Clue #7 - the final clue
His life flashed before his eyes... Regrets about going round-and-round with things Wanting to reach the very top in his new land But it was all water under the bridge Life was no picnic But he stepped into the thick of it And had reached new heights He was one with himself And like that, Nicolaus was gone
NOTE: all the mini horseshoes have been found A note from Tim Freeland:
“Hey everyone. Here’s the scoop on the mini’s. 90% of the clues so far have been about shoe #20. I think you can see by the spreadsheet screenshot what’s going on with those. Note that it’s possible that any of the 5 have been found and the finder has not notified me yet. If we’re still going, I’ll update this tomorrow.”
tim 
Clue #5 (Sunday) Nicolaus Gustafson went looking for new life Rounding the trail he crossed the iron bridge Just up the ridge, the shoe was sprung Inscribed on top... ”just add sun”
Clue #4 (Saturday) In the span of 4 days, he fought for his life But he was shot in the top of his head The family and townspeople filled with strife An epic battle in the streets and in his bed
Clue #3 (Friday) Gusty’s kin took the reigns The trail was polyonymous The path they took was the same These men looked oddly ominous
Clue #2 (Thursday) Then Gustafson came to town that day It became the crown of historic places The Swedish trader had nothing to say He was close enough to see their faces
Clue #1 (Wednesday) Nicolaus was new to town His part in the raid remembered Cole hollered aloud then shot the man down In 4 days he died in September
