The Allison Wonderland
The Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival every year. While the prize can only go to one winner, The Allison Wonderland is dedicated to the community spirit of treasure hunting. Here, not only will you find out about the Pre-Dig Gig, the Rehash Bash, and various other social events, but we also discuss the clues here in a team effort to decipher them (albeit not always successfully). This is a place to discuss ideas respectfully, report on what's happening "on the ground", and provide each other with useful information. This is a public group so expect that anything posted will be seen by everyone.
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Re: 2015 Clue #5
There is also a Highland Drive near Snail Lake. I've been searching to see if I can dig up what grain was farmed in Vadnais Heights, and while I've found some
Re: 2015 Clue #3
How soon we forget. The botched Phalen hunt was based on an Archie (arch) comic in which Jughead finds the medallion in a green donut (if I remember
Re: 2015 Clue #5
I don't really see anything else at Rice Park that would suggest that's the right park. And it's itty bitty.
Re: 2015 Allison Wonderland Park Pool
Oops! Now I see it twice. Sorry.
Re: 2015 Clue #5
There is a computer game called "a grain of truth" I do not know anything about it so I still need to read. About storytelling.... A Grain of Truth -
Re: 2015 Allison Wonderland Park Pool
I thought I replied to this, but I don't see the post. I'm picking Phalen-Keller Regional Park. Or Keller-Phalen. Whichever it is.
Re: 2015 Allison Wonderland Park Pool
I'm going to go with Phalen-Keller Regional Park. Or is it Keller-Phalen?
Ragsdale Golf at HIghland National
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Another song theme?
I know it's too early to read much into clue 1, but everyone's heard of the song, "From Rags To Riches", I presume. Here are the lyrics to Tony Bennet's song:
Re: 2015 Clue #5
How about Rice Park?
Re: 2015 Clue #3
Jughead Jones is a character in the Archie comics. If I try to make this fit Crosby, could be that the reference to comics is a reference to Bill Cosby, which
Re: 2015 Clue #5
Very little to find on Mackubin. He was a legislator from 1859-1861. He was a banker and proprietor. Headed the Incorporations and Railroad committees.
Re: 2015 Clue #5
Mackubin certainly sounds Scottish, perhaps Gramsie as well. Have ye a willingness to sleuth? :)
Re: 2015 Clue #5
"Wheat and chaff, avoid that gaffe" There may be some history woven into this clue. Benjamin Gervais bought land from Pierre 'Pig's-Eye' Parrant, later
Re: 2015 Clue #5
The southern lake in the Snail Lake chain is Grass Lake- "stay off the grass". Just north of Gramsie, in the vicinity of Dudley and Rice perhaps? Anyone have
Re: 2015 Clue #4
Dudley Do-Right was a segment on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He was a Canadian Mountie. From Wikipedia, "always trying to catch bank robber, Snidely
Re: 2015 Clue #5
Interesting clue with another Scottish slant (if you dig or sleuth deep enough. Wheat is separated from the chaff by threshing. This from wikipedia: The
Re: 2015 Clue #3
Thanks David!
Re: 2015 Clue #5
I'm thinking this refers to Rice. "The grain of truth." Not going to help matters too much, though it does run along Snail Lake.
2015 Clue #3
An arch he did spy (with the treasure near by) - Nature's work high over a trail. "You're such a jug head," laughed the kid on a sled, Away he went - no defeat
