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 29 min ago
Coming Up...
So if it was indeed found and the hunt is actually over, I want to point out some upcoming dates before people scatter...
This Sunday, starting at 11:30 we will be having our annual Rehash Bash at Newell Park. It's a potluck event that takes place indoors at the Newell pavilion. We have door prizes and entertainment as well so it is usually a good time. It will be over before 3pm so you will have plenty of time to get to your Superbowl parties.
Then in March keep an eye out for The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt. It is another 12 clue hunt written by me. The prize is not as large, but if you need a hunting fix, this will be your chance. I will post the details about it in this group and on Facebook sometime soon.
This Sunday, starting at 11:30 we will be having our annual Rehash Bash at Newell Park. It's a potluck event that takes place indoors at the Newell pavilion. We have door prizes and entertainment as well so it is usually a good time. It will be over before 3pm so you will have plenty of time to get to your Superbowl parties.
Then in March keep an eye out for The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt. It is another 12 clue hunt written by me. The prize is not as large, but if you need a hunting fix, this will be your chance. I will post the details about it in this group and on Facebook sometime soon.
Re: Medallion Found!
Highland....jeeze.
Re: Clue #10 - 2020
Just read on PP Treasure Hunt Forum that it has been found. PP Treasure Hunt people confirmed it.
Medallion Found!
No details yet but the PP admin just posted on Facebook that it was found. Rumor is it was at Highland? We'll see.
Re: Clue #10 - 2020
After some research (not being a golf player) I have discovered there is something called a pitch shot which is the opposite of a chip shot. A chip shot goes in the air for a bit and then rolls. A pitch shot goes in the air for a while and then doesn't roll very much. Technically though a putt is never a pitch as they are two different shots so I'm still a little lost there.
Going back to clue 3 I see now I missed something. Doffing your cap is almost certainly a reference to Clarence "Cap" Wiggington as Clarence St. next to Phalen.
Going back to clue 3 I see now I missed something. Doffing your cap is almost certainly a reference to Clarence "Cap" Wiggington as Clarence St. next to Phalen.
Re: Clue #10 - 2020
Hey secretrose,
We should have stuck with Highland all the way. Putts that are pitches could refer to disc golf. There's is the ped. bridge that crosses Montreal Ave. And hunter's itches reminds me of this Irish song I heard at the Irish Fest once. This 'Scottish' version is from some Renaissance Fair. Makes me think of Highland Fest/Games. Could the Circus Juventus fit some of these clues?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzVfWuuYFGg
We should have stuck with Highland all the way. Putts that are pitches could refer to disc golf. There's is the ped. bridge that crosses Montreal Ave. And hunter's itches reminds me of this Irish song I heard at the Irish Fest once. This 'Scottish' version is from some Renaissance Fair. Makes me think of Highland Fest/Games. Could the Circus Juventus fit some of these clues?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzVfWuuYFGg
Re: Clue #10 Scrambled - 2020
Clue #10
A lover’s fix under tangle of sticks
The medallion scratches hunters’ itches.
Where bridge spans a gap; nearby a trap.
Line up putts that are pitches
Re: Clue #10 - 2020
What if pitches was Frisbee golf and trap is trapeze? I couldn't find anything on clue 9 at Highland but there was Griggs (coal man) street 2 blocks north. We still don't know the park. BV, SH, Phalon, Como most likely. That is a lot for being so late.
Re: Clue #10 - 2020
This is what I thought of for a lovers fix under a tangle of sticks (fix meaning marriage)
Clue #10 - 2020
A lover's fix under tangle of sticks
The medallion scratches hunters' itches.
Where bridge spans a gap; nearby a trap.
Line up putts that are pitches
The medallion scratches hunters' itches.
Where bridge spans a gap; nearby a trap.
Line up putts that are pitches
Re: Clue #10 Scrambled - 2020
Yeah if it has golf (putts) then I think we are back out at Phalen and the trolley clue 6 was spot on. Pitches made it still seem like BVNS was still in it, bridges, yeah, but the putts, that may have killed BVNS and Harriet unless they put in a mini putt somewhere like Como? Or it could be a trick for like puttsing around, or Grumpy Old Men ya (Putts) Putz? But if its golf, a Phalen we will have to go. Follow that trolley!
Re: Clue #10 Scrambled - 2020
Okay. A golf course nearby (putts), ballfields at the park (pitches), hockey rinks in the area (sticks)?, and a bridge of sorts. Oh NO! Como!!! Or Phalen.
Clue #10 Scrambled - 2020
The putts gap; Line trap. hunters’ sticks
of are pitches. lover’s a
medallion that nearby bridge A under up itches.
scratches Where fix spans a tangle
Re: MAPS!
This was on the PP FB site posted 5 hours ago:
PLEASE READ AND SHARE:
To ensure we are respectful of sacred landscapes within our city’s public spaces, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation has requested that Indian Mounds Regional Park is excluded for the remainder of this year’s hunt. We can confirm that the medallion is not located within the park, and out of respect all hunting should be directed elsewhere. Good luck!
PLEASE READ AND SHARE:
To ensure we are respectful of sacred landscapes within our city’s public spaces, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation has requested that Indian Mounds Regional Park is excluded for the remainder of this year’s hunt. We can confirm that the medallion is not located within the park, and out of respect all hunting should be directed elsewhere. Good luck!
Re: MAPS!
I had been hoping I was alone in having noticed the #11 route! Shhh!
Re: David - will u be at Shamrocks tonite
Here's where I think it could be, based on my google maps search. I don't have a car, so I can only search parks on computer at home.
Re: Warning from StPaul Park & Rec
Remove IM forevermore? I think so...
