2012 - Tony Schmidt Park

We will be at Gabe's tonight.

Will be in the park tomorrow barring anything unforeseen. Today was full of those.

I totally agree with you. :smile:

My main question is at the end (this'll probably be long...)

so...

"IF" clue two hints at the triple score, say the score that Arden Hills made when it became a city (TCAAP, and three existing neighborhoods from neighboring cities)

and if we were to take red and blue to mean the potential they had for the vikings to come there (damn traffic anyhow)

and clue three were to hint at McCracken, and the interfacial (rail)road between TSP and Perry...

clue four brang usElmer L Andersen and his dang love of books,

and clue five reiterated McCracken from earlier, adding CHATham and brighto(e)n way and potentially the train tracks because no one was getting it yet...

six was to say "as you like it" in Arden (hills) forest -

bored you enough to bother with 7....

What do you get for clue 4 (part 2) that mentions all of that Roman stuff???

I still don't understand everyone calling it "the park", like its some big secret.

sigh* perhaps I'm not cut out for these hunts anymore.

omg. as green would say: CoNo!

would love to go to gabes and milk their coupons for tall vodka tonics but i broke my glasses this morning and all i got to work with are prescrip sunglasses.. looks like ray charles may have to drive down to gabes... :coolfrown: :cool: :goofy:

Zephy - I think this is the Roman issue.

Saint Valentine, according to romantic legend, was a kind-hearted Roman priest who married young couples against the wishes of Emperor Claudius II, and was beheaded for his deeds on the 14th of February. In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February." Two of these men lived in the third century A.D., one being the bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and the other a priest of Rome. (Some speculate that these two figures were actually the same man.) Both seem to have been persecuted for their beliefs; the Roman priest reportedly was beaten and then beheaded on the orders of Emperor Claudius II, on or about the year 270. Legends vary on how the martyr's name became connected with romance: the date of his death may have become mingled with the feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love, or with the ancient belief that birds first mate in the middle of February. In modern times Valentine's Day is a day of special romantic sentiment and gift-giving among lovers.

Likey Mikey!! :grin:

didn't the park break ground on valentine's day also?

Roamin' along paths?

Don't think it's a secret, I refer to it as the park cause I assume everyone is well into the loop on here. Saw lots of us out there today.

Also I have noticed threads pop up on the public boards wondering where jake and I are digging. Worried there could be crossover from here, guess it shouldn't matter but I would rather my whereabouts not be public by someone simply logging into here and announcing it over there.

charles perry the guy the park is named after is also a founder of como i believe

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I'm in needof buttons if you got em

Heres the "incorporate" part...

2000: Charles Perry Park (Arden Hills)

Join the hiking group for a hike in the varied terrain and scenery at the Charles Perry Park in Arden Hills. In 1850, Charles Perry (1816-1904,) originally from Switzerland, was the first settler to break ground in the area, planting potatoes on three acres next to Lake Johanna. During this time, the area was part of Mounds View Township. Aurelie Morissette (1828-1913,) the daughter of Jean Baptiste Joseph Morissette and Françoise Letendre, who came to Vadnais Heights from Quebec in 1847, first married Pierre Theroux, in 1847 in St. Paul, ang then married secondly, in a Catholic ceremony in 1849, to Charles Perry, with whom she had 13 children. The prior marriage between Morissette and Theroux was apparently annulled. Theroux drowned in Lake Vadnais in 1857. In 1906, Joseph Hackey, a State Senator and a millionaire, built a hobby farm called Arden Farms, which eventually formed the basis for the City's name. In 1941, the federal government purchased 2,530 acres of farmland for the establishment of an ammunition manufacturing site. In response to annexation requests by the City of New Brighton, in 1951, three residential areas and the ammunition site incorporated and became the city of Arden Hills.

Mom has the buttons. I think they are going to try to get there too.

Ty . I got one from them but gave it away

quiet out here. Must be a lot of you boozing tonight.

Now that I'm back down in StPaul and caught up on here, I'm second guessing myself, I see some good arguments for TS but still not completely sold. I thought I had it all figured out last night, with only my own thoughts and limited resources to go on, and it felt so right, but maybe not. Hell, my first theory from clue 2 could be just as viable.

I believe we"ll be at Gabes tonight...

Triple Score is a football term for Feild Goal, and red and blue makes Purple.

Nice background. and the CW loves these little tidbits of obscure history.

It's getting to that part of the hunt, someone on the public board is claiming the puck has been found at highland next to the playground.

It was by a tree. Damn it. I knew it would be by a tree! IN a park. Ramsey county too I bet.

I imagine when it actually does happen and is confirmed the PP will update on FB (along with the hunt hotline).

I still think triple score has to be 20x3 - so the age of the park, or the age of the carnival. If it is the age of the carnival, it is to tell you to use old clues and situations to guide you.

I like Terry's noodle about Rome, but I also like the whole obscure Viking player thing.

Can someone tell me what I need to type into Google Maps to pull up TS? It doesn't recognize anything I type - regional, county, etc. Thanks:-) I wasn't a hunter back in '88 and I have no clue how to get to this park. :crying:

http://www.friendsoftheparks.org/Parks/tonyschmidtcountyparklakejohanna.htm

There's a map you can click on there. Good luck!

I searched "Lake Johanna" on Google Maps and scrolled around until I found the correct area. It's labeled as Schmidt Park, not Tony Schmidt Park.

you mean age of the 'hunt' dont you? not "carnival"?

or type arden hills and look north of lake johanna

Thank you! That worked. geesh

That first link didn't look right. Here's another map. I guess I shouldn't have answered, because I don't know where it is either.

http://www.vita.mn/venue_detail.php?venue_id=3283

Pardon my stupidity but are all three of those parks connected and in Ramsey County - TS, Perry, and Chatham Trails? Again, new territory for me and a long drive from home. Thanks.

Thank you so much Tim. I look forward to being among hunters tomorrow.

yes

been missing you this hunt!

missing you too

hunting from afar sucks

tic tock .... 12000 personal joe!!!!

mikey, 12000 Joe

tock tick

nice personal joe Mike

ckit kcto

heh

I'm even refreshing the FB page.

What is the FB page?

wonder how many of their page hits are refreshes?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pioneer-Press-Treasure-Hunt/155348607831378

facebook

they post the clues there too

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