My guess to where its at is look at a map, and see where Bates and Tedesco would meet if you followed it into the park. Bates Streets near the park splits off and don't meet.
This place is out of North and Bates across from Box's church. The Fountain could be the spring?
1. Linz-Bergmeier House
    "Fountain Place"
    614 North Fountain Place
    Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style
    1885, 1891, 1916
Named because of the beautiful Victorian terraced landscape with gardens, pools, and fountains that graced the grounds of 614 Fountain Street. The original building was a stylistic. The first remodeling added Classical detailing, the second introduced Craftsman motifs and dormers. The building has a magnificent outlook over Swede Hollow. The house supported one of the most elaborate residential landscapes in the city of Saint Paul.
1. Linz-Bergmeier House
    "Fountain Place"
    614 North Fountain Place
    Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style
    1885, 1891, 1916
Named because of the beautiful Victorian terraced landscape with gardens, pools, and fountains that graced the grounds of 614 Fountain Street. The original building was a stylistic. The first remodeling added Classical detailing, the second introduced Craftsman motifs and dormers. The building has a magnificent outlook over Swede Hollow. The house supported one of the most elaborate residential landscapes in the city of Saint Paul.
I would think the tree would be standing since it says at the base.. which is the bottom.. and I'm pretty sure it's the puck that's resting not far from the weeds.
Does it seem to anyone else that this clue is written backwards? You would think first it would tell you to find the spring, then look for a big tree near that and the treasure should be at the base of it. But instead it says to look for the tree and collect a fee. Then it says look for the spring. Why would you look for the spring if you've already found the treasure at the base of a tree? Maybe the spring refers to what the treasure is hidden in?
Just got back from the park a bit ago. Good crowd out there, but fairly spread out throughout the whole park digging by any big tree they can find. Art and I dug for a while but had to call it an early night since we both work early. It will be interesting to see which tree it's eventually found by since there are a lot of possibilities out there, but many are not in good places given the insanity of clue 12. Lots of trees too close to the creek or a drop off for them to hide it by. Good luck to those not reading this and still at the park!
Someone has the idea on my group that the medallion is hidden in a jack in the box and that is what the spring is referring to. Although how you could hide a jack in the box this long is a bit of a mystery.
I'm off the conference call now. Getting a bit too noisy to keep on speakerphone this late. There's still something odd about this clue that makes me think we're missing something.
Just got back...WHEW!!! It's crazy out there! Very crowded in the park tonight, as though this was the last clue. EVERY large tree from one end of the park to another has been dug around and I'd be very shocked if it hasn't been found by now. I figured that, by now, either it's been found and not reported or it will not be found until daylight. Many of our hunters claim that they're camping out in Yarusso's parking lot. lol CRAZY! Well, I'm going to get a bit of shut eye before heading out early tomorrow morning. Here's to hoping it'll stay hidden for another night.
My son and I are home and going to bed now (school tomorrow!). It was a lot of fun out there tonight! I really hope one of you guys from here is the lucky one who finds it. Thanks for all the help and advice.
I'm home. I had fun listening to y'all. Hopefully, someone will bring it home before the sun comes up, but I'm thinking digging during the day will work better.
Anyway, thanks again to RB for setting it up and to Kat for visiting me.
Just got back, if its not found tonight I will be out in the morning. am starting to think that the puck is naked. sitting at the base of a tree it really cannot be hidden in anything large. It reminds me of Central.
If its not found then someone moved it because every base of every big tree is to the dirt.
I hope it holds out tell tomorrow!! so I can dig!! but who knows if it will hold tell 12th clue!!! that would be KICK AZZ!!! and I will be down for that!!!
Did anyone take the time read the Swede Cache page?
Malaria has some "blurbs" from Boxmeyer's Book The Street Where You Live.
