These are some changes to the parks since the "Collectors Edition?" was released for the 2005 hunt.
1. The Nagasaki Memorial has been added to Como Park on the west side of the bridge spanning Lexington Ave. The Nagasaki Memorial is a circular slab of concrete that is about 40 foot diameter. If you see it without snow on it, it would resemble a maze. It was dedicated in 2005, and takes the place of the loss of the Nagasaki Rd. that once cut through Harriet Island Park.
2. Como Town is a new addition to the Como Park Zoo area. This new amusement area was dedicated in 2005.
3. Currently, the Parks Department is erecting a new building on the acreage near the grass ballfield at Highland.
4. Crosby Park was home to the 2005 treasure. Add about a million trees to your Crosby maps and put a star in the middle of these million trees...add the words "near big tree".
These are some changes to the parks since the "Second Edition" was released for the 2001 hunt.
1. A new bridge spanning Lexington Ave at Como (from zone 1 to zone 6, see photo). A new path has been established on each side as well. The striking change to zone 6 is that the path circles the upper southern portion of the hill. In addition, the Fielding & Shepley birdbath and patio have been eliminated from the landscape.
2. The old Parks Forestry Dept. building at the corner of Horton and Lexington (zone 7) has been restored to its historical roots as the Original Como Park Streetcar Station. The parking lot has been resituated just to the southeast of the site. A new terrace has been added to the north side of the old stone building.
Northerly view
Southerly view
3. The Palm Lot at Como has been reconstructed as well. It's still in the same general area though.
4. The letter "I" on the Phalen zone 2 map is worthy of additional description. This section of the park has been given the name of something like "Poetry Park", hence the benches that look like books.
5. The only off leash dog park in St. Paul is Arlington-Arkwright. I prefer not to dig up any prizes there.
6. Sad to announce that the "cement shoe large enough to sit in" is no longer at the Desnoyer rec center. A new playground was built there and the strange shoe was not kept.