Clue 1:
Oh how we shudder when flakes start to flutter
For the poor treasure is covered with snow
Oh how we shiver with hope but a sliver
But in truth, to heights of glory you'll go.
Clue 2:
In personal lore, those who came before
Sit near in territory forbidden
In medallion lore, a singular score
Gives a clue to where the loot is hidden.
Clue 3:
To connect the dots, go line up your shots.
You’ll have to travel a bit but not much.
When you’re in the clear and the coin is near,
There is water you can see but not touch.
Clue 4:
Though you might pledge to live life on edge
There's value powering up the middle.
For the spot is marked where you're double parked.
See if you can figure out that riddle.
Clue 5:
For finding the puck, just look to the buck.
It will give a clue to the hidden stash.
X will mark the spot if you spy its slot.
Stay under three and you can win the cash
Clue 6:
How do hunters know where their shovels go?
Do we dot the landscape with snow divots?
As an advisor I'd say dig wiser.
Check your books. On that your success pivots
Clue 7:
Searching to and fro, best to go in slow.
Take a leisurely walk and do not run.
You shan't have a care out there in fresh air
Where day or night you can bask in the sun
Clue 8:
Some places to play keep boredom at bay
But seeing three thousand might make me wince.
Let's ourselves excuse, maybe get some booze.
We'll spend the prize to party like a prince.
Clue 9:
If you need a spark to find the right park
Seek one that has a variety of sports.
But don't stop to play, instead I would say
It would be best to look between two courts.
Clue 10:
Go give it your best while out on this quest
And you may qualify to be knighted
But if you digress, this you must address.
As it may prove you’re beyond nearsighted
Clue 11:
Come on now, with aid you can still get paid.
Crying o’er naught will always yield zip.
Your fate will be sealed out there in the field
Where there’s nothing else on which you might trip.
Oh how we shudder when flakes start to flutter
For the poor treasure is covered with snow
Oh how we shiver with hope but a sliver
But in truth, to heights of glory you'll go.
Clue 2:
In personal lore, those who came before
Sit near in territory forbidden
In medallion lore, a singular score
Gives a clue to where the loot is hidden.
Clue 3:
To connect the dots, go line up your shots.
You’ll have to travel a bit but not much.
When you’re in the clear and the coin is near,
There is water you can see but not touch.
Clue 4:
Though you might pledge to live life on edge
There's value powering up the middle.
For the spot is marked where you're double parked.
See if you can figure out that riddle.
Clue 5:
For finding the puck, just look to the buck.
It will give a clue to the hidden stash.
X will mark the spot if you spy its slot.
Stay under three and you can win the cash
Clue 6:
How do hunters know where their shovels go?
Do we dot the landscape with snow divots?
As an advisor I'd say dig wiser.
Check your books. On that your success pivots
Clue 7:
Searching to and fro, best to go in slow.
Take a leisurely walk and do not run.
You shan't have a care out there in fresh air
Where day or night you can bask in the sun
Clue 8:
Some places to play keep boredom at bay
But seeing three thousand might make me wince.
Let's ourselves excuse, maybe get some booze.
We'll spend the prize to party like a prince.
Clue 9:
If you need a spark to find the right park
Seek one that has a variety of sports.
But don't stop to play, instead I would say
It would be best to look between two courts.
Clue 10:
Go give it your best while out on this quest
And you may qualify to be knighted
But if you digress, this you must address.
As it may prove you’re beyond nearsighted
Clue 11:
Come on now, with aid you can still get paid.
Crying o’er naught will always yield zip.
Your fate will be sealed out there in the field
Where there’s nothing else on which you might trip.
I knew I had to line up (dot) howard and howard with peder sen. How do
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and needed to be inbetween the basektball and tennis and by the gardens but not in them
459 to 459
with those you should see..
goto gowork ..
Clue #1
Oh how we shudder when flakes start to flutter
For the poor treasure is covered with snow
Oh how we shiver with hope but a sliver
But in truth, to heights of glory you'll go.
The repeated phrase "how we" is a homonym for "Howie" which in turn is short for
"Howard". Howard St. runs next to the park and Howard Ct. actually points
towards the treasure. Also, "In truth", you will find the name "ruth" as Ruth
St. is another street that runs along the park. Finally, the official name of
the park is Conway Heights Park, which is alluded to by the "heights of glory".
The "Oh", "For", and "Oh", can be rearranged to make 400. The famous address
from the 1999 hunt was in the 400's.
Clue #2
In personal lore, those who came before
Sit near in territory forbidden
In medallion lore, a singular score
Gives a clue to where the loot is hidden.
The personal lore referred to here is the Heritage Estates, an apartment
building across the street from the park, which, being private property, is
itself in forbidden territory. The singular score refers to the fact that
Conway has been the host to just one Winter Carnival hunt.
Clue #3
To connect the dots, go line up your shots.
You'll have to travel a bit but not much.
When you're in the clear and the coin is near,
There is water you can see but not touch.
Lining up your shots refers to the basketball court. If you line up to the two
baskets, the treasure is hidden along that line. Traveling east from the court,
you end up in the field where you can clearly see the water tower.
