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Submitted by diggorius rex on Sat, 10/19/2013 - 18:00

Found by Jake and Matt after a mere 6 clues on top of the hill overlooking Hamm Falls and the Pavilion in Como Park.

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Saturday, October 19, 2013
Found on:Thursday, October 24, 2013
Finders:
NameHometown
Matt KoskieMinneapolis
Jake IngebrigtsonSaint Paul
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$200
Awarded Prize:$200
Location:
General Location:Como Park
Exact Location:On the hill overlooking the pavilion
Concealer:In a grill post missing its grill, covered with acorns
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Saturday, October 19, 2013
The air is cold and leaves are falling.
Have some fun and hear the calling.
Common sense prevails, private land you must not destruct!
As Coolers, we must follow the code of conduct.

A disk, a tube, you must be kooky?
'Tis the time to dress somewhat spooky.
Find the treasure and cash in the copper.
Confine your search to St. Paul proper.
Explanation:
Traditional hunt within St. Paul. Puck is hidden in a metal “tube” with acorns (nuts = kooky) on top. Coolers must follow code - COMO
Our Thoughts:
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine, whose avenue forms the western boundary of Swede Hollow. Incidentally several of the entrances to the lower park are tubular in nature (the one under Payne Avenue and the ones coming up from under 7th Street). Plus, the cop shop is still at the Northern end of the park.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Sunday, October 20, 2013
Don’t overlook the obvious places.
Afraid of heights? Retrace your paces!
Visit a place of northerly clime—
It’s higher ground you’ll seek, in time.

Do you long for adventure in familiar places?
Mixing with crews of cooler faces?
No digging required, as you might have guessed.
God’s grace to those at higher rest.
Explanation:
The first letter of every line spells “D-A-V-I-D-M-N-G.” The “northerly climb (clime)” merely means uphill, as does “higher ground”. “Higher rest” is a nod to David Ng, as well as a pointer to where the disk lay. “Familiar places” mixing with the Cooler Crew points to Gabes and Como Park.

Our Thoughts:
Anyone get tricked to Highland or Mounds? ;)
 
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Clue #3
Published on Monday, October 21, 2013
To those who are new (and we’ll be fair)
To seek the treasure you must beware—
Plenty of treats in these clues you’ll find
But wary the tricks that tickle the mind!

Tailor your search to where children play.
Awake and arise; don’t wreck the day!
Hit the streets but keep on walking—
It’s to another park you’re stalking.
Explanation:
“new” (Newell), “we’ll” (Wheeler),” fair “(Fairview) and “Tailor” (Taylor) are all herrings for Newell Park. “we’ll be fair” also refers to the park being near the state Fairgrounds. “a wake” (water/lake) and “a rise” (hill) refer to the hill near Lake Como. The clue cautions to “hit the streets” and “don’t wreck [rec]”—that is, don’t follow these pointers to Newell Park (where there is a recreation center), and concludes the disk is in “another park” where “children play” (Como). Be wary of tricks!
 
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Clue #4
Published on Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Halloween is the season for deception and lies
And perfect for playing some tricks on the wise
So out with the new and in with the old!
You’re now on your way to finding the gold

Stop for a bite that’s free from pests
Pause for a moment where creatures nest
Food or frolics—name your desire.
Where there’s no smoke, there is no fire
Explanation:
Retracts the clues to Newell Park (“out with the new”). “a bite” to eat “that’s free from pests” refers to the picnic tables (or pavilion), the trees (“nest”), and squirrels or zoo animals (‘creatures”); as well as the missing grill (“no smoke/fire”) where the disk lay hidden. “name your desire” refers to “A Streetcar Named Desire”, a pointer to Como’s Streetcar Station
 
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Clue #5
Published on Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Park and tell your ride to wait,
For you’ll be hiking to your fate.
Just be nimble and curb your laughter—
Careful you don’t go tumbling after!

Round and round the clues will lead.
Don’t get wet by how they read.
A stony landmark upon rotation
Is one step forward to salvation.
Explanation:
References to Telluride (“tell your ride”/ski center); golf course (“for”/fore); the “curb” where parking is allowed on the hill; and a hill climb (hike, “tumbling after”/Jack & Jill). “round and round” refers to the circular street and hilly area; “stony landmark” and “wet” is the granite Commercial Club fountain near the Como pavilion (the fountain looks like an upside-down pawn: “upon [a pawn] rotation”, “one step forward” is the pawn’s movement. “careful the gist” forewarns of a possible goose chase to Rice Park (“stony landmark”/Landmark Center, “round and round”,” wet”/the center fountain)
Our Thoughts:
Nice word play!
 
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Clue #6
Published on Thursday, October 24, 2013
A blissful day at a visible palace.
(Bear in mind, we mean no malice.)
Seal the deal with a golden loop;
Then read the post to get the scoop.

