2010 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt

The theme of the hunt is fear which is of course a reference to a common Treasure Hunting malady- Comophobia. Also, the first syllable of each line (Em, Oh, Ess, Tee) represents a homonym for M-O-S-T, another reference to Como which has played host to the Winter Carnival Medallion more than any other park. The "unblinking eyes" is a reference to a statue, in this case the frog of the frog pond as the treasure is hidden within the frog's line of sight. The second part of the hunt refers to a video of the hiding of the medallion that was uploaded to YouTube under the title of "huhhuhhuh".

The "one way" refers to the one way street Nason Pl. on the back side of the search area. "See your way through" is a reference to the glass of the Conservatory nearby. The patch of blue is the frog pond which does indeed show as blue on many maps of the park.

The "Round and round" refers to the nearby carousel. The other creature in the know is again a reference to the frog statue in the frog pond. The reference to "cyber" is again encouraging you to think about searching for the video online.

This clue describes the landscape a bit with its open areas and tall trees. It also makes reference to Aida Place and Nason Place, two of the streets around the search area.

The names of the dead refers to the many memorials in the immediate area. Having trouble if weak in the knees is an allusion to the fact the treasure was hidden on a flight of steps. Going back to the start alludes to the idea that novice treasure hunters always start at the Frog Pond.

In 1980 the treasure was found in the same search area, though down by the Schiller statue.

The music you might hear would come from the nearby carousel. There are also many people walking by there in the summer or any time the park is busy. The place that is high and dry refers to the area at the top of the steps above the Frog Pond where the pergola is.

The hungry grumbles would come from the zoo area which is not too far away. "Neptune tumbling" is implying a waterfall as Neptune is the god of the sea. "Tipsie" is spelled incorrectly. If you take that spelling and remove the I's (blind) and rearrange the rest (confused) the resulting letters spell "step" which is where the treasure was hidden. The "crown" is a reference to the pergola which looks rather crown-like.

This clue narrows down the search to a park with a lake, though the treasure was not on the lake. It also is meant to suggest the Frog Pond as it is a place that is currently dry, having been drained for the winter. The columns in question are the pillars holding up the pergola.

This elaborates on the fact that the treasure is hidden with some dirt. The juicy flies should lead one unmistakably to the Frog Pond area.

If Heaven is up and Hell is down, this clue is telling you the treasure is somewhere in between, which is to say it�s partway up the steps. If you were to count 21 posts in the railing, the treasure would lie right below it in a crevice covered with dirt.

This clue tells you it is definitely Como Park in the area of the frog Pond. "Step up" refers to climbing the steps from the pond to the landing that overlooks the pond. Counting up is reference to the previous clue that says you must count to 21. Keeping yourself steady alludes to the railing on your left when climbing as the posts of the railing are what you are counting. Directly beneath the 21st post in the railing on the left hand side of the step is a crevice in the steps within which the treasure was hidden, covered with a bit of dirt. The last part of the clue gives more detail on how to find the video of the hiding on YouTube which might also help guide one to the right spot.