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.
Updated: 2 hours 53 min ago
Don't give up on Lilydale
Study Bruce Vento's legislative "path". He cosponsored the BWCA legislation. Bark on the ground. Birch bark canoes. Canoe landing on Pickerel Lake. Vento was a
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
I have to say I'd be a little surprised and discouraged if the cluewriter really meant you had to climb over a fence to get to the treasure. Fences are
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
County Rd. 40 is indeed Water St. and it does indeed run along the river. However it does down in the valley while Cherokee is up on the bluff. So Water St.
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
I would also like to point out for those searching out there... Clue #5 But spotting a fence won't lead you wrong This clue is telling you to climbing or scale
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
Will need to redo my clue list comments..... BUT....it re-enforces my interpretation of the line in Clue 3..... Winter allows what summer forbids.......
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
Looking on google maps... it show County 40 is Water st....and it runs along the river.. Also Clue #8 ....... And equal rights define a place.....I would focus
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
Water St. isn't in Cherokee though, it's in Harriet Island. ________________________________ From: stockrafter To:
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
Will need to redo my clue list comments..... BUT....it re-enforces my interpretation of the line in Clue 3..... Winter allows what summer forbids.......
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
And if "bark on a tree" is intended to rhyme with Cherokee, that's just jacked up.
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
David- as always, an excellent interpretation. I personally feel the same way- I am hoping the CW will make sense of all this nonsense with his explanations
Re: We Got Schooled
Hi David- can you post all clues on your website home page? Thanks! Michelle From: David A Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 10:05 AM To:
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
"that famous Happy Holidays Pair" seems hard to fit completly doesn't it? I think it's a dual meaning clue with it's apparent literal meaning mis-directing the
Re: My First Noodle - Yellow Mashed Rice
re: the girls in the Holiday Inn movie - their movie character names were Lila Dixon and Linda Mason. How's that for a dividing "line" ;)
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
I know what you mean David. Yesterday I was mostly convinced it was at Cherokee, though also allowed it might be at Lilydale. And yet, exactly as Molly
Re: Treacherous Roads
Be safe everyone, I'm going back to sleep. Statistically speaking, the medallion is seldom found after midnight, (except for on clue 12 of course). Hunt in the
Treacherous Roads
Quickly icing over, it's going to be bumper cars before long.
Re: The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
From Street Where you live: Curtice street evidently has lopsided streetscape, resulting in homes you descend to enter, ensues when houses are built before the
Re: Cherokee - Vento's View
Doing a search on Google maps for Ramsey county shows that the border runs directly along and parallel to Annapolis. If you're south of Annapolis, you're in
Re: Cherokee upper leg east of Smith, (covered already?)
Alright, back from the scout, this is indeed a viable park segment and fits quite well with Yellow rice (orleans or Manomin), Congress (politicians), outside
The Long Strange Road to Cherokee Heights
So, barring another red herring, it seems Cherokee is the park we're looking for, or rather in. I was feeling certain it was Lilydale earlier today. I'm a