Finder details and explanations to be provided over time.

Clue 1
The fun begins
The coin is down
It's out there somewhere
To be found.
"The coin is down" is a basic clue that tells diggers that the medallion is on the ground. Clues like these may seem mundane, but they can help to save trees.

Clue 2
Trees and fun
Are waiting here
Find the spot
The treasure's near.
"Trees and fun" This tells there are trees in the area plus swings and things for fun.

Clue 3
Against the sky
A touch of green
Look around
It can be seen.
The green dome of the Cathedral can be seen on the skyline from the treasure site.

Clue 4
A baseball team
Is made of nine,
Take away one
You'll do just fine.
"Nine, take away one" leaves eight and at the treasure site there are eight trees in the immediate vicinity.

Clue 5
A couple of places
To park your car
One is near,
One is far.
Forepaugh's parking lot is across the street and the Civic Center ramp was off in the distance.

Clue 6
No one can say
We're a backward town
But it looks that way
Where the treasure's to be found.
The "St. Paul Hotel" sign on top of the hotel reads backwards from the treasure site.

Clue 7
Round and round
The site it goes,
And where it stops
Nobody knows.
Refers to Irvine Street, which surrounds Irvine Park.

Clue 8
Something old,
Something new
It's all around
For you to view.
Forepaugh's Restaurant was new at the time, and the houses in the area are some of the oldest in St. Paul.

Clue 9
Mirror, Mirror
On the walls
You're in plain sight
And stand so tall.
The mirrored Northern Federal building located downtown was seen easily from the site.

Clue 10
Puppies have them
And kittens, too.
A sound-alike word
Is a revealing clue.
Puppies and kittens have four paws. Again, with the Forepaugh's reference. Perhaps they paid to get plugged. Something to consider, eh clue writer(s)?.

Clue 11
A sailing ship
Like days of yore,
It's on the box
You're looking for.
An Erik cigar box with an old Viking ship on it contained the medallion.

Clue 12
Irvine Park
Is the place to scoot.
Join the crowd
And find the loot.
This gives the park where the treasure is located.

Clue 13
In the northeast clearing
At Irvine Park
A crumpled package
Is the treasure mark.
A crumpled Erik cigar box is on the ground in the clearing between eight trees. Therein lies the medallion.