Village of Beiseker
The village of Beiseker is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Beiseker is approximately 70 kilometres (40 miles)
northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of
the Calgary Region. Beiseker was developed as an agricultural
service centre. It was founded by the Calgary Colonization Company
whose purpose was to promote settlement by demonstrating the grain
growing potential of the area. The Village began to grow in 1910
when the branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed.
The surrounding area's great potential for grain-growing is shown
by Beiseker's status as "World Wheat King Capital", or as a top
producing area of wheat.
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 home to the world's most
extensive dinosaur bone beds, 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 a complex and diverse modern society that is still deeply
rooted in the spirit of the frontier.
