Village of Donalda
The village of Donalda is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Donalda is a village in central Alberta east of
Ponoka. It was founded in 1911 and takes its name from Donald A.
Mann, a Canadian National Railway official. Donalda is home to the
"World's Largest Oil Lamp", a 12.8 metres (42 ft) high structure,
one of the Giants of the Prairies. The village of Donalda was first
named Eidswold by the Norwegian settlers who first founded the
community. It was later changed to Donalda in the early 1900s. The
village is also known as the hometown of supermodel and actress
Tricia Helfer, who is best known for playing Number Six in the
re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television
series.
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
itsway over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the
mostscenic 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
hamletin 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 and a complex and diverse modern
society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
