Clue #11
Like Kaohly Her, St. Paul mayor,
This park breaks new ground.
So be a dear, search turf here
For garbage and trash abound.
The mayor used to represent District 64A which includes Linwood, though that’s not much for Clue 11. The park did break some new ground on construction back in October. Being a dear (deer?) could mean be in the woods, though turf makes it sound like it is on grass. The garbage and trash could refer to the yard waste site.
Clue #10
A local stone borders the home;
Hunters should eye a visual center.
Stay off the street and kick your feet
It's in the snow that we did set her.
I’m guessing this is referring to one of several limestone walls that border a few properties adjacent to the park, especially near the tennis court and at the St. Clair/Pleasant intersection. “A visual center” anagrams to St Clair Avenue” so you apparently need to see that as it says to eye it. It’s not clear if stay off the street means it is near the street, but stay off it, or if it means stay away entirely and go into the woods. We do know it’s on the ground. I wonder if they attached a picture of St. Paul’s new mayor and that is why they say they set “her”?
Clue #9
For its one-hundred forty years, St. Paul’s Carnival deserves cheers.
(The ones that had these make up roughly one quarter.)
With an entrance fit for a queen, we look forward to one day seeing
A park from which we can take in royal boarder.
In the 140 years of the Winter Carnival, there have been 43 ice palaces, which is very roughly one quarter. Palace Rec Center is at the bottom of the hill and I think the last line and a half is saying you need to be able to see it from where the treasure is. The entrance to the park, at least if you’re walking, is right on (queen) Victoria, and the driving entrance is just to the side of that.
Clue #8
The hunter appeared, properly geared.
Knowing their dink would be praised.
But not quite yet for saying “nice get!”
They must wait until the kitchen is raised.
Dink, Nice Get, and kitchen are all terms from pickleball. Linwood has a tennis court that is also marked for pickleball. There is also a sign talking about the construction of some new pickleball courts that are going to be built there.
Clue #7
Without much contortion find outrageous fortune
Near this bunkerish getaway
Look for a bird known for the word
Who hailed from this waterway
“Outrageous fortune” is a phrase from Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy. That suggests the person referenced in the last line might be Shakespeare who hailed from Stratford on Avon and thus the waterway would be the Avon river. A grotto is a small picturesque cave, so that could be the bunkerish getaway. Both streets run into Linwood. The third line references the song “The Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen. That either points to the yard waste facility adjacent to the park or possibly the trash cans in the park.
Clue #6
This is the year we hid it here
Where it was once said to have lain
In the woods by the lake you may catch a break
That may end in a toast of champagne
Hunters have always expected Linwood to be a place it would get put one day, yet after 70 some years, it never was. Well except in 1969 when it was under an overpass right next to Linwood. Presuming Linwood is the wood, the lake it is by could be St. Clair which was named for a lake. Or alternately “lin” in Gaelic means “lake” which is next to “wood” in the park name.
Clue #5
The prize is massive so don’t be passive
Or let your tracks spin and spin
If you earn your due be it not lost on you
That someday you’ll land the win.
The tracks probably refer to the train tracks on the south side of the park. Spin and spin might refer to the two circular community gardens. “due be” is probably another reference to Deubener. “Lost” could be a reference to Milton who wrote “Paradise Lost” and Milton St. is just a block away. Not being passive could be another reference to the many activities at the rec center.
Clue #4
Pack your bag for riches to shag
The game demands your best
No need to be vandal to get a good handle
On how to fulfill your quest
Deubener Place forms the western border of Linwood. Deubener is the guy who invented the paper bag with handles. The game could be a lot of things as there are various fields and courts at Linwood.
Clue #3
Sitting with pen musing all in ken
Twigs and dolls filled the pages
A flashing demonic offered tonic,
The rhythm of the sages
This entire clue refers to an essay called “A Romantic Education” by Barbara Hampl in which she recounts sitting on the hill at Linwood and reflecting on the Schmidt Brewery sign. She described it as demonic in it’s pulsating. She also said the trees below looked like twigs and the people like dolls and there was an odd bit in there about rhythms. Also, Kenwood Parkway and Kenwood Park are both nearby and may be referenced by “ken”.
Clue #2
For this hunt sublime a commemorative rhyme
Cheers the coming anniversary
A third of its history a writer of mystery
Has spun clues using sorcery
This refers to Roger Barr’s book “The Treasure Hunt” which was profiled in “No Time for Cold Feet”. The introduction to the book mentions the upcoming 50th anniversary of the hunt. Roger Barr has written 20 books altogether, about a third of which are history books, some of them mysteries, and of course the one about the treasure hunt. In his fictional hunt, the treasure was hidden at Linwood.
Clue #1
Welcome King Boreas, your swag so notorious
It's part of the mythic lore
No need for sulkin we're back with Vulcan
In time for seven score
Mostly just an intro? It may be hidden in Winter Carnival swag. Seven score might be an address, 720 indicating where on St. Clair the medallion is hidden.