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Submitted by Allison Wonderland on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 09:18

The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is beginning early this year. Due to the early find of the Winter Carnival Medallion, I’ve decided to step in and fill the hunting void. The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is similar to the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt but with a few differences:

  1. The clues will come out twice a day, at 7am and 7pm. They will start Friday, January 23rd and run through Wednesday, January 28th with the possibility of 12 clues total.
  2. The clues will not appear in the paper. They will be posted to the Pioneer Press message boards, the Allison Wonderland Yahoo group, and the Cooler Crew Facebook page. Feel free to copy the clues elsewhere.
  3. No buttons are required. This year everyone and anyone can participate, including employees of the Pioneer Press. There is no cost to participate, though I will accept contributions towards the prize to make things more interesting.
  4. The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt Medallion will always be within the borders of St. Paul.

I’m starting the pot off with $100 of my own money. I sponsored a park pick pool on my Yahoo group this year and the winner, Alex, is also contributing that, so the prize will be at least $200. If you’d like to contribute money to the prize, you can send it via Paypal to AllisonWondrland@yahoo.com. We will also maybe have a kickoff event Friday night where I will take donations. Alternately, you can contact me for an address to send a check to if that works better for you.

The medallion will be hidden on public property in St. Paul. It will not be hidden on a frozen body of water, underground, on a steep hillside, inside anything with electricity, on top of any buildings, up a tree, or anywhere else that might make you ask yourself “Is it really a good idea to be looking here?” Be respectful, be safe.

The finder can declare whomever they wish to be the finders, but I will write just one check to one person and they can figure it out from there. You may feel free to try and contact me during the hunt but do not expect a response. If I should happen to respond regarding anything other than a rule clarification, expect that my response will most likely be meant to trick or confuse you.

If you find the medallion, it has my cell phone number on it. Please let me know right away if you found it, and we will make arrangements to collect the prize.

I think that covers everything

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Friday, January 23, 2015
Found on:Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Finders:
NameHometown
Joe KSaint Paul
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$425
Awarded Prize:$425
Location:
General Location:Highland Park
Exact Location:Near the Picnic Pavilion South of Montreal Ave.
Concealer:A pile of snow turned over during the Pioneer Press Hunt
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Clues
Clue #1
Published on Friday, January 23, 2015
Don’t you all deserve a hunt in reserve
Since the medallion was found far too soon?
Now this one restricts to St. Paul districts
And will make the ’15 hunt picayune.

Some rules to enforce, stay off the golf course
And don’t disturb animals at the zoo.
Skip Capitol Mall, eh, you know them all,
So be safe, be smart, and good luck to you.
Explanation:
The second stanza is just confirming some rules. In the first stanza the word “reserve” is a reference to the fact that the Highland Park neighborhood used to be called “Reserve Township”. Also if you look at a map of St. Paul districts, you’ll see the Highland Park area is district 15, the number mentioned in the next line. Interestingly, I heard a few other interpretations of this clue that also led to Highland, but were purely unintentional.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Friday, January 23, 2015
Not a trick at all, come and kick the ball.
I would be happy to hold it for you.
Believe what you see, yes, you can trust me.
I vow not to pull this one away too.
Explanation:
For anyone familiar with the “Peanuts” cartoon by Charles Schultz, they surely recognize this scene of Lucy holding a football for Charlie Brown to kick, promising not to yank away at the last second yet again, only to yank it away at the last second. This is a reference to the Charles M Schultz arena in Highland Park. It also vaguely alludes to how often the PP Cluewriter has set up the clues to look like it was at Highland, only to not put it at Highland. But my name’s not Lucy. I really did put it in Highland! I told you that you could trust me.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Saturday, January 24, 2015
On the premises, a grand edifice
Will guide those of you who are discerning.
But if you’re wholly thought of as lowly
Consider the path of higher learning
Explanation:
The grand edifice in this case was the picnic shelter that dominates the view from the treasure’s hiding spot and is one of the largest structures in the park. The path of higher learning refers to Hamline Ave. which shares a name with Hamline University and runs into the park. One might also possibly get Highland from the use of the words “lowly” and “high”.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Saturday, January 24, 2015
Don’t sit there and loll, go play with a ball,
There is an area for that nearby.
It might do some good, to check out the ‘hood,
And take a trip the way the thrifty fly.
Explanation:
The ball refers to the nearby golf course in Highland. This clue also alludes to the fact that Highland is a neighborhood as well as a park. The thrifty airlines is Southwest as the Highland Park neighborhood is in the southwest part of the city.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Sunday, January 25, 2015
In the summer heat, how we love to eat!
Burgers, brats and barbecue make us drool.
But as we wizen, on the horizon
Summer will end and then it’s back to school.
Explanation:
The first part of the clue alludes not only to the fact that the medallion is hidden on the picnic grounds, but also that Famous Dave’s barbecue is nearby. The second part of the clue refers to the fact that there are a few schools next to the park, but not near the treasure (on the horizon).
 
