The Allison Wonderland

Yep, Como lol Joanne

Please change my park pick clue #1 to Como Park all 10. Thanks! #parkpick

10 Battle Creek
thanks AW

Luv it Matthew!

5 for Battle Creek 5 for Como 

I pick Conway. 
Joanne 

Gibson Girl picks 10 on Phalen. Thanks!

Brilliant! Love it!
Flippster

David, you are clearly missing all the clues so far... "Tough year" is obviously a reference to Evander Holyfields "tough ear" which of course was bit off by Mike Tyson...  What you didn't think of was that Mike Rice lived next to the old Vikings punter (rather than punt), but rather than punt you need to think of the neighbor on the other side of his house who was actually Rodney Dangerfields (keep safe from danger) second cousin in law...  And his name?  You guessed it...  Pat Meares...   The old twins pitcher (it will be a ball)... So it's obviously at Mears park this year.
You're welcome!
Matt (not at all still annoyed by 70% of clue explanations last year)

no, not I, couldn't make the zoom, was at church tonight
Also it stated "rather than Punt" ie a football reference, so no football field? Stick to baseball? But that was good for the 4th down cross reference, never occurred to me.
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Sounds like a good theory to me for a 1st clue. Punts happen on 4th down so there could be a reference to 4th St. which matches up with CHS field.
Were you the Michael that was trying to join us in the Zoom call?

As always, your advice is top notch and wise.1st clue is usually meant to be vague, with some rules. And staying 6 feet apart during the hunt is what they are mostly impressing. The only thing that caught me was the "Ball" reference, and I am going to throw this out that I am guessing that inference is to a "ball" field within a park, which only just narrows it down a tiny smidjen. Or the puck is in a ball of sorts, rubber toy ball, plastic kick ball, flat football, etc...for a 2nd option, and a 3rd option would be near an area of a ball room near by, but that just seems too specific for the first clue but the vagueness is there, lol. Some parks dont have any ball fields, and option 1 is my thought so far, but like mentioned, vaguer options do come into play. The whole swimming pool in someones back yard adjacent to Highland Park lining up with the location, yeah, ummmm, really? I do think they will keep it vague, keeping people spread out as long as they can. So vague ides maybe the way to go, thinking outside the box might be THE WAY to go. Some clues go so deep you couldn't begin to tie them in. So here are a couple of other theories to chew on.Ball, we have CHS park down by Bruce Vento Nature Park, Swede Hollow or Mears Park, paying tribute to the BIG HUGE DEAL the St. Paul Saints just signed a HUGE deal with the MInnesota Twins becoming their official AAA Minor Ball team. That is absolutely the hugest NEWS worthy thing for St Paul since, I don't know..Its huge so keep the CHS field in mind. The other thing, is across the river from there, is Ball Manufacturing, an aluminum can company, Harriet island side, Raspberry Island? I love playing the brain game, but when it gets too deep, I just go, uhhhhh really guys? Hoping they keep it real, but never really do with about at least half of the clues. Happy Hunting, I'm a 2 hour drive away.Flippster

The physical copies of the Sunday edition usually hit retailers (grocers, gas stations etc) mid morning on Saturday. Not sure when folks who get it delivered get it.

The PiPress has historically waited to update the hunt clues at midnight online - leaving those who seek out the early Sunday editions an advantage on clues #1 and 8.

I made a topic called “Clue 1” in this group with the transcribed clue.

Where is the first clue? I went to TwinCities.com (which I had to subscribe to) and there's no clue there.

Sorry David, l didn't see this till late so will not attend. However...Happy Belated Birthday!

The first clue is out. As usual it doesn't seem to say much more other than announcing that the hunt has begun and making a few current event references. Perhaps there is more to it, though it's hard to say at this point whether any theories you may come up with are right or wrong. It does take two points to make a line. This is particularly true after last year. I remember sitting at Shamrock's last year *after* what would be the final clue of that hunt had come out, and I still wasn't sure which park it was in. I don't think anyone else was either. Even those who were thinking Highland weren't absolutely sold on it. I was actually quite convinced it was at Phalen. I heard arguments for other parks that were also quite convincing. I would rate the actual clue explanations as only the 5th or 6th best explanation for what the clues meant last year. So if there was that much uncertainty on (and even after) the final clue last year, I would certainly recommend caution on the first clue this year. Last year's hunt with people scattered all over and hardly anyone in the right vicinity when it was found would have been ideal for this Covid-affected hunt, so I would look for them to try and duplicate that for this year. Consequently I strongly recommend keeping an open mind with these clues. I was sure last year I had the clues perfectly figured out and I was perfectly wrong (as was most everyone else). So listen to all the theories, even if you think you already have the answer. That would be my recommendation.

Also, now that the first clue has come out, the Allison Wonderland Park Pick Pool moves to Stage 2. I see some of you have already made your guesses for this new round. You have until Clue 2 comes out at midnight tomorrow night to make or change your next guess. If you missed out on the pre-hunt guess, don't worry too much. While that guess could determine the winner, it rarely ever has, so you still have plenty of time to still jump in.

Tonight is the Pre-Dig Gig to kick off the hunt. Though with the prohibition on large gatherings, this one will be virtual, as most things in life are today. People will gather on Zoom starting at 7pm. There will be breakout rooms so not everyone has to be in the same chat all talking over each other. The link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87125764424?pwd=cU5qV1V4M3ZleHBIdmNpQkwyNG04QT09&fbclid=IwAR15kOLYNh3TVrLSLsqjnNQe0aSO-bTFeIAyhVdU_XlizjsrjGVC0dTiOTQ#success if you wish to join (but don't expect any technical help if you have trouble as I'm just a data person).

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Be it turmoil endemic or global pandemic

It’s been a tough year for us all.

So rather than punt, we renewed this year’s hunt:

Join us, it’ll be a ball!

 

Don’t be odd, stay in your pod.

Keep six feet away from strangers.

Wear a mask when on your task

To keep all safe from dangers.