching through the leaves under the fence.
 
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Clue #12
Ye had best set sail headed for North Dale
And gather yer crew thar in the middle.
Look under the fence, where leaves are most dense
Golden bandages be yer last riddle.
Explanation:
The treasure is at North Dale in the middle of the park amongst some leaves under a fence. "Golden bandages" refers to the gold (coin) in bandages.
 
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