Clue #4
Though you might pledge to live life on edge
There's value to power up the middle.
For the spot is marked where you're double parked.
See if you can figure out that riddle.
Conway is on the edge of St. Paul, but the treasure is in the middle of the park
(on the north/south axis). Also, there are power lines going up the middle of
the park. From the treasure's hiding spot you can see two parking lots, hence
"double parked".
Clue#5
For finding the puck just look to the buck.
It will give a clue to the hidden stash.
X will mark the spot if you spy its slot
Stay under three and you can win the cash.
This clue, unlike the 2008 winter carnival clue, actually asks you to look at a
dollar bill. In the clue, the letter X sits right below the letter I. If you
look at the back of a dollar right below the eye, you will see a pyramid. The
pyramids of Sun Ray are visible from the hiding spot. Staying under three
refers to the park being located just under 3rd St. on the map.
Clue #6
How do hunters know where their shovels go?
Do we dot the landscape with snow divots?
As an advisor I'd say dig wiser
Check your books. On that your success pivots.
"Do we dot" should make you think of the Dewey Decimal System which in turn
alludes to the library in the park. "Check your books" should also make you
think of a library.
Clue #7
Searching to and fro, best to go in slow.
Take a leisurely walk and do not run.
You shan't have a care out there in fresh air
Where day or night you can bask in the sun.
"In slow" is an anagram for "Wilson", another street that borders the park. The
leisurely walk refers to the paved trail near the hiding spot. While the
reference to the sun may make you think of Sun Ray, which does help get you to
the right spot, it actually alludes to the sun like logo of the BP sign which
looms in the sky over the treasure's hiding spot.
Clue #8
Some places to play keep boredom at bay
But seeing three thousand might make me wince.
Let's ourselves excuse, maybe get some booze,
We'll spend the prize to party like a prince.
The places to play refers to there being both a playground there as well as a
variety of sport fields. Three thousand, in Roman numerals would be MMM which
alludes to the 3M sign visible from the hiding spot (as does "might make me").
"Party like a prince" refers to the Prince song where he is going to party like
it's 1999. 1999 of course was the year the Winter Carnival medallion was hidden
at Conway.
Clue #9
If you need a spark to find the right park
Seek one that has a variety of sports
But don't stop to play. Instead I would say
It would be best to look between two courts.
This tells you that if you haven't figured out the right park yet, it's one with
lots of sport fields. However the treasure is not near them, but rather located
in a line between the basketball court and Howard Ct.
Clue #10
Go give it your best while out on this quest
And you may qualify to be knighted
But if you digress, this you must address.
As it may prove you're beyond nearsighted.
The reference to being knighted should make anyone not yet at the park think of
McKnight St. To be nearsighted is to be 20/40, 20/60 or something higher.
Being beyond that hints that you're looking for an address above 2100 and that
the treasure is hidden on the east side
Go give it your best while out on this quest
And you may qualify to be knighted
But if you digress, this you must address.
As it may prove you're beyond nearsighted.
The reference to being knighted should make anyone not yet at the park think of
McKnight St. To be nearsighted is to be 20/40, 20/60 or something higher.
Being beyond that hints that you're looking for an address above 2100 and that
the treasure is hidden on the east side of the park.
Clue #11
Come on now, with aid you can still get paid.
Crying o'er naught will always yield zip.
Your fate will be sealed out there in the field
Where there's nothing else on which you might trip.
The first letter of each work in the first two lines spells out "Conway". The
last line tells you to specifically look for the treasure out in an open field.
Clue #12
So it's come to this, less hit and more miss.
First make sure you're at the park called Conway.
Now let's make this short, the basketball court
Is the place to start so don't go astray.
Line up the two poles then take to your soles
Head east watching the ground below your feet.
The puck's in the grass, careful not to pass,
If you get to the path you've met defeat.
How far do you go? I don't rightly know
But it's roughly near a house with a wreath.
Stay south of the ditch and you'll soon be rich
If you look closely at the ground beneath.
This just tells you that the treasure is hidden at Conway. Go to the basketball
court, line up the baskets and walk east along that line. The medallion is just
sitting on the ground in the grass before you hit the walking path.
CLUE 5 - Sunrays are around the eyeball on the dollar bill as well as pyrimids- no mention in explanations.
CLUE 7 - Sun was BP sign? We all thought it was the "Sunray" shopping center sign thats lit up over the west side ball feilds day and night. Only the word "SUN" is visible from the park.
CLUE 12 - I would say it was north of the "ditch" but I could be wrong
Ever experience not being able to find something lost when it's right in front of your nose? I suspect with all the hunting the past few days, people weren't seeing what had to be clearly seen. A fresh set of eyes and it's found.
I wish I had the time to do this hunt this year - even if it were just for a little while. I always enjoy the clues and the effort Allison puts into this annual hunt.
heyoooooo!
so what do people think about the pic-a-nic idea tomorrow night?
gonna ask on fb too in order to get people's attention.
the good one's about halfway down the page