2021 Crystal Frolics Crystal Ball Hunt

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You could be the winner in the Search for the Crystal Ball! To participate, purchase a Crystal Frolics Button and register it according to the attached directions. Follow the clues which will be posted at locations found in this clue. They will not be posted on our website or on our Facebook page. The winner will receive $500 in gift cards to local businesses, donated by Associated Bank. This contest is sponsored by the City of Crystal Park and Recreation Advisory Commission and our friends at Associated Bank.

Hunt information
Dates:
First Clue:Thursday, July 22, 2021
Found on:Saturday, July 24, 2021
Finders:
NameHometown
Prize:
Maximum Prize:$500 in gift cards
Awarded Prize:$500 in gift cards
Location:
General Location:Twin Lakes Shore Park
Exact Location:
Concealer:
Clues
Published on Thursday, July 22, 2021
Crystal Frolics time is here.
Our most favorite time of year.
Festivities are at Welcome & Becker Park,
During the day and well into dark.
We extend an invite to one & all
To join in the search for the Crystal Ball.
Find the ball and wear your pin.
This is a must if you want to win!
Buy your button for a $2.00 fee,
At many locations, including the CCC.
Almstead's, Community Center & City Hall -
Purchase buttons to join the Search for the ball.
Register the button according to directions,
So you can collect the prize without rejections.
Search by day and not by night,
Stay off private land and be polite!
Search only on land owned by the city
To trespass elsewhere would be a pity.
Stay out of water, make no mistake.
You don't need to swim or jump in a lake,
You won't need a shovel for this gig.
We won't hide it where you need to dig.
Out in the open or in disguise,
$500 in local gift cards is the prize.
For this donation we need to thank,
The generous people at Associated Bank.
Around 8:00am (that's morning not night),
Check for clues at a following site.
On park buildings at Becker and Valley Place
You will find the clues to begin this race.
You may also try Welcome, Associated Bank or the CCC
All good locations - get there ASAP.

Good luck, be respectful and have some fun!
The Search for the Crystal Ball has begun!
 
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Published on Friday, July 23, 2021
The real adventure starts today.
Best of luck as you make your way!

Are you ready to press play?

perhaps, Consider looking east of this origin.
a Classic journey on this legendary trail to oregon.
get your oXen ready to travel bit by bit.
MEDIA may help this clue fit.

Still haven't found your direction?
Here is a bonus clue, so pay attention.

1 should stay north of here.
More than 9 steps away to be clear.
You do not have 6 days, so better not veer.
Stay DEDICATED!... this is for 5 Benjamin's dear.
 
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Published on Saturday, July 24, 2021
I hope your search is going well.
But you're back here... so who can tell?
Just go to the Frolics if you can't excel.
Or perhaps you need a little more intel?

Stop by Becker Park and take a break.
With all the food trucks, it won't be a mistake.

Kona Ice, Kenny's Meatball Wagon, El Burrito Mercado will all be there.
Café Cairo, D's Kitchen, and Sumo Egg Rolls round out the fare.

Order some meat balls to share.
Have some shaved ice in a chair
Eat your burrito with care
Chili cheese dog egg rolls... What a pair!
Find some wontons at this affair.
Why not enjoy a gyro in open air.
Even find some kwek kwek if you dare!

Dizzy from all the food?
As the Crystal Ball eludes...
Where will this search conclude?

Will it be hidden in plain sight,
Or hidden from daylight?

Will it be across from the Center?
How far will you need to venture?

Will it be right in the middle,
Or lost in the riddle?

Will it be your claim to fame,
Or will you lose the game?
Explanation:
Kwek kwek is a Filipino dish made from quail eggs. Quail Avenue N runs adjacent to the park
 
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Today the sun may rise on your new treasure.
Or it will leave you with displeasure.
Are you ready to add the prize to your ledger?
If you are 49% or 50% of the way there, you're pretty clever.

Maybe it's in a natural stretch most have not been.
It's truly a place of Zen.
No wonder the Crystal Ball is there then.
Hiding at section ten.

The path is a single arc.
Without too much bark.
There is only the street to park.
You should get it after this remark.
It is a place to disembark.
That is the mark.
Explanation:
Identifies many features of the park. 49th and 50th Avenues North, the single path through the park at each end of Quail Avenue, The park has no parking lots,
 
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