The Allison Wonderland

David!!!! How can we still be so unsettled with the park I need another one of your famous emails with all the “typicals” or the thoughts on what the clue writer is trying to do here. I feel like this is a new clue writer this year....... I can’t remember when it has been this far into the hunt and I have still not been solid on the park that I think the puck is hidden. What gives.... !?

I thought of James J. Hill, as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Hill

https://www.mnopedia.org/person/hill-james-j-1838-1916
James J Hill or Griggs & Company? Hmmm. fresh park options….

A coal man had a plan
To lay down roots in St. Paul
His path proffers good math - 
Even though short of hill it does fall.

I guess there is a case for Harriet Island with clue 8. But the rest of the clues, iffy, maybe, uhhh sorta. But definitely 8 for sure!Water is Grand (Mississippi) what could be Grander than the mighty?Up above and lower still referring to the WATER (Harriet Island used to flood all the time)rubber boot  (past treasure reference)Bower -  it could mean absolutely nothing but a word to sorta rhyme with lowerIn the past I have read way too deep into the clues thinking that every single thing meant something, and to find out later, the whole 4 line clue only had one tidbit in it. So sometimes a clue points to one thing only. But as for #8, I think Harriet fits, now as for 1-7 the more I look, you were right to throw down something on Harriet, It could happen! It was there in the 70's I remember, I was a kid, first park I ever went to to look for a medalion, was at one time about 5 feet from it. Heard them yelling, was like Oh so close!

I'm at Shamrocks tonight so I will be posting the clue when it arrives here. I probably won't be doing much with the scramble tonight.

Funny, l had picked Harriet the other day because no one had it picked on Park picks and l had no chance on my favorites. I however looked at the clues today and it also works with most of the clues. Now the rubber boots is ironic. It is a throw the dice hunt.

Clue 8.  10 battle creek

Near the tennis courts at Indian mounds (swing on down) there are supposedly three River Birch trees that provide quite a bit of shade... So I'm told

I saw on the PP Treasure Hunt forum on facebook a warning from them to stay off/out of the Indian mounds area in IMP. Sorry to hear that some hunters don't understand what is off limits. 
But, if the treasure isn't at IMP, wouldn't the PP Treasure Hunt have said to stay away from the park completely? Makes me think it is there.
Then again, I can see reasons for Highland Park. The three bodies water (3 water towers there), traipse (trapise=trapeze?), swing down (from a trapeze?)=Circus Juventus, the (Highland) games, (kin=clan), water up above (the water tower), and lower (the river), you won't need a (swimming?) suit (the Highland pool or aquatic center). Is 'booya' (the booya kettles there) a Russian word?
I think the three bodies (of) water (if that's what the clue writer meant) are all in the same park, though. So, is "up above" and "lower" a map reference (Phalen/Keller Regional park), or a physical elevation reference (Battle Creek Park, Indian Mounds Park, Crosby Farm, or Hidden falls parks)?

I will put 10 on Harriet again. There is a small chance t could be there.

Thanks l never knew the reason. Funny how they have events there like the snow sculptures. Strange...

Nope

The fairgrounds are off limits because they aren't technically in Ramsey County. To elaborate, state law specifically defines the fairgrounds as not being part of any political subdivision. 

I noticed that the State Fair grounds was not included in the rules. I had thought it was off limits. Is it now open for medallion hunting???

It was just outside the zoo a few years back. I was not saying it is inside the conservatory. They just give you markers in the clues.

Just a heads up, it says this on the rules page:
"The medallion will not be hidden on the State Capitol grounds, at Como Zoo & Conservatory, Rice Park, under any skating surface, on a golf course, under or on any artificial turf surface or at any construction site."

Rules page: https://www.twincities.com/2019/12/12/pioneer-press-medallion-treasure-hunt-official-rules/ 

It seems here on Clue 8 we are definitely not settled on a park yet. Here are the top 5 at the moment in the Park Pick Pool:

Mounds - 50 votes
Phalen - 40 votes
Bruce Vento - 35
Highland - 27
Battle Creek -27

I didn't discuss Battle Creek yesterday, though last night's clue has certainly drawn some people there. Afton is a river among other things so water above and below might certainly make one think of Upper and Lower Afton. Battle Creek is certainly winding and it does start and stop as it hops above and below ground. I think the clues are saying the medallion is in St. Paul so you'd be looking on the St. Paul side of McKnight. I'm not sure who the tailor and surgeon over there would be though one might guess the summit/plummet clue is a ski jump reference. If you are in town, then going to Battle Creek would certainly be swinging down as it is pretty far south in St. Paul terms. I'm not feeling it that much, but I certainly wouldn't cross it off the list.

There's been some renewed interest in Harriet Island as well with the Mississippi and Water St. (which is the high one and which is the low one depends on if you mean by elevation or on a map). They used the word bower the last time it was there and in 1960 it was hidden there in a rubber boot. I think another year it was found by some guys in suits. I'm not sure about all the other clues there, but it may yet be a possibility.

If you’re in town, swing on down ...how do you swing...on a vine maybe?
Dr Ohage house is there
up above water river center...below spring rd ,mississippi and water st
Impeach...the parking ramp...there is an anagram that refers to a (sportswear, rink, clue, lin.)..rink...exel energy center.
All probably a strech but i thought i would give my 2 cents ...
i enjoy reading everyones posts ...Thanks!...

Ok my mom used to play cards in like a bar league, they called it 500, not rummy, but I'm remember her talking about the right and left Bower so I looked it up....Then, the order of cards in the trump suit from highest to lowest is Joker, Right Bower, Left Bower, Ace, King, Queen, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, (4). Bower is an Anglicization of the German Bauer, a word meaning farmer, peasant, or pawn. This name is often used to refer to the jack of German games.
Ok so the 2 Bowers are the Jack'sDoes that helps anyoneJack's? Jack is a nickname for John. Wasn't there a Jack's bar? Maybe not, What else could be Jack's?Grand Ave comes down and points to that Upper Landing...Mississippi is above and below that, but that would include any Riverside Park sheeshSo walk among the Bower? Walk among the jacks?I had clues last year that led me to upper landing and then a little park near there. So does Jack's help anything along for anyone?