Mike summarized my morning noodling quite well there. Some additional thoughts... "HERRING"bone - they seem to be telling us they are giving two options, one of which is bad for us. Are there any other types of "cutters"? Stone cutters, like those who built the capitol...there's some interesting history about two guys who worked on the capitol and had a freak accident. One survived (salvaged life and limb). Cutter is also a type of boarder patrol sailboat.I tend to prefer the Civil War doctor definition...sawbones was a slang term used to talk about them. This feels like the "here, we'll give you three street names at once" clue but there's a lot of avenues we could take...
I am thinking History where 2 early settlers lived in the area met the requirements of the description - like already has been mentioned of a Taylor and a Doctor. So neighborhood History would be needed to grasp that aspect.Another thought is that the park is in 2 pieces, two sections / and or has 2 main paths, you need to choose, and also along this line is that we could possible have some street names that could be coming into play that lead to a park or possible even the type of street layout and design. Then lastly there is the whole path within the park idea of one actually being a herringbone brick pattern that would take you one way, and another path the other. 2 cutters does make it sound like actual people, and their history would be needed. A taylor cuts material and a Doctor . Surgeon cuts bones. Could there be a Taylor street and another street Surgeon Street? something like that? Either you know the history or you dont, but you need to pick a path to take, so the park has 2 sections, or 2 areas, upper and lower? My noodle is tie yert lol
Also makes me think perhaps of two paths has one been recently attempted to be cleared? clue 4 folks, where’s the chatter?? Our team is due to pluck this thing! It’s going to warm up today and tomorrow.
I remember that in years past, if our numbers and/or parks don’t change we didn’t need to send them to you again Am I remembering correctly or has that changed ?
Clue 1 (rouse us, what excuse to dawdle, gather your kin) sounds like "get up and get out there!" Clue 2 (beseech ye to venture out of doors, traipse through snow) again "please get up, get out, don't step on things while doing so!" Clue 3 (take off your warm cap, and study a map) "don't need a hat just yet, stay in and study" - total opposite.
A few things in these clues that puzzle me: In clue #1 it says to be sure to bring a hot bottle, presumably a hot water bottle to help keep you warm while you are out for long periods in the cold weather. But then in clue #3 it says to "doff' (remove) your warm cap, instead of put on (don) your warm cap, to presumably protect your noggin. Why would you take off your cap, unless you are back in your car or someplace warm ( a warm shelter nearby?) so you can study your map? And, maybe hot bottle is just a reference of a bottle of hot sauce, maybe a billboard or nearby restaurant/shop with tabasco or sriracha sauce displayed? Be careful of what flora you stomp maybe means the medallion is under some frozen leaves again. The Twins in clue#1 might have a double meaning: the baseball Twins and the twin water towers/reservoirs at Highland.
Dog eared map might refer to a park with a dog park I agree that genuflect means the finder will have be on their knees to find/retreive the treasure. So not just on the ground, but maybe tucked up underneath the roots of the tree shown in the deed is done video
David - Clue 3 - Indian Mounds Park thanks, Christi
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