I like the double meaning of water to ice being 32 and freezing. Seems right to me. Its about the only thing that feels right to me so far but....theres still time...
I'm feeling somewhat convinced that the latter part of this clue has to do with the Winter Carnival's "Stock in a Block" program where you can buy blocks of ice for $125 and the first 125 people to do so get to be in the Grand Day Parade. But unless the treasure is at Rice Park, I can't figure out how to tie that into anything.
They don't use lake water for ice sculptures. They use a specially made ice (water to ice) that is extremely clear and even comes wrapped in cardboard boxes!
And for those who don't read my message board, my friend Michelle, who is a notorious crowd follower, went to Shamrock Park last night only to find there was no one hunting there.
First glance I was thinking maybe it was frozen somewhere under a bunch of snow that you'd have to dig to, say near the "prime" parking spot, like in a drift by a handicap parking spot?
Besides that, I still wonder if the "many more steps" is referring to a long walking path, say by Harriet for example.
Here's my thoughts on this clue, and it has me hopeful that this year will be different than the past few years:
I think this is basically telling us a more defined area in the park of where to look. "Step off the math" I take as "Pace off the math". So there is a number of steps that you have to pace off to get to the treasure. What is the number though? The third line says water to ice is a fitting price. It could be that it is hidden in ice, but it really isn't a price you pay. Water freezes at 32F or 0C. You would have to pace off 32 steps to find the treasure. The prime location I don't think has any meaning other than the most prime location in a park is where the treasure is actually hidden. Having a clue like this, this early on in the hunt, to me points to a big park. I also don't think there will be much more in it beyond where more specifically to look. One thing I will point off, the last time it was in Hidden Falls there were 120 paces to get to the treasure, so it would seem to be out in the open. There's a lot of trails/paths there, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a paved path, but could be a path in the snow that has been created by skiing or snowshoeing traffic.
I wonder if step off the math could refer to one of those "how many steps around the lake" sings. I know they have them at Phalen and Como. Not sure about any other parks or along the river.
a story of a hidden village in a glen.
days of yore == prior days == prior ave pointed to
by cleveland ave on the stiff upper lip of the bluff.
street names that are numbers? by Long lake etc
Freezing is a fitting price
to pay for this prime location
I like the 32 paces from the path as this is the freezing point of water.
Great now which path where and what park.
I think we need to figure out the key words excavation and prime.
I like the prime as being the Number 1 sign.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97.[1]
maybe 32 could be 23
Where is the ice harvested from? what lake?
Rice park is in a prime location.
Cherokee, Harriet, Mounds, any more?
Besides that, I still wonder if the "many more steps" is referring to a long walking path, say by Harriet for example.
"Off The Path Math With Tobbs"
Maybe there is a name reference here that I don't get, author, publisher, etc...
Water to Ice is a fitting price.
The medallion is fitted into a block of ice.
it came in buried 32 paces off the path in hidden falls south.
I think this is basically telling us a more defined area in the park of where to look. "Step off the math" I take as "Pace off the math". So there is a number of steps that you have to pace off to get to the treasure. What is the number though? The third line says water to ice is a fitting price. It could be that it is hidden in ice, but it really isn't a price you pay. Water freezes at 32F or 0C. You would have to pace off 32 steps to find the treasure. The prime location I don't think has any meaning other than the most prime location in a park is where the treasure is actually hidden. Having a clue like this, this early on in the hunt, to me points to a big park. I also don't think there will be much more in it beyond where more specifically to look. One thing I will point off, the last time it was in Hidden Falls there were 120 paces to get to the treasure, so it would seem to be out in the open. There's a lot of trails/paths there, and it doesn't necessarily have to be a paved path, but could be a path in the snow that has been created by skiing or snowshoeing traffic.
Thomas Obrien ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_D._O%27Brien ) served as dean of University of St Thomas Colege of law until its dissolution in 1933.
Wouldn't think much of this, but UST is kitty-corner (not catty corner...) to St Paul Seminary School. "Heaven or Hell Come"
And, St Paul Seminary is right off the river, the land surrounding it being public land.
In location it is relatively near Merriam and Desnoyer parks.
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