PAST HUNT ARCHIVE
2017 - Top Shelf Spirits At Belvidere
CLUE #01
Come one, come all, large and small,
Welcome back pals and neighbors.
Attention please! -- heed the call,
Reap the fruits of your labors!
A new moon waxing up in the sky,
The end of the first quarter draws near.
Summer makes-way for Fall, the darkness settles in – don’t cry!
Chills and thrills have begun -- scared?.. have no fear!
EXPLANATION: Hints at Boys and Girls Club located at park. Fruits of labor allude to Belvedere vodka.
CLUE #02
A place we’ll visit, where the treasure’s near,
Is one of eight that remain.
Please be quiet, as you enter here,
Or you might disrespect the slain.
EXPLANATION: River View cemetery is one of eight oldest cemeteries in St. Paul.
CLUE #03
Wondering where we may have hid it?
The answer is, by far, not so profound.
Why do they always think that I did it,
Where bookish sleuths abound?
EXPLANATION: Mystery writer Lynn Aloysius Belvedere.
CLUE #04
All is fair in war and love,
But when all is lost, take heart:
She sought solace from above
And chose this life to depart.
EXPLANATION: The "Princess Winona" legend.
CLUE #05
I suppose it would be right
(and good and great, or better)
To kindly shed some light
for all our treasure getters:
Where the puck will be
(before any of you might ask us)
Is in the city named for he
who journeyed to Damascus.
EXPLANATION: Hidden in St. Paul.
CLUE #06
According to our new arrival,
You might live the good life yet.
But if no one cares about your survival,
A cheery tune may be the best bet.
EXPLANATION: Alludes to "West Side Story".
CLUE #07
Hand in hand, brick by brick
Let's make this place a bit better
For kids to kick and swing and hit
Balls in warmer weather.
EXPLANATION: West Side Boys and Girls Club.
CLUE #08
If the sky is star-crossed tonight
And you're in this tony part of town,
There won't be any need to fight;
Reel it in, there's treasure to be found.
EXPLANATION: More "West Side Story".
WHERE IT WAS FOUND: Belvidere Park.
WHAT IT WAS FOUND IN: Camouflaged container along the steps at the edge of the park.
WHO FOUND IT: Coldest Hunter, Skylar Sanftner, and Matthew Koskie.