David:

The Coolerheads in the Ableminds board were wondering what has happened to the
24 hour hunt; haven't heard a peep out of you for a while.  Everything O.K.?

So for the second puzzle is it imperative to know all the names of the people in
the pictures?  Because I know quite a few of them, but I can't really don't know
some of them.  Just wondering.  Otherwise I'm already stumped ha!

Evan

Greetings Fellow Treasure Hunters,

As spring finally blooms and Memorial Day approaches, the Winter Carnival
Medallion Hunt must surely seem far removed.  Yet there's no reason why we can
only hunt in the winter.  Once again my Mason Lodge will be sponsoring the 3rd
(Not Exactly) Annual Twin Cities Treasure Hunt on Saturday, September 19th as a
fundraiser.  Teams of up to 5 people will race across the Twin Cities solving
puzzles and gathering the clues that will eventually take them to the finish
line.  There is an entry fee of $50 per team, but the winning team will get a
prize of $500!

Ah, but wait, it's not that simple.  If you want to participate, you first have
to get through the qualifying round which is a series of 10 puzzles I have set
up online.  Only after you have solved them will you find out how to register
and where the race begins.  Of course, even if you're not able to participate in
the hunt, you might find it fun to solve the online puzzles anyway.  So forward
this to your friends, blog or Twitter your progress, and maybe even make it a
team project if you like.  The more people who participate in the online hunt,
the more successful the fundraiser will be!

So if you think you're up to it, check it out at
http://www.comoparklodge.com/TreasureHunt.htm

Allison Wonderland

Hello my name is Cindy and i am from California.  I think that your treasure
hunt clues are awesome!!  I am beginning my own hunt and I would really
appreciate your help maybe some guidelines, tips, strategy, your expertise on
clues and hints.  I am almost ready to get it out there I just thought it
wouldn't hurt to get some help or advice from some professional hunters and
creators.  Please email back to me asap as I would like to publish my hunt.  
Thank You  Cindy

Clue #1


Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all

And with a slingshot solves the mystery.



The name from treasure hunt history here is "Jack Londino" who
found the treasure in 1976.  His last name is just one letter off from
Londin which is the name of the street that goes by the park.  The
giveaway is that the treasure in 1976 was hidden in a Y shaped branch,
much like a slingshot.  As a double meaning, the treasure is also hidden
pretty close to a Y shaped stump that also looks a bit like a slingshot.
The word "small" was a hint that it was a small park and the
word "Guides" was a hint that the park was in the guidebook.


Clue #2


Get out and go search high and low

But keep a little elevation

The thing most key; that you can see

A landmark singular sensation.



This clue starts out by referring to the uneven elevations in the park
and the fact that the treasure is hidden a bit above the lowest
elevation.  The landmark singular sensation was the number "1"
visible atop a downtown skyscraper which can be seen in the park and
very near the treasure spot.


Clue #3


When there is snow down you will go

Pushing yourself along ever faster

But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop

Where your hunt just might end in disaster



This clue refers to the hill leading down from the parking lot which
really isn't a bad place to go sledding.  However, at the bottom of
that hill is a dead end street with a stop sign.  If you were to go look
on that side of the park, you'd never find the treasure and thus
your hunt would end in disaster.


Clue #4


A city or two will come into view

Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.

As towers glisten, stop there and listen

The nearby treasure's one in a billion.



From a spot very near the treasure, you can see not only downtown St.
Paul, but also downtown Minneapolis!  Both downtowns are visible to the
west where the sun turns the sky red at sunset.  The rest of the clue is
about what the treasure is hidden in- an iPod Nano box.  Nano means one
billionth and an iPod is something you listen to.



Clue #5



The son of Sam in this exam

Is not a killer with a gun.

It's but a clue to lead you to

Where no trials are ever won.



On the softball fields there is a big sign with the name Don Samuelson
(son of Sam).  The place where no trials are ever won could be a
basketball court or a tennis court, both of which share the same space
in the park.  Also, the word exam is a reference to a nearby school.



Clue #6



You don't need to balk, just go for a walk

And be ready when the game commences

You won't feel dismay if your field of play

Also includes going for the fences.



This is pretty much a straightforward clue containing baseball
references as there are two fields in the park.  The treasure can be
found just over the fence from them.



Clue #7



A couple of dots, a couple of lots

And with success you shall flirt

To get the prize it would be wise

To keep off the kiddies' dirt.



On the Highwood Hills park sign, there are two very distinctive dots,
one red and one blue.  The park also has two parking lots.  The
kiddies' dirt is the playground.  The treasure is near, but not on
the playground.



Clue #8



Some careless spotting and you'll be rotting

On a pile of broken hunting dreams

Best study your map, if you're not a sap

And search the corners before the other teams.



