Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt — January 2021

BoreasRex

Clue #1

Be it turmoil endemic or global pandemic
It's been a tough year for us all.
So rather than punt, we renewed this year's hunt:
Join us, it'll be a ball!

Don't be odd, stay within your pod.
Keep six feet away from strangers.
Wear a mask when on your task
To keep all safe from dangers.

BoreasRex

Clue #2

Stay away from links and risky hijinks.
Disturb not ground, tree or trail.
Don’t wait for last clue to know what to do;
This year you’ll figure or fail.

BoreasRex

Clue #3

No time, old sport, to play and cavort.
Pursue the grail with your schemes!
Out at night? Then follow the light
To cross the way to your dreams.

BoreasRex

Clue #4

We’re moving ahead, no oncoming dread.
Our future’s in our hands.
This new term is about what’s firm
Let’s avoid the shifting sands.

BoreasRex

Clue #5

Things looked rosy, a pocketful of posey.
We remember it all too well.
We were happy back then but beyond our ken:
It soon would all go to hell.

BoreasRex

Clue #6

Escape the heat, cook and eat
At this playland far from the masses.
A place to recover or even take cover –
Life here was slow as molasses.

BoreasRex

Clue #7

Count down from eleven and you’ll be in heaven
Flying high as would an eagle.
Look down from above to find what you love
Then sniff out the prize like a beagle

BoreasRex

Clue #8

Get up and go, leave your chateau;
Heed the call of Winter you hear.
Tackle life this way to be happy and gay
And find you a treasure most dear.

BoreasRex

Clue #9

If it’s cold, why don’t trees explode?
Can you see sap twerk?
The way is clear to hunt this year –
On open ground, work.

BoreasRex

Clue #10

Bored by puzzles and social muzzles,
It was time for something new.
At dark curb side, we tossed loot outside.
Across flow, an out-of-bounds view.

BoreasRex

Clue #11

From street to spot, a six-foot trot –
Farther we wouldn’t go.
The park’s been named, so for treasure claimed,
Scratch for a perfect ball of snow.

BoreasRex

Clue #12

If you’re an optimist, your destiny’s manifest.
And you’ve found your way to White Bear Lake.
There’s no need to remember, just go send a member
To dig nearest furrow with a rake.

TC Treasure