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2015 TC Treasure Out To The Ballgame Mini-Hunt

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PRE-GAME

Wake up hunters! Rise and shine! Come on, now, let's snap to it!
There's TC Treasure to be found, so get out there and do it!

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the pop of the catcher's mitt:
Baseball's back in Lowertown; the Saints' new home's a hit!

With clues at nine, noon, three, and six, this mini-hunt will yield
A pair of tickets to tonight's game at CHS Field.

Hunt Information
Dates
Scheduled Dates
Monday, June 8, 2015
Find Date
Monday, June 8, 2015
Finders
Name
Clue Master
Hometown
Inver Grove Heights
Name
me2
Hometown
Saint Paul
Prize
Maximum Prize
A Pair of Tickets to the Saints
Awarded Prize
A Pair of Tickets to the Saints
Location
General Location
Saint Paul Union Depot
Pinpointed Location
On the Doghouse Days of Summer Statue at Gate B
Concealer
A red envelope marked "TC"

44.947386, -93.08454

Clues
Clue 1
Published Date
Sunday, June 7, 2015, 7:00 PM



TOP OF THE FIRST

 


 


It's a beautiful day for a ballgame, and for hunting TC Treasure.

A little bird told me "Fun is Good," so have some, at your leisure!



Search public places in the region of Downtown Saint Paul,

But leave the digging tools at home; you won't need them at all:



The treasure's waiting in plain sight, for anyone to scout,

But be forewarned; this hunt's designed to turn you inside-out.
 


 

The official meaning of the clue.
  • "A little bird" is
    meant to suggest the "font-style: italic;">Peanuts character Woodstock—who,
    perched atop the "Dog in Training" Snoopy statue on the platform at
    Gate B of the Union Depot, was the bearer of the Mini-Hunt
    prize.
  • "waiting" could be
    taken to suggest the Union Depot's waiting room.
  • "scout" could be taken
    to suggest Snoopy's "Beagle Scouts"—a recurring theme from
    Peanuts.
  • "forewarned" is meant
    to suggest Fourth Street, which borders the Union Depot to the
    north, and Warner Road, to the south.
  • "inside-out" is meant
    to suggest that finding the treasure may require going indoors and
    then out.
  • "inside-out" could also
    be taken to suggest the "Inside Out" artist community—which
    operates in Lowertown—and their "font-style: italic;">People's Art Project, which is
    currently on public display throughout the Lowertown area.
     
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Clue 2
Published Date
Sunday, June 7, 2015, 7:00 PM



BOTTOM OF THE THIRD

 


 


Drops in droves descended—three days at the home of brown:

Joe and James and Joan and Jan and Jerry came to town;



A haven of summer and winter at once, of waters sweet and clear;

Mountain stone in a country field of blood, and sweat, and tear;



The band of young who slyly flew the third first family's plane;

One decade on, incredibly, still grateful, yet remain.
 


 

The official meaning of the clue.
  • This clue is meant to suggest the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art
    festival—"the home of
    brown" acid, infamously—where " "font-weight: bold;">Drops in droves descended" for
    " "font-style: italic;">three days" "font-style: italic;">of peace and music, and name drops
    about two dozen Woodstock artists, including " "font-weight: bold;">Joe" Cocker; " "font-weight: bold;">James" 'Jimi' Hendrix; " "font-weight: bold;">Joan" Baez; " "font-weight: bold;">Jan"is Joplin; " "font-weight: bold;">Jerry" Garcia (of The Grateful Dead);
    Richie "haven"s; Bert
    "summer" (Sommer); Johnny
    and Edgar "winter;"
    "sweet"" "font-weight: bold;">wa "font-weight: bold;">ter;" Creedence " "font-weight: bold;">clear"" "font-weight: bold;">water" Revival; " "font-weight: bold;">Mountain;" " "font-weight: bold;">sly(ly)" and the " "font-weight: bold;">family" " "font-weight: bold;">stone;" " "font-weight: bold;">country" Joe and the Fish;
    Butter"field" Blues Band;
    "blood," " "font-weight: bold;">sweat," and " "font-weight: bold;">tears;" " "font-weight: bold;">The band;" Crosby, " "font-weight: bold;">stills," Nash, and " "font-weight: bold;">young;" The " "font-weight: bold;">who;" Jefferson Airplane (" "font-weight: bold;">third first family's plane"); Ten Years
    After ("One decade on");
    The "incredibl(y)"e String
    Band; and The "grateful"
    Dead ("remain"s).
     
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Clue 3
Published Date
Sunday, June 7, 2015, 7:00 PM



TOP OF THE SIXTH

 


 


You've learned to tell the difference between wig and follicle,

And seen some rugs so bad they're nearly diabolical.



You've gotten great at noticing when someone sports a weave,

And quite adept at spotting pieces others can't perceive.



You've come to know which hair is false, and which of it is true:

Ah yes, that's right, you know your wigs; no toupee dingbat, you.
 


 

The official meaning of the clue.
  • "no toupee dingbat" anagrams to "union depot gate b."
     
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Clue 4
Published Date
Sunday, June 7, 2015, 7:00 PM



BOTTOM OF THE NINTH

 


 


Go forth and find the shooter; you're not too big to fail.

Call the governor; the Dogg is off death row and out of jail.



So to the site now head with haste, and through the columns doric;

Quickly through the concourse and then down the stair historic.



Through the doors, burst out onto the platform with a hoot;

Swiftly scan the space from end to end, then spot the loot.



A little feathered buddy hands the tickets over, grinning;

Now turn and scamper off with time to spare for the first inning!
 

The official meaning of the clue.
  • "Go forth" is meant to
    suggest Fourth Street.
  • "find the shooter" is
    meant to suggest Wacouta Street ("Wacouta" means "the
    shooter").
  • "too big to fail" is
    meant to suggest Wall Street, which intersects Kellogg at the Union
    Depot.
  • "Call the governor" is
    meant to suggest Sibley Street, named for Minnesota's first
    governor, Henry Sibley.
  • "the Dogg is off death
    row" is meant to suggest Snoop Dogg (and Death Row Records)
    — or Snoopy.
  • "columns doric,"
    "concourse," " "font-weight: bold;">stair historic," and " "font-weight: bold;">platform" are all meant to suggest
    Union Depot, and pinpoint the prize's hiding place.
  • "A little feathered
    buddy" is meant to, again, suggest the "font-style: italic;">Peanuts character Woodstock.


     
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Clue 5



EXTRA INNINGS

 


 


Emergency! The tickets are still yet to have been claimed;

The ballgame starts in five minutes, so here is all explained:



All aboard to Woodstock: Union Depot, Gate B—

Inside, then out—right on the platform, hangin' with Snoopy!



Grab the tickets from your friends, then quickly to your seats;

Enjoy the game, relax a while, and revel in your feats!.
 


 

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