Town of Milk River
Community of the Canadian Badlands
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The town of Milk River is a proud member of the Canadian
Badlands Ltd. (this cache may not be located near the community
represented.) Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta,
Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows
immediately to its south. It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of
Lethbridge, and 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the Canada-U.S. border.
It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle
ranches which surround it. Its motto, "Under Eight Flags", refers
to the area having been under the flags of seven governments and
the Hudson's Bay Company. Including HBC (1818–1869), the
eight flags are France (1682–1762), the Spanish Empire
(1762–1800), the French Republic (1800–1803), the
United States (1803–1818), the British Empire
(1869–1945), the Canadian Red Ensign (1945–1965), and
the current Canadian Maple Leaf (1965–present).
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.
