Finder details and explanations to be provided over time.

Clue 1
It's time for the annual hunt to begin.
Twenty-five hundred you can in.
Boreas' treasure hides near a bend.
Locate it and your search will end.

Clue 2
Confine your search to public land.
No danger is present where you'll stand.
The spot you seek is in the city.
You can find it if you're witty.

Clue 3
Trees are scattered here and there,
Picnics too, when skies are fair.
We know you're thankful for this clue,
Spotting the treasure is up to you.

Clue 4
Alphabetize your way to fame.
If you want to win the game.
Eighteen in order solves this clue.
That's really being good to you.
The 18th letter of the alphabet is R. The medallion was hidden in a rubber shoe under a tree shaped like an R.

Clue 5
Water or ice is always near.
South of it you must veer
Within 100 yards from the nearest road,
Waiting for you is the treasure lode.
Refers to the Mississippi River, and heading "south of it" gives you Harriet Island. Kind of vague, but it makes sense if you study the meandering river and think about where parks are located along it.

Clue 6
Smokey plumes may fill the air.
Easily seen from the treasure's lair
Finding the treasure is quite a trick
But keep on searching until you click.
The oft-mentioned NSP tower and its visible "smokey plumes."

Clue 7
A road and a bridge play their usual role, Doubled they'll help you achieve your goal. Number 10 marks the spot. When you see it you are hot.
The Wabasha and High Bridges and two Harriet Island roads are clued up.

Clue 8
First look at the number of this clue,
A building has that many towers in view.
It's useful still but not the same,
As when it bore a different name.
Treasure was in view of the Federal Courts Building, formerly the Post Office which has 8 towers.

Clue 9
Deserted sport fields lie nearby,
It's a different story in July.
When skis are for water and not of snow,
You could be spending the treasure dough.

Clue 10
All modes of travel pass this way,
But one is seldom used today.
This need not stop you in your search,
If you look afar you'll see a church.
River, highway, railroad, and airport are all near the island. Church refers to the Cathedral seen in the distance. On an interesting side note, a professor at the University of Minnesota named John Adams has taught a wonderful class called "Geography of the Twin Cities" for years, and in his assigned tour of St. Paul, he points out the abundance of transportation modes in this area. But he has you looking at it from Indian Mounds, a much more obvious view. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few diggers up yonder hill.

Clue 11
Approach from the east and you will see,
A lazy R formed by a tree.
Within it's shadow, lying low,
A brass medallion hides it's glow.

Clue 12
Be sure you're looking near a ramp,
Through brush and weeds you'll be damp,
On two sides are water but don't be misled,
This doesn't mean what it seems to have said.
The ramp in question is a boat ramp. The "two sides of water" clue is a tricky turn toward the Mississippi River and Water Street.

Clue 13
A feminine name will bring you near
The treasure's hiding place this year.
Protective covering from rain and snow,
Conceals the medallion worth all that dough.
Harriet.

Clue 14
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a book,
It's title tells you where to look
Today the treasure we'll reveal,
Is hidden in a rubber's heel.