This clue refers to the compost site next to the park and the park's
geographic location in the SE corner of the city.



Clue #9



Listen up to my ditties, two Minnesota cities

Help solve the riddle you're trying to tackle

One is named after, the poet burns water

While the other likes to celebrate a grackle



The city of Winthrop, MN celebrates Gackle Days every year.  The other
city is Afton, named after the poem Afton Water by Robert Burns.
Winthrop is a street going right by the park and Afton is the name of
the apartment complex across the street from the park.



Clue #10



Not only perennial, this park's millennial

If one thinks along space and not just in time.

But to cover your ground, it would be sound

To search a park that's under a dime.



The address of this park is over 2000, one of very few parks in St. Paul
to have an address (thinking in space) that matches this millennium
(thinking in time).  In terns if area though (covering your ground) the
park is less then 10 (a dime) acres, coming in at 9 acres.



Clue #11



Ere the hunt wears long, and one doubts the strong

Aye, would ills park themselves upon your soul?

Move beyond mere play to capture your prey

Long and winding is the way to your goal.



"Aye, would ills park" is a homonym for "Highwood Hills
Park".  The clue then tells you to go past the playground and
suggests the treasure is near where the long and winding fence by the
playground ends.



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The Treasure has been found!  It was found by Those Medalling Kids from the
Cooler Crew shortly before 10 this morning in Highwood Hills Park.  Being found
on clue 7, I believe this was the quickest find in the Allison Wonderland Mock
Hunt history.  The medallion was hidden in an iPod Nano box.  If anyone is
interested, we will be having the award ceremony at 11:30am at the Marcus Cinema
in Oakdale in the lobby.  If anyone wants to join me afterwards to see the movie
"Watchmen", feel free now that you don't have to worry about missing out on
hunting.

Clue #7

A couple of dots, a couple of lots
And with success you shall flirt.
To get the prize it would be wise
To keep off the kiddies' dirt.

And the previous clues:

Clue #6
You don't need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You won't feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.

Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It's but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.

Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.

Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

--- In theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com, "David Allison"
<allisonwondrland@...> wrote:
>
> Clue #6
> You don't need to balk, just go for a walk
> And be ready when the game commences
> You won't feel dismay if your field of play
> Also includes going for the fences.
>
> And the previous clue:
>
> Clue #5
> The son of Sam in this exam
> Is not a killer with a gun.
> It's but a clue to lead you to
> Where no trials are ever won.
>
> Clue #4
> A city or two will come into view
> Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
> As towers glisten, stop there and listen
> The nearby treasure's one in a billion.
>
> Clue #3
> When there is snow down you will go
> Pushing yourself along ever faster
> But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
> Where your hunt just might end in disaster
>
> Clue #2
> Get out and go search high and low
> But keep a little elevation
> The thing most key; that you can see
> A landmark singular sensation.
>
> Clue #1
> Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
> A name from treasure hunt history
> Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
> And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
>

Clue #6
You don't need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You won't feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.

And the previous clue:

Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It's but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.

Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.

Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

I suppose that would be fine.
 
David

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, leelabell <leelabell@...> wrote:


From: leelabell <leelabell@...>
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] Transfer money
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 5:24 PM


David-

Putting my house on the market is taking up way more time than I thought. So,
I'm not really able to hunt. Am I able to transfer my $10 to Alex (barefootguy)
or is that against the rules?

Thanks,
Lisa



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David-

Putting my house on the market is taking up way more time than I thought. So,
I'm not really able to hunt. Am I able to transfer my $10 to Alex (barefootguy)
or is that against the rules?

Thanks,
Lisa

No "i" could mean blind...

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Adina Marie <tevashouse@...> wrote:


From: Adina Marie <tevashouse@...>
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 12:23 PM


Actually, there is no "i" in quick on the website. So it says The quck brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog.

If you look at the source code for the website there seem to be some embedded
clues, but I still don't understand the goal of it all, and my html is too rusty
to make much of it anyway.

Thanks, Adiv.




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From: cadee <cadee2c@...>
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 10:52:40 AM
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com


The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is the one sentence
in the english language that uses each letter of the alphabet only once.

"This is not tom"  is another logic type puzzle, but I can not remember what it
is in my present state of mind.

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Adina Marie <tevashouse@ymail. com> wrote:

From: Adina Marie <tevashouse@ymail. com>
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom. com
To: theallisonwonderlan d@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 10:09 AM

I don't get it.  It's just a picture of a guy.  With the caption "This is not
Tom" at the top, and the alphabet sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog" at the bottom. 

