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Submitted by Allison Wonderland on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 15:02

Me2 found the 2004 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt Treasure after 10 clues, at Marydale Park. As a registered hunter, she claimed the entire $290 prize. A distinctly Alice in Wonderland-themed hunt, the treasure itself was a Cheshire Cat.

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Sunday, February 29, 2004
Found on:Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Finders:
NameHometown
Me2 Saint Paul
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$290
Awarded Prize:$290
Location:
General Location:Marydale Park
Exact Location:On the north side of the lake in a depression under a tree near a group of picnic tables
Concealer:A fake rock
Clues
Clue #1
Published on Sunday, February 29, 2004
Only those with habits like chasing white rabbits
Look in Wonderland trying to find this treasure, alas.
Vanished is the Cheshire Cat. Which park could he be at?
You might start with a peek through the looking glass.
Explanation:
The obvious clue one expects to find in Clue #1 is that it's in a park. The part about starting with a peek in the looking glass helps set the tone for the "Alice in Wonderland" theme, but is also a hint as to the word game contained in this clue. If you take the first letter in each line, and then find its "mirror image" in the alphabet (e.g. A=Z, B=Y, C=X, etc.) then those letters will spell out L-O-E-B, the name of the lake in Marydale Park.
 
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Clue #2
Published on Monday, March 1, 2004
Alice's adventure had begun before she saw the rabbit run,
In an outdoor setting having some biscuits and tea.
Go now and don't be late for your very important date.
Dining and cooking you'll find figure most prominently.
Explanation:
The dining and cooking simply refer to the many picnic tables and grills near the treasure hunt location. The very important date is retrieved by taking the first letter in each line and converting it to a number according to its place in the alphabet. A=1, I=9, G=7, D=4. 1974 was the date that Marydale officially became a park.
 
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Clue #3
Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Hearing of the slithy toves and mimsy borogoves
Made Alice ask for a dictionary from the porter.
But when he gave her a tome as big as a home
She asked if there was any way to make it shorter.
Explanation:
The way to make a dictionary shorter is to "abridge" it. There is a bridge not far from the treasure site. The reference to "porter" is a mild hint that the bridge is for trains.
 
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Clue #4
Published on Wednesday, March 3, 2004
The March Hare and Mad Hatter each grabbed a platter
And offered Alice a cup with all their usual glee.
"You make it quite well, what's your secret, do tell?"
"We simply gather up the rain and stir in the tea!"
Explanation:
If you take the word "rain" and add a T(tea) to it, you get "train". There is a train that runs right behind the treasure site.
 
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Clue #5
Published on Thursday, March 4, 2004
Alice was curious to know, which way she should go
When she saw the Cheshire Cat and smiled to herself.
He just gave her a grin, and then disappeared again
Saying, "Look for me near a road that crosses itself."
Explanation:
On the east side of Marydale you will find the corner of Jessamine and Jessamine (Avenue and Court), a street that "crosses itself". I'm afraid "near" was a relative concept in this clue.
 
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Clue #6
Published on Friday, March 5, 2004
Alice walked a mile, going round about for a while
When a caterpillar spoke, blowing smoke rings quite nifty.
He said, "Who are you? Are you looking for a clue?
Then perhaps you should search between fifteen and fifty."
Explanation:
The trail around Loeb Lake, which you can walk around, is exactly 1 mile. Also, the entry to Marydale is a roundabout. The 15 refers to a number on one of the lights along the path and the 50 refers to an address prominently visible on a building on Maryland (it's actually 501, but the 1 is missing). The treasure was located between those two on the northwest side of the park.
 
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Clue #7
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2004
Alice took a second look, "This must be the wrong book!"
Thought she, as she spotted seven dwarves sitting on a perch.
Perhaps if she stopped to chat they'd help her find the cat,
But only one was able to give her a hint of where to search.
Explanation:
The useful dwarf is "Doc". There is a dock on Loeb Lake that is visible from the hiding spot. "Perch" is also a bit of a hint referring to the fact that one can fish in the lake (it's meant to be a children's fishing pond).
 
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Clue #8
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2004
hen Alice did see Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Like goofs standing very still as if they were unaware
Then alive they came, saying to win us this tiny game
You will first have to perfectly eliminate every last pair.
Explanation:
If you eliminate every pair of letters in this clue, the remaining, unpaired letters can be arranged to spell ROCK. The cat was hidden inside of a fake rock made from a carved foam brick and colored with ash. There is also a rock garden in Marydale.
 
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Clue #9
Published on Monday, March 8, 2004
To the left or to the right? Oh what an awful plight!
Which one was correct Alice could not quite say.
After she went to depart, she finished at the start,
Though a catfish in the middle pointed the right way.
Explanation:
Finishing at the start suggests walking in a circle which in turn suggests a park with a lake you can walk around. On the far side of the lake from the main entrance there is a sign with a picture of a catfish on it. The catfish points in the direction one will find the treasure.
 
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Clue #10
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2004
The Gryphon told of a mystery in treasure hunt history
And the paradox of it was really quite twisted
Surely it's forbidden for the treasure to have been hidden
In a park before it ever even officially existed!
Explanation:
The Winter Carnival Medallion was hidden at Marydale in 1972. Yet it didn't officially become a park until 1974!
 
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Clue #11
Alice packed her basket with toast and headed west for the coast
Where she found the Mock Turtle doing a dance under the moon.
With a sugar push and a tuck turn, he made Alice want to learn,
And the two of them did a dance until it was a little before noon.
Explanation:
"Basket", "Sugar Push", and "Tuck Turn" are all dance moves in West Coast Swing. There is a set of swings very near the treasure site. A little before noon suggests the time is eleven something. The address of Marydale is on the 1100 block of Dale (as evidenced by the 1120 address on the restroom building).
 
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Clue #12
At the Queen's soiree everyone played some croquet,
But Alice still hadn't been able to find the Cheshire Cat
Then the White Rabbit ran by crying out, "My oh my!
Marydale Park is the place that I simply must be at!"

With movement quite deft the White Rabbit went to the left
And followed the trail to a group of tables near a swing.
Alice went to lean on a tree for so very tired was she,
When she kicked over a rock and said, "Here's the thing!"
Explanation:
The cat was hidden in Marydale Park. If you enter the park from the main parking lot and go around the trail to the left, you will find a group of picnic tables and amongst the tables there are some trees scattered. At the base of one of the trees was a fake rock with the cat hidden inside.
 
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