Scavenger Hunt 2025

Mina Murray · 2025-02-22T22:47:55.689Z

1) Farmyard Crime Scene This goat pen was completely empty. What happened to the goats, the classic Chupacabra prey? High in his tree, the red panda confirmed that he had seen something heading for the barn next door and then heard terrible screams and the scrabbling of hooves. 2) Bridge the Unknown This is the Granite Bridge over the Neponset River. It's a bascule bridge, a counterweighted drawbridge. Besides lifting up to let boats through, it also can be used a defense. If the bridgekeeper (white building on the right,) gets an alert that a cryptid is coming, they can drop the counterweight to keep it from crossing the bridge. 3) Feeding Time! Only the heartiest of souls will try New England Damned Chowder. The recipe comes from Innsmouth, MA and contains certain special ingredients 4) The Local Lorekeeper Some years ago Little Joe, a young lowland gorilla, escaped from the Franklin Park Zoo. He was found at the bus stop near by and returned without incident. Why did he run? His niece Kambiri told me through sign language that he had seen a mysterious creature creeping through the tropical building. It stuck to the shadows, but he could see the long fangs and glowing eyes and feared for all the animals. Knowing that he was the only one both strong enough and light enough to break out, he climbed out of the gorilla enclosure and attacked the creature. It ran, but Joe smashed through the exterior door and chased it out of the zoo. All of the animals consider him a hero. To this day he has trouble sleeping and the keepers give him chamomile tea. 5) Cryptid Evidence at the Oddities Shop This mummified hand (paw?) was found in a box otherwise full of photos and letters. No one knows exactly what it is or where it came from. 6) Chupacabra Trap: Lure the Beast Jack looks so tender and succulent beneath this classic laundry basket and string trap. Little does the chupacabra know that he's a fearless fighter. 7) The Oldest Haunt The Pierce House was built in 1683. It's only open to the public four times a year and only if you are accompanied by a guide. Why? Rumors abound that an ancient horror is hidden in the walls. No wisp because I took this photo last year. This is one of the areas you don't usually see on the public tour, but on a rainy day when few guests show up, maybe the docent will let you have a few liberties. Clearly this brick- and stone-lined pit is used to keep... something... contained. The Final Transmission It looks like someone tried to write "They live" in the snow crust. Are those claw marks?