Bleriot Ferry
Attractions of the Canadian Badlands
The original ferry at this location was known as the Munson
Ferry up until 1966 when it was renamed in honour of a early
homesteader, Andre Bleriot. Does the name sound familiar? Andre's
famous brother, Loius, was the frist man to fly across the English
Channel. Over the years the ferry operation has had its share of
mishaps. In 1943 an airplane severed the cables, and crashed just
east of the site. No one was injured. In 1951, ice broke the ferry
loose and sent it down stream. The attraction mentioned in this
cache may not be located at this location.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