Adina

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From: Adiv Paradise <onionparadise@ gmail.com>
To: theallisonwonderlan d@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:15:09 PM
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom. com

Go to www.thisisnottom. com . It's like a cyber-treasure hunt with no time
limit (that I know of). Wicked hard. Good clue noodling practice. Don't let
it take over your life.

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Actually, there is no "i" in quick on the website. So it says The quck brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog.

If you look at the source code for the website there seem to be some embedded
clues, but I still don't understand the goal of it all, and my html is too rusty
to make much of it anyway.

Thanks, Adiv.




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From: cadee <cadee2c@...>
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 10:52:40 AM
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com


The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is the one sentence
in the english language that uses each letter of the alphabet only once.

"This is not tom"  is another logic type puzzle, but I can not remember what it
is in my present state of mind.

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Adina Marie <tevashouse@ymail. com> wrote:

From: Adina Marie <tevashouse@ymail. com>
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom. com
To: theallisonwonderlan d@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 10:09 AM

I don't get it.  It's just a picture of a guy.  With the caption "This is not
Tom" at the top, and the alphabet sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog" at the bottom. 

Adina

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From: Adiv Paradise <onionparadise@ gmail.com>
To: theallisonwonderlan d@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:15:09 PM
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom. com

Go to www.thisisnottom. com . It's like a cyber-treasure hunt with no time
limit (that I know of). Wicked hard. Good clue noodling practice. Don't let
it take over your life.

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The sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is the one sentence
in the english language that uses each letter of the alphabet only once.

"This is not tom"  is another logic type puzzle, but I can not remember what it
is in my present state of mind.

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Adina Marie <tevashouse@...> wrote:

From: Adina Marie <tevashouse@...>
Subject: Re: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 10:09 AM

I don't get it.  It's just a picture of a guy.  With the caption "This is not
Tom" at the top, and the alphabet sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog" at the bottom. 

Adina




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From: Adiv Paradise <onionparadise@...>
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:15:09 PM
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com


Go to www.thisisnottom. com . It's like a cyber-treasure hunt with no time
limit (that I know of). Wicked hard. Good clue noodling practice. Don't let
it take over your life.

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I don't get it.  It's just a picture of a guy.  With the caption "This is not
Tom" at the top, and the alphabet sentence, "The quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog" at the bottom. 

Adina




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From: Adiv Paradise <onionparadise@...>
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:15:09 PM
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] thisisnottom.com


Go to www.thisisnottom. com . It's like a cyber-treasure hunt with no time
limit (that I know of). Wicked hard. Good clue noodling practice. Don't let
it take over your life.

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Going green = obvious

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Clue #5

The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It's but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.

And the previous clue:

Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.

Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

Go to www.thisisnottom.com . It's like a cyber-treasure hunt with no time
limit (that I know of). Wicked hard. Good clue noodling practice. Don't let
it take over your life.

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Something came up and I need to run so the clue is going to be early again
tonight.

Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.

And the previous clue:

Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

I have to be somewhere tonight which means you all get the clue a bit early...

Clue #3

When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster

And the previous clue:

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

Remember, the prize is $250 and you can still register for the hunt to
potentially win that prize until Wednesday at 7pm.  The registration
cost is $10.

Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.

And the previous clue:

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

Apparently I forgot to mention that it costs $10 to be a registered hunter. 
That money in turn then goes towards the prize.

--- On Mon, 3/2/09, David Allison <allisonwondrland@...> wrote:


From: David Allison <allisonwondrland@...>
Subject: [The Allison Wonderland] The Hunt has begun!
To: theallisonwonderland@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 7:38 AM


The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is underway!  We met last night at
Fabulous Ferns for the release of the first clue.  I have to
apologize that by the time I got home I was so tired I fell asleep
before I could post it on here.  So without further adieu, here is
the first clue:

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

So far we have 17 registered hunters which means I'll be able to set
the prize at $250.  If you'd like to become a registered hunter so
that you'll be eligible for the full prize, you have until the
release of the 4th clue which is Wednesday at 7pm.  Just let me know
that you want to register and we'll figure out how to do the money. 
Otherwise remember that the clues come out at 7pm each day and there
will be 12 clues altogether, if necessary.

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The Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt is underway!  We met last night at
Fabulous Ferns for the release of the first clue.  I have to
apologize that by the time I got home I was so tired I fell asleep
before I could post it on here.  So without further adieu, here is
the first clue:

Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.

So far we have 17 registered hunters which means I'll be able to set
the prize at $250.  If you'd like to become a registered hunter so
that you'll be eligible for the full prize, you have until the
release of the 4th clue which is Wednesday at 7pm.  Just let me know
that you want to register and we'll figure out how to do the money.
Otherwise remember that the clues come out at 7pm each day and there
will be 12 clues altogether, if necessary.

Good luck hunting!