Sorry, you can’t play in the water.
Oops—someone forgot to tell their daughter!
Oddly enough, she looks at home
Splashing around the invisible foam.
Explanation:
This clue refers to the nearby Pavilion (“palace”) as a favorite spot for wedding couples (“blissful day”); “bear” is a clear reference to Black Bear Crossings and a traditional hunter’s hint to Como Park; the “golden loop” refers to either weddings (wedding ring) or the circular hill that contains the treasure; the “post” is the metal tube wherein the disk rests. The entire second stanza refers to the Schiffman mermaid fountain (the splashing mermaid), a pointer to Como Park.
Our Thoughts:
It’s still a possibility for people to wrongly associate Rice Park (Landmark Center (“palace”, weddings) and the bronze statue of a young girl splashing “a-round” in the center fountain)
 
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Clue #7
There’s no politics to the proceedings at hand.
But let’s take a vote; where do you stand:
Democrat, conservative, or middle of the road?
Be a little liberal when dissecting this code.

To win this dance, we’ll show you how:
You gotta swing your hips now.
Shun the tail, then swing out low.
So what’s the word? ..Now you should know.
Explanation:
The first letter in words 2, 3, 4 and 5 in line 3 spell “c-o-m-o”; The second stanza points to the word “locomotion”, then tells the noodle to remove “tion” (“shun the tail”) and “lo” (“swing out low”) to get “como”.
 
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Clue #8
Lost in the woods? Head for a clearing.
Smarties can text where they will be steering
With one of these—yet burying your head
Might make you overlook the puck instead.

So just like cream, rise to the top.
Up, up, up—and don’t you stop!
Sing a swinger by this merry, old soul,
The title’s enough; you’re close to the goal.
Explanation:
The puck is in a “clearing”, (not in the woods); also the tube’s head is “cleared” (cut off, “burying your head”). “Smarties”, “text”, and “bury” refer to Blackberry (smart phone), or black bear, a traditional Como Park clue—also Black Bear Crossings, which is near, but not at (“might miss”) the treasure site. The second stanza begins by referring to climbing up hill (“up, up, up”)…the second half might be a bit obscure: It’s a reference to Nat King Cole (old King Cole/”merry old soul”) and his “swinger”, ’Straighten Up and Fly Right’—alluding to going ‘straight up’ the hill and to the One Way traffic sign (‘fly right’) at the top of the drive.
Our Thoughts:
Alternatively, the song contains references to a ‘monkey ‘(Zoo) ‘took a ride’ (Como Town) ‘in the air’ (uphill); and “straighten up” might also refer to the perpendicular tube. “Don’t stop” might also reference the fact there’s no Stop sign atop the hill.
 
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Clue #9
Think you’re streetwise, think you’re tough?
We’ll take that bet, we’ll call your bluff!
If not conquered, then half the fight
Is beginning to battle for what’s right.

Yet one more thought, after a span,
Spying is easier with a bureau’s man.
At this juncture, head up high!
You’re well underway to foiling disguise.
Explanation:
An obvious reference to Lexington Avenue (the “Battle” of Lexington and Concord (but, “not conquered”), which marked the “beginning” of the revolutionary war). After Como’s pedestrian bridge (“after a span”) is Nausbaumer (“bureau’s man” anagrammed) Drive. Here (“At this juncture”), “head up” the hill (“high”).Go past the One Way sign (“underway”) and the hunter will be nearer the mark.
 
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Clue #10
Atop the crown awaits a jewel.
Stealing the gem requires no tool.
Poking around may get you barred;
Best to look where once was charred.

To spy the puck, scan above land.
Be ready to pry it from a cold, dead hand.
Be centered and focused; stick straight to the task.
It is nearer the time we remove our mask!
Explanation:
“atop the crown” refers to the hill and to the acorn-topped disk that resembles a crown; “barred” refers to the metal bar; “once was charred” is the missing grill. The disk is 3 feet above ground {“above land”) in a “cold, dead hand” (hollowed recess)—it’s also a sly reference to ‘Clint Eastwood’, a Gorrilaz song.
 
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Clue #11
This may sound corny but I think it’s true:
If we’ve got the rhythm, then you’ve got the blues.
Careful how this clue is read—
Monitor colors and you’ll be ahead.

The first is two,
The second is too;
Third makes five—
Now what should you do?

The pair sung best with “5 foot 2”
Is 7 feet away…now it’s up to you
Explanation:
A very weird clue! “corny” points to the acorns that cover the disk. The rest of the clue has to do with the colors of the nearby picnic tables: red (“read’), green, and blue (“blues”)—also suggested by the colors of a television or computer monitor (RGB). The first, red, has two picnic tables associated with it. The second, green, has two (“too”), as well. The third color, blue, has five tables. Nearest a “pair” of the blue tables (“eyes of blue” goes “best with ‘5 foot 2’”) is the tube where the puck is.
 
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Clue #12
The jig is up, we’re at the end.
Thanks for coming on this journey, my friend.
Remembering family is the ultimate reward.
But now to the treasure, and where it is stored.

Off Lexington Avenue in Como Park
Where Nausbaumer intersects, make a mark.
Then turn to the drive that leads uphill.
(It’s an unmapped street, but it’s there, still.)

(If you meet Hamm Falls you’ve gone too far.
Turn ‘round, drive uphill, or park the car.)
Atop the hill are colored tables.
Look for two blues to complete our fable.

A metal tube stands by this pair
Thrust in the ground, in open air.
Atop the shaft, a hollow recess.
Covered with acorns to reduce the mess.

Under these nuts, a wooden disk.
Congratulations, you’ve found it! Now, no more risks.
Explanation:
X marks the Spot! A special Thank you to Brother Harry for the help.
 
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