Town of Bow Island
A Community of the Canadian Badlands
The town of Bow Island is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) It is located on Crowsnest Highway, in the
southeastern corner of the province, about 100 kilometres (60 mi)
from the US border and 320 kilometres (199 mi) south of Calgary.
The community of Bow Island received its first families in 1900. In
February, 1910, the Village of Bow Island was formed, and by March
1912 the village was declared the Town of Bow Island. The naming of
Bow Island brings many stories to the forefront, but the most
prominent one is that the communities of Grassy Lake and Bow Island
had their respective names mixed up. North of Grassy Lake the
confluence of the Bow River and the Oldman River form an island
called "Bow Island", and just south of Bow Island a low
depressional area was called "Grassy Lake". Bow Island is also home
to the "World's Largest Putter" which can be found at the Bow
Island Gold Club.
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.
