2025 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt

This hunt is a little different in that there aren’t a lot of clear markers to direct you to the treasure, so you’ll just have to scour a general area. And while there is no pinpoint, it alludes to the semi-fallen tree that does point at it. “No nearby joint” means no nearby intersection of the path. “Emma’s man” was her husband Thomas Crosby for whom the park is named. Their “dirty plan” was to become farmers. “Splash” was a reference to the movie by that name. The mermaid went by the name “Madison” and Madison St. roughly aligns with where the treasure is.

Annapolis Ave. forms the southern border of St. Paul at one point, but Crosby Park is south of that. The treasure is hidden in a cloth bag.

Joe is short for Joseph. Joseph in Italian is Giuseppe. The short version of that is “Beppo”. The Italian word for “hole” is “buca”. Thus Joe’s Hole is Buca di Beppo, and the treasure is east of that. But not as far east as 35E, the “Blue Star Highway”. To walk, run or bike alludes to the many trails in the park.

The way being blocked at night refers to the gate that closes the park after 11pm. During the day there are many intersecting paths, but if you choose the one closest to Shepard Rd., you’ll be f’d.

This clue alludes to it being in a big park and the fact that it is hidden under leaves. It also tells you that it is hidden within 10 paces of a path.

This is just telling you it is not hidden in a tree or under a fallen log so no need to disturb the trees.

This is just telling you that water is visible from the hiding spot, specifically the river. In retrospect, “clearly” might have been a bad choice as there are other spots that were more clear.

This is telling you to avoid the paths that head out in one direction and don’t circle back. But do go far enough along a path to have encountered at least two intersections.

The “land up high” in this case is actually Highland Park. This is telling you to stay within the parts of Crosby that are directly south of Highland. And then specifically, searching directly south of the 9th hole on the main golf course will get you pretty close to where it is hidden.

The fishing dock at Upper Lake is closed as is the path to it, so don’t look there, or anywhere around Upper Lake really. Instead search on a path where you’ll find those circles of white pickets sticking up out of the ground nearby.

This says to take one of the trails that goes strictly through the woods. Go right at the first intersection after the shelter and then left at the next to get the right path. Look for a tree on that path that has fallen, but is still connected to the stump. It points right to the treasure.

Kind of the same as the previous clue, but more specific.