Gnome hunt brings holiday fun to St. Paul parks St. Paul s parks workers hid a few cute tree fellows for holiday family fun. December 31, 2020 8:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
Circling the trees, they spotted it, squatting Zen-like in the undergrowth. There it is! There it is! shouted 7-year-old Mason Thorson, pointing excitedly at the strange creature.
What was it? A bobcat? A bear cub?
No, it was Goldy the Golden Gnome of the St. Paul park system.
This year, as a holiday treat, the parks staff created a tree gnome scavenger hunt, hiding 11 gnomes in city parks, with rhyming clues to their locations. Ten of the gnomes stay in their designated homes, but Goldy moves to a different park each week.