2009 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt

The name from treasure hunt history here is "Jack Londino" who found the treasure in 1976. His last name is just one letter off from Londin which is the name of the street that goes by the park. The giveaway is that the treasure in 1976 was hidden in a Y shaped branch, much like a slingshot. As a double meaning, the treasure is also hidden pretty close to a Y shaped stump that also looks a bit like a slingshot. The word "small" was a hint that it was a small park and the word "Guides" was a hint that the park was in the guidebook.

This clue starts out by referring to the uneven elevations in the park and the fact that the treasure is hidden a bit above the lowest elevation. The landmark singular sensation was the number "1" visible atop a downtown skyscraper which can be seen in the park and very near the treasure spot.

This clue refers to the hill leading down from the parking lot which really isn't a bad place to go sledding. However, at the bottom of that hill is a dead end street with a stop sign. If you were to go look on that side of the park, you'd never find the treasure and thus your hunt would end in disaster.

From a spot very near the treasure, you can see not only downtown St. Paul, but also downtown Minneapolis! Both downtowns are visible to the west where the sun turns the sky red at sunset. The rest of the clue is about what the treasure is hidden in- an iPod Nano box. Nano means one billionth and an iPod is something you listen to.

On the softball fields there is a big sign with the name Don Samuelson (son of Sam). The place where no trials are ever won could be a basketball court or a tennis court, both of which share the same space in the park. Also, the word exam is a reference to a nearby school.

This is pretty much a straightforward clue containing baseball references as there are two fields in the park. The treasure can be found just over the fence from them.

On the Highwood Hills park sign, there are two very distinctive dots, one red and one blue. The park also has two parking lots. The kiddies' dirt is the playground. The treasure is near, but not on the playground.

This clue refers to the compost site next to the park and the park's geographic location in the SE corner of the city.

The city of Winthrop, MN celebrates Grackle Days every year. The other city is Afton, named after the poem Afton Water by Robert Burns. Winthrop is a street going right by the park and Afton is the name of the apartment complex across the street from the park.

The address of this park is over 2000, one of very few parks in St. Paul to have an address (thinking in space) that matches this millennium (thinking in time). In terns if area though (covering your ground) the park is less then 10 (a dime) acres, coming in at 9 acres.

"Aye, would ills park" is a homonym for "Highwood Hills Park". The clue then tells you to go past the playground and suggests the treasure is near where the long and winding fence by the playground ends.