Monthly Archives: January 2014

Featured Geocache – Madge Lake Canoe Adventure

This cache isn’t near Rosthern, but I am going to write about it due to an interesting adventure we had while doing cache maintenance last summer. The fact that this geocache is in a fantastic provincial park with the permission … Continue reading

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Kenosee Lake

Moose Mountain Provincial Park on the eastern edge of Saskatchewan. An oasis rising above the prairie! This provincial park is on your way if you are coming to Rosthern from Manitoba.

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Featured Geocaches – Saskatchewan Archaeological Society

In order to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society is in the process of placing 50 geocaches across the province at archaeological sites.  This is perfect way to check out some of the interesting historic sites that Saskatchewan … Continue reading

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6 Months Until Living Skies 2014!

We are all getting very excited as July 19th gets closer!  Living Skies 2014 – WestCan 4 is officially only 6 months away! Planning is revving up, and the EPOC is in the midst of organizing geocache hides, satellite events, … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Feature – Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Looming high above the prairie in Southwest Saskatchewan are the Cypress Hills.  These hills rise to the highest elevation between the Rocky mountains and Labrador. It is Canada’s first and only interprovincial park, straddling the southern Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, with a … Continue reading

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Local Highlight – Seager Wheeler Farm

While in Rosthern, check out the nearby Seager Wheeler Farm – designated by the Government of Canada as a place of national historic significance. This farm is being restored to its 1919 state, and is the site where Wheeler the … Continue reading

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Local Highlight: Riverlands Heritage Region Driving Tour

Be wowed by Saskatchewan’s largest tree (nearly 5 meters in circumference), the beautiful aspen parkland, and the North Saskatchewan river valley.  Check out Doukhobor villages and caves, the Fort Carlton trail, cemeteries, schools, beautiful murals, and an armillary. As you … Continue reading

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Rosthern

A Pretty scene in Rosthern, the host town of the Living Skies 2014 Mega Event. As of January 2014, there aren’t many geocaches in the area, but that’s about to change…big time!

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Featured Geocache – Sask-cache-one

Today we are featuring Saskatchewan’s very first geocache, GC14F – Sask-cache-one. This cache was placed on January 7th, 2001, by Donovan Onishenko.  It has held up very well, as it is a classic ammo can.

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Podcacher Feature

Our recent interview with KenJamin about Canada’s Oldest Unfound Geoache has been featured on today’s episode of Podcacher! Check out Episode 452.0! Congratulations on the feature KenJamin, and many thanks to Sonny and Sandy for spreading the word.  We can’t … Continue reading

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