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There is a Prospect Ave. ('search for gold' from clue 3) that runs into the south end of the Otter Lake section of the park. Tamarack Nature Center is just south west of there and would be a 'new' park. Also, there is probably a lot of loam in the Nature Center. Just a thought.
But, with clue 5 talking about 'view' and 'serve', maybe we should head back to 'old' ('New')ell Park, on the western edge of St. Paul along Fair(view) Ave. and with tennis courts nearby. Another thought.

My first thoughts after reading it were “a city first” maybe it’s in new city in the county. observe and serve, it’s by a tennis or volleyball court. 

I Iike the idea of “view” being a street sign, maybe an apartment with view in the name that observes the park? 

Probably way off, I can make the clues fit any park if I try hard enough. Leaning towards bald eagle/otterlake, first settlers to the whitebear area were 1849*. Goodhue promoted it in the pioneer and started the land boom, first places to sell were on the west side of bald eagle lake. 

embark - Barker gangs cabin or dog park

Clue #1

At last it’s time for vexatious rhyme

To goad you to fortune and fun

Here’s a clue: Something old, something new

Off you go! The race has begun

Clue #2

This is the year of the pioneer

An enterprise first of its kind

An event historic we feel euphoric

Like a park hunter grasping the find

It’s the 175th year since that newsman came here

With his press afloat he did embark

He’s got his own county, a majestic bounty

That he’s got in common with the park

Clue #3

The search for gold never gets old

This year, add beer can and gnome

Sincerest flattery or idle chattery?

Our treasure sits atop the loam.

Clue #4

You set out to search, but had to lurch

Because the sunlight has expired

For your hunt to go great, it’s okay to stay out late

If you’re able to get lights wired

Clue #5

A city first, its pride does burst

For St. Paul’s all-woman council

We’ll observe, for the reader we serve

Of their views we’ll be mindful

Probably way off, I can make the clues fit any park if I try hard enough. Leaning towards bald eagle/otterlake, first settlers to the whitebear area were 1849*. Goodhue promoted it in the pioneer and started the land boom, first places to sell were on the west side of bald eagle lake. 

embark - Barker gangs cabin or dog park