Culvert Street (p. 66)
A candidate for the most unimaginative name given any street in all of St. Paul, this one was bestowed in 1886 by John and Susan Wagener. The culvertÂ’s questionable claim to fame was that it carried Phalen Creek out of Swede Hollow and under East Seventh Street. Early residents of Swede Hollow, in cleaning up the creek at their doorstep, considered the task completed when the sweage had been flushed down the Hollow and into this culvert, where it was out of sight and on its way to the Mississippi River. This street was vacated in 1998.
Fountain Place (p. 101)
Originally part of Preble Street, the name was changed in 1890. A century ago, on the sweeping hillside in front of the only home on the street, number 614, a series of waterfalls cascaded into a large, stone pool in Swede Hollow. The whole arrangement was graced with stone fences, walkways, terraces, and to one side, a wrought-iron rose trellis. To follow this obscure street into the past, the intrepid urban traipser would turn north on Bates Avenue off East Seventh Street, go west on North street, and turn right into the cul-de-sac of Fountain Place.
I am hoping that there is a good Samaritan out there! While in the midst of hunting my friend lost his keys what a dumb ass. Please help his dumbass from extermination please call 651-357-3443
1. Linz-Bergmeier House
    "Fountain Place"
    614 North Fountain Place
    Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style
    1885, 1891, 1916
Named because of the beautiful Victorian terraced landscape with gardens, pools, and fountains that graced the grounds of 614 Fountain Street. The original building was a stylistic. The first remodeling added Classical detailing, the second introduced Craftsman motifs and dormers. The building has a magnificent outlook over Swede Hollow. The house supported one of the most elaborate residential landscapes in the city of Saint Paul.
1. Linz-Bergmeier House
    "Fountain Place"
    614 North Fountain Place
    Queen Anne/Colonial Revival style
    1885, 1891, 1916
Named because of the beautiful Victorian terraced landscape with gardens, pools, and fountains that graced the grounds of 614 Fountain Street. The original building was a stylistic. The first remodeling added Classical detailing, the second introduced Craftsman motifs and dormers. The building has a magnificent outlook over Swede Hollow. The house supported one of the most elaborate residential landscapes in the city of Saint Paul.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl
Heard live.
http://www.ssynth.co.uk/~gay/cgi-bin/nph-an?line=thanks+to+the+swedes&words=no+limit&dict=antworth
http://www.eurekatent.com/company/history.aspx
Good luck to those still out there. Hope if it gets found, it's one of us.
Goodnight and SCDs all!
Anyway, thanks again to RB for setting it up and to Kat for visiting me.
nite everyone and good luck!
If its not found then someone moved it because every base of every big tree is to the dirt.
Malaria has some "blurbs" from Boxmeyer's Book The Street Where You Live.
Culvert Street (p. 66)
A candidate for the most unimaginative name given any street in all of St. Paul, this one was bestowed in 1886 by John and Susan Wagener. The culvertÂ’s questionable claim to fame was that it carried Phalen Creek out of Swede Hollow and under East Seventh Street. Early residents of Swede Hollow, in cleaning up the creek at their doorstep, considered the task completed when the sweage had been flushed down the Hollow and into this culvert, where it was out of sight and on its way to the Mississippi River. This street was vacated in 1998.
Fountain Place (p. 101)
Originally part of Preble Street, the name was changed in 1890. A century ago, on the sweeping hillside in front of the only home on the street, number 614, a series of waterfalls cascaded into a large, stone pool in Swede Hollow. The whole arrangement was graced with stone fences, walkways, terraces, and to one side, a wrought-iron rose trellis. To follow this obscure street into the past, the intrepid urban traipser would turn north on Bates Avenue off East Seventh Street, go west on North street, and turn right into the cul-de-sac of Fountain Place.
Probably posted earlier, but where is this?
bad night
hopefully good morning
I am hoping that there is a good Samaritan out there! While in the midst of hunting my friend lost his keys what a dumb ass. Please help his dumbass from extermination please call 651-357-3443