David, Thanks for sharing this and being a driving force and champion of these awesome hunts! I love the adventure, opportunity, and choices. I am grateful for you! It's hard work and it does not go unnoticed!
ARRGH! I was heading back there this afternoon to continue searching. Couldn't get away from work this morning. Guess I'll have to find something else to fill my afternoon off...
On Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 10:34 AM Allison Wonderland via groups.io <AllisonWondrland=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote: Hearing rumors of a find that I find credible.
Three different people have stopped me at Silverwood to ask what is going on. Surprisingly enough, all three reacted happily to my explanation rather than intruded upon by us treasure seekers. They seemed prideful that "their park" was chosen and that we were led there by the clues. I must be very approachable and non-threatening even with a sharp garden tool in hand...
Has anyone looked at Treasure Island park? There's a Marathon gas station called Lucky's station #6, lots of holy surroundings, and Warick the street turns up a lot of music hits. Plus the Nile street runs nearby. Good luck!
Its dug to hell but something did intrigue me, "treasure waits so alone" - other than perhaps being a reference to Silver, and Silverwood being the only Ramsey County park in the three rivers system, perhaps there something more physical?
When someone arrived at the camp they arrived at an entrance in the NW part of what is now the park that does not exist any longer. It was slightly east of where 30th intersects with county rd E and is marked by the black chain fence being a gate, rather than a fence now. Heres a higher res aerial from 2006, though I assure the entrance is visible on aerials going back
Here is what it looks like now
and here is what the entrance looked like shortly after the purchase by the park district in 2007
You'll notice some cool stone pillars, and then some taller stone pillars further inside./ the lower stone pillars at the fore, seem to have been part of a fence system that is no longer there, here's a historical image of what I believe were the taller pillars - taken in the 20's(?)
The pillars are all gone it seems, save for one at the corner of Stinson and County Road E - stands alone? I was there but bupkis so far...
In this case I don't think it matters because no one knows what the heck it means anyway. Plus, Clue 9 is historically both hard to make sense of and totally useless.
As an FYI, I don't think it's a good idea to copy the post from a private group and post it to another group. They tend to get testy about that. I think it's ok if it was posted on the PP forum or if you yourself have the paper.
On Sunday, January 30, 2022, 11:14:25 PM CST, nate roub <nprarmy11@...> wrote:
The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival every year. While the prize can only go to one winner, The Allison Wonderland is dedicated to the community spirit of treasure hunting. Here, not only will you find out about the Pre-Dig Gig, the Rehash Bash, and various other social events, but we also discuss the clues here in a team effort to decipher them (albeit not always successfully). This is a place to discuss ideas respectfully, report on what's happening "on the ground", and provide each other with useful information. This is a public group so expect that anything posted will be seen by everyone.