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Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Hi again alphabob, I've been in Harriet for 4 days. The only area I have not dug is in Rasberry Island. It is hidden well if it's there and now the snow.
secretrose10

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Hey secretrose! How have you been? In the early part of these clues, I thought maybe it would be in the dog park area of Battle Creek Park. I was just waiting
alfabob2001

Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Hi alphabob, the clue writer has certainly gotten our heads whirling. I drive home through Cherakee every day from hunting and I missed the Annapolis "anchor"
secretrose10

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
The way to get to those ice falls from Cherokee Park? Beaver Street (beavers like to eat the bark on a tree).
alfabob2001

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
One more (possible) idea for Cherokee Park: below the area near Annapolis St. is/are the ice climbing wall(s) of Lilydale Regional Park ("Down under there's
alfabob2001

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Here's another noodle for Cherokee: If "yon, a car wash" is an anagram for "Anchors Away", maybe we should be thinking of the song, which is the fight song of
alfabob2001

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
While Harriet seems the most logical choice and I've been searching there a couple times in the past few days, I have to add to secretrose10's surmise about
aesadow

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
You may have just hit on the best meaning yet as to where in the park (Harriet Island) the medallion is located. Kelly's landing is just to the west of the
alfabob2001

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Ok so maybe it is just a confirmation that because the Navy docked there its definitely at Harriet. According to the new master plan there is a newly designed
e1v4a3n

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
Yes. I found that interesting too. Anchor's Away is the song for the Navy ( Navy Island) now called Raspberry Island. But as excited as that made me...Gene
hunterhenandshell

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
I did walk all of Raspberry Island yesterday and found that it would be very hard to hide the medallion there as there isn't a lot of snow or ice, it's quite
K HOPKINS

Re: Harriet

13 years 2 months ago
In response to the idea of Raspberry Island I actual found this... Navy Island is directly under the Wabasha Street bridge and is 3 1/2 acres. It was
e1v4a3n
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