1996 White Bear Lake Manitou Days Treasure Hunt

It’s time to renew and mend your ways
After all, it’s Manitou Days!
June 19th is the date
So let’s begin without wait.

For 19 years we’ve provided pleasure
For all those in search of treasure.
Twice-a-day until the weekend’s close
Clues will lead to the location we’ve chose.

When it ends, it may be a surprise
Where, in fact, the treasure lies.
Lots of green from trees and grass
Give our site a lot of class.

Mounds and hills will greet you there
When you make your selection.
And another hint, just to be fair
Is to keep a southern direction.

We think of ourselves as pretty wise
But we saw no need to create a disguise.
A living object holds the spoil
About four feet or so about the soil.

A southern state with glass that’s blue
Comes to you as another clue.
But before you begin choosin’ and pickin’
Our southern state is tied with chicken.

When there is an excess of rain
Our site is served by a certain drain.
But when the drain is not in need
It gives birth to grass and weed.

Bring a bat or bring a glove
And ponder a different kind of love.
Aged are the facilities that you view
And newer ones are very few.

Kids, swings and bells in the air
Give our hunt a little flare.
No matter how tough this hunt may be
Try to keep your mind thinking elementary.

It’s hard to determine once upon the land
Where school and park boundaries stand.
Now, begin to think of a specific name
Because both locations are called the same.

You really don’t have to use your brain
Just cross that path that is used to drain.
At Bellaire Park, on a large knoll
It’s tucked away in an oak’s hole