2022 Great Twin Cities Treasure Hunt

INTRODUCTION
With hot weather brewin’ and summer a-stewin’, it’s time to fire the pistol
For a treasure hunt mystery steeped in history: The Case of the Curious Crystal!
To pierce the mystique of our doublespeak, search comprehensively; 
Obey the rules—without garden tools—and scour intensively!

Assemble your team to foil the scheme and sort out where it’s at—
The jewel endorses joining forces; just ask MED and STAT:
By moving a plank to reveal a crank and giving the reel a ratch,
The four wise guys collected the prize, landing a crystal catch!

This year we frolic through fields bucolic—cease not from exploration;
Home in on the gem—search ibidem: choose a convenient location.
Seek and deploy, but don’t destroy—the hunter’s golden rule—
To make the best of a quizzical quest for the Twin Cities’ hidden jewel!

 Explanation: 

• The Intro includes the song "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran, and contains the words "stewin'," "steeped," "doublespeak," "Assemble," "team," "foil," "fields," and "bucolic," and the phrases "fire the pistol," "a treasure hunt mystery steeped in history," "where it's at," "cease not from exploration," "Home in on the gem—search ibidem," "choose a convenient location," and "a… quest for the Twin Cities' hidden jewel."

BONUS CLUE (at Kickoff Party)
Search through the park for a high water mark—a great way to get some air;
If you’re standing with boots on the landing, you’re already halfway there!
Come to a stop when you’ve reached the top, then move from there to hear,
With pun intended—antenna extended—we’re coming in loud and clear!

• The Kick-off Party Bonus Clue includes the song "About Damn Time" by Lizzo, and contains the phrases "Search through the park for a high water mark," "a great way to get some air," "If you're standing with boots on the landing, you're already halfway there," "Come to a stop when you've reached the top," "move from there to hear," "pun intended," "antenna extended," and "coming in loud and clear."

BONUS CLUE (at Hillcrest Knoll Park)
You’ve got the idea, but—mamma mia!—you didn’t quite kick the ball;
The hill you seek is another peak—on the other side of Saint Paul—
Where a greedy gold digger had a nasty hair-trigger, but lacked the resolve to pull it,
So the treacherous twit put out a hit—and went number two with a bullet!

• The Hillcrest Knoll Bonus Clue contains the phrases "You've got the idea, but—mamma mia!—you didn't quite kick the ball," and "The hill you seek is another peak, on the other side of Saint Paul— / Where a greedy gold-digger had a nasty hair-trigger, but lacked the resolve to pull it, / So the treacherous twit put out a hit—and went number two with a bullet."