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Clue #6
Published on Sunday, January 25, 2015
Maybe I’m naughty, or just C’est la vie,
But the coin’s lying naked in the park.
Need no modesty, for it’s plain to see,
Never will you find the coin in the dark.
Explanation:
This clue is partly the “What’s it in clue”. But the last line also tells you that it is hidden close to a streetlight so that it is never in the dark. The French phrase “C’est la vie” suggests Montreal Ave as there are many French speakers in Montreal. The naughty part is an acknowledgement of the wild rabbit chase I sent some people on to smaller parks when it was in fact at Highland all along.
 
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Clue #7
Published on Monday, January 26, 2015
Where's he go today, that Mr. Cartier?
I would say he’s running rather late, Jack.
‘Til then it’s ok to let the kids play
Just do not let them give you any flak.
Explanation:
The “late” Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who is credited with naming Canada and played a part in founding Montreal which would again suggest the street of the same name. However some more digging would reveal where Jacques Cartier goes today, which refers to the Jacques Cartier Bridge on Montreal which in turn suggests a more local bridge over Montreal, such as the pedestrian bridge in Highland Park, near to the treasure. This clue also tells you that there is a play area near the treasure and the use of the word “flak” is meant to make you think of a flak jacket which in turn would tell you it is on the side of the park with the police station.
 
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Clue #8
Published on Monday, January 26, 2015
To be in heaven seek out a seven
Not within sight, just on the edge somewhere
Parking, there’s a lot, then on to the spot
But first you’ll have to climb many a stair.
Explanation:
For those that hadn’t figured out the park yet, this is a simple reference to 7th street and Edgecumbe. It also tells you there is a parking lot and that you have to go up the stairs from there to get to where the treasure is at.
 
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Clue #9
Published on Tuesday, January 27, 2015
If you still don’t know, haggis and bordeaux
Should be the things on your menu tonight.
The meal’s not complete until you’re replete
With the dish only foxes can make right.
Explanation:
Haggis is of course meant to suggest Scotland which leads you to Highland. Bordeaux makes you think of France, or in this case, French Canadians as in one more reference to Montreal, the street closest to the treasure. The dish served by Foxes is Booya which is made by a group called the Silver Foxes in the Booya shed near the treasure.
 
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Clue #10
Afraid of a clown or that you might drown?
You’ll just have to step up and face your fear.
Taking the high ground, success will be found.
The trick is I did some recycling here.
Explanation:
Clowns are meant to suggest the circus and drowning is meant to suggest the Aquatic Center, both of which would tell you which side of the park to look. “Step up” again suggests taking the stairs up from where you would find those locations as does “high ground” which also doubles as another hint for “Highland”. The recycling refers to how the medallion was hidden. I found a spot where someone had been digging from the Pioneer Press hunt and hid the medallion under the pile of snow they had created, hoping to make hunters pass it over by thinking someone had already dug there.
 
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Clue #11
The coin’s to be found where tables abound.
Paved is the path to the object of joy.
Find a spot somewhere, did someone look there?
Or was that effort just part of my ploy?
Explanation:
This clue again tells you it is hidden on the picnic grounds nearest the Booya shed. It also again alludes to how the treasure was hidden.
 
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Clue #12
Highland was my choice, let Tartans rejoice,
And head to the part south of Montreal.
On the picnic heights look between two lights
Under snow, where the slide would have you fall.
Explanation:
And this basically tells you straight out where to look.
 
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