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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FW: Re: [theallisonwonderland] Is there a newspaper release?
Can you let me know if you get this response? I keep getting error messages. Thanks
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Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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10 for Frogtown Park and Farm. Many clues fit there; you have to cross over Dale when you drive from downtown, there used to be an old dirt trail, Calvary cemetery is right next to it, there is a hill - if you climb it you have a good view of the city. It also has a sliding hill, “yield” would be the farm produce. Water and field - you need water for the farm and on and on. It is a cool place - I took students there to work the farm last year. It is a very diverse population of people and all different kinds of food, which would be something important to MN.
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
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Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Re: [theallisonwonderland] Is there a newspaper release?
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10 for Frogtown Park and Farm. Many clues fit there; you have to cross over Dale when you drive from downtown, there used to be an old dirt trail, Calvary cemetery is right next to it, there is a hill - if you climb it you have a good view of the city. It also has a sliding hill, “yield” would be the farm produce. Water and field - you need water for the farm and on and on. It is a cool place - I took students there to work the farm last year. It is a very diverse population of people and all different kinds of food, which would be something important to MN.
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
JT via groups.io <jotiff1=gmail.com@groups.io>4:57 PM (3 minutes ago)to theallisonwonderland, Allison, cluemaster10 for Frogtown Park and Farm. Many clues fit there; you have to cross over Dale when you drive from downtown, there used to be an old dirt trail, Calvary cemetery is right next to it, there is a hill - if you climb it you have a good view of the city. It also has a sliding hill, “yield” would be the farm produce. Water and field - you need water for the farm and on and on. It is a cool place - I took students there to work the farm last year. It is a very diverse population of people and all different kinds of food, which would be something important to MN.
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
Re: FW: Re: [theallisonwonderland] Is there a newspaper release?
10 for Frogtown Park and Farm. Many clues fit there; you have to cross over Dale when you drive from downtown, there used to be an old dirt trail, Calvary cemetery is right next to it, there is a hill - if you climb it you have a good view of the city. It also has a sliding hill, “yield” would be the farm produce. Water and field - you need water for the farm and on and on. It is a cool place - I took students there to work the farm last year. It is a very diverse population of people and all different kinds of food, which would be something important to MN.
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
Anyways, just noodling but I am going out of town til Monday so wanted to share my noodles. Thanks. Jone
FW: Re: [theallisonwonderland] Is there a newspaper release?
10 for Langford please. TY Birthday boy
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
I talked to a park official at Pike and they told me it would never be there.
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
The State park rules really emphasize no going off the trails, let alone attacking vegetation with a hoe.
Add in the need to have a daily or annual permit, and I find it unlikely as a hiding place.
Dave
Dave
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt Clue #1
Sorry for being a bit late on the noodling. Here's what I'm thinking.
- Santa Ana winds come from Nevada and Utah. So possible street location.
- Hills are glowin to me means stay away from the city
- Beast = East, maybe
- The last line feels like it is a lyric from Bob Dylan. Would we say he's from North or North East Minnesota?
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
Just some current noodling - Pike Island fits some clues.
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If the Bob Dylan reference was for the movie “A Complete Unknown”, that could mean a new park. I don’t think the medallion has been at Pike.
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Pike was originally a sacred place (a refuge) for the Dakota people until it was bought for Fort Snelling
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Military reference could refer to it being part of Fort Snelling and the history of the island being used for various military uses, including an internment camp.
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Pike is part of Fort Snelling Park which isn’t in Ramsey county, but Pike Island itself is in Ramsey. The clue of “in and out” could refer to being in and out of Ramsey. You need to park in Hennepin and walk into Ramsey to get to Pike.
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
Not for nothing, but the title search on my Highland Park house goes back to "Fort Snelling Military Reservation".
Dave
Dave
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
I like the water and field line for highland, same with a place to play when hot or cold
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
I’m not convinced on highland - that said all of highland used to be fort snelling’s “military reserve”. That would work for refuge here and the song I suppose.
also I believe you mean edgecumbe not edgerton the point remains…
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
At first glance, seems it could reference highland park. A few other clues can connect there, edgy/geometry for disc golf course, Edgerton st. but the military song doesn't seem to work.
Re: 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
Thank you!!!
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2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Clue #4
Water and field a refuge did yield
A place to play when cold or hot.
But as changes came they did proclaim
A new use for this pleasant plot
Re: Park guess clue 3
After Clue 3:4 Swede3 Phalen1 Crosby1 Battle Creek1 Reservoir Woods
Re: Park guess clue 3
I’m sticking to my same guesses from yesterday
Re: Park guess clue 3
10 Tony Schmidt Regional Park
Thank you! :)
Re: Park guess clue 3
6 Battle Creek
1 Long Lake
1 Crosby
1 Hidden Falls
1 Pigs Eye
Re: Park guess clue 3
5 on longlake 5 on lilydale. I like David’s noodles on whitebear, will have to look into that
