Phalen Park has a chain of lakes (find the chain) and one of them is Round Lake . . there are 'rounds' in boxing . . maybe a stretch, but just a thought. Down the road there is Gustavus Adolphus church (glory) and Johnson High School (cap and gown). Going north from there is an archery range ("mark", also "match" and even "glove" I suppose). There is a statue titled "Meditation" . . (follow your muse).
What do you think of Cherokee park? There was a cyclone that took out the high bridge in 1904. No cap and gown in sight though for that area.I mean a high school or college
Waltz in the park speaks Como to me and the Pavilion, or could be another park that participates in the Music in the Park series.
Definitely seems to be another boxing reference. I thought of the boxing club near Phalen also, but it is kind of a ways from the park. A search on Minnesota famous boxers will bring up Tommy Gibbons and the Flanagan brothers, but I can't seem to make them fit to any park.
What to do when "knees buckle"? Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation = RICE. Rice Street runs North and South from Vadnais Heights in the North to the Capitol grounds in downtown St. Paul. I hope that helps narrow down the hunting grounds for some of us. I'm a nurse, so I saw that one fairly quickly...
Waltz in the park: It's not uncommon to hear this type of music being played in the pavilion on Como Lake. Meet your match: could be referencing a sporting event or perhaps marriage. There are several spots in Como Park where ceremonies or photographing of wedding parties take place.
An idea, you used to strap on baseball gloves, and it was a very formal event to attend, caps and gowns, ripe for the catch could be a baseball, And maybe chain in earlier clue could be a fence.
https://publishing.rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RCHS_22-02_1987_Wright.pdf For what it's worth, here is an article about the "Fighting Flanagans". I haven't read all of it and it may not even relate to this hunt, but it's about boxing in the 1950's and one of the Flanagan brothers was slated to fight during the Winter Carnival. It's from the Ramsey County Historical Society's website.
Just noodlin' The Boxing idea - Boxing "MATCH" hits also however, Tennis, Cricket and Golf are all Matches as wellStrap on your glove... hits with Boxing too, no other sport literally STRAPS on a glove but it could be figurative rather than literal object ripe for the catch? You catch Fish, but they aren't ripe...unless rotten? lol The oldest boxing matches were at silks grove down the river, So St Paul area. Out of countyunless from there you can see above, to ? https://www.minnesotaboxing.com/where-the-red-ferns-growthe-story-of-silks-grove/ And what are some specific walts names?Play on Governor? Mark...on your Mark? Race? Track? .....................................................................
Here is the new clue
If treasure's your mark, take a waltz in the park Be ready to meet your match Strap on your glove, look up above For an object ripe for the catch
And the previous clues:
Clue #3
A bomb cyclone hit our wintry zone
On the chin, buckling our knees
Get up at your leisure to seek our fine treasure
Find fortune and live life of ease
Clue #2 Descend from your perch, set out to search East Side, west side, all around the town Glory will reign when you find the chain
To go with your cap and gown
Clue #1 The viral pandemic is now endemic
And the battle’s on for Ukraine
Take a break from the news to follow your muse And tackle these rhymes with your brain
If treasure's your mark, take a waltz in the park Be ready to meet your match Strap on your glove, look up above For an object ripe for the catch
And the previous clues:
Clue #3
A bomb cyclone hit our wintry zone
On the chin, buckling our knees
Get up at your leisure to seek our fine treasure
Find fortune and live life of ease
Clue #2 Descend from your perch, set out to search East Side, west side, all around the town Glory will reign when you find the chain
To go with your cap and gown
Clue #1 The viral pandemic is now endemic
And the battle’s on for Ukraine
Take a break from the news to follow your muse And tackle these rhymes with your brain
High Schools that have grads with Cap and Gownswhere there is also a Park with the same name Chain "to go with your cap and gown"Im thinking same nameComo Sr High - Como Park &Highland Park Sr High for examples, I am sure more Sr High schools have parks
Clue #3
A bomb cyclone hit our wintry zone
On the chin, buckling our knees
Get up at your leisure to seek our fine treasure Find fortune and live life of ease
And the previous clues:
Clue #2 Descend from your perch, set out to search East Side, west side, all around the town Glory will reign when you find the chain
To go with your cap and gown
Clue #1 The viral pandemic is now endemic
And the battle’s on for Ukraine
Take a break from the news to follow your muse And tackle these rhymes with your brain
But also on the chin buckling knees is a boxing knockout term...Boxing anyone?
Here is the new clue
Clue #3
A bomb cyclone hit our wintry zone
On the chin, buckling our knees
Get up at your leisure to seek our fine treasure Find fortune and live life of ease
And the previous clues:
Clue #2 Descend from your perch, set out to search East Side, west side, all around the town Glory will reign when you find the chain
To go with your cap and gown
Clue #1 The viral pandemic is now endemic
And the battle’s on for Ukraine
Take a break from the news to follow your muse And tackle these rhymes with your brain
Last thought on Como for today. Could East and West mean Asia and America/Europe? Near Lake Como there is Nagasaki Road (formerly Gateway Drive, originally Lake drive) that curves near a fishing dock. That road is right across the football field of the Como senior high school. Funny enough, the Nagasaki Road used to be named for a road on Harriet Island. "This road was originally named in 1965 by the City Council on Harriet Island. The name was a tribute to Nagasaki, Japan, sister city of Saint Paul. The street was vacated in 1994 when the flood levee around Harriet Island Regional Park was refashioned.”
I don't know that anyone should get on the Como train just yet. But it is worth checking the route and departure times. David
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 09:50:01 PM CST, April + Katelyn <info.av8tr@...> wrote:
To join or not to join the Como hype train. So, the McMurray fields in Como Park are named after William McMurray who in 1922, donated 25 acres of land (bought with borrowed money) to Saint Paul, which became part of Battle Creek Regional Park. Also, the soccer fields use to be called East and West, but I feel like that area has a broom ball league going on now during winter.
To join or not to join the Como hype train. So, the McMurray fields in Como Park are named after William McMurray who in 1922, donated 25 acres of land (bought with borrowed money) to Saint Paul, which became part of Battle Creek Regional Park. Also, the soccer fields use to be called East and West, but I feel like that area has a broom ball league going on now during winter.
another potential como connection would be “wintry zone” meaning the ski area at como.
That said Battle Creek has a new cross country ski course with artificial snow making that might make a connection as well.
It saying the CW would direct folks to those OOB areas, but rather those could be park identifying clues .
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