Take the Community Gardens turnoff from Route 500 in Labrador City,
short hike through the brush, uphill but not much more than 30
minutes return. Cache is in an ammo box that is tied to a small
tree, have a rest and look.
Cache contains a Log book and pencil, Red, blue, orange
ballpoint with a pencil included, Roll of black electrical tape, 3
Wooden clothespins, 3 Hooks and 4 Sinkers, Doc from seven dwarfs
keychain, 10 Plastic bandages, 2 AA batteries (good),
Knife/scissors/nailclipper/keychain, Small Canada pin, Silver
reflector, Escape for men vial by Calvin Klein, Work
gloves-insulated.
Labrador City is situated on the rich iron ore deposits of the
Labrador trough on the mainland portion of the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Early in the 196O's the town of
Labrador City was built to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore
Company of Canada and was incorporated in 1961.
Development of the area's impressive iron ore bed required
skilled workers. Good salaries and benefits and an excellent
quality of life lured individuals to what was in the early 196O's,
a truly remote region. People came from all over the world for what
they anticipated to be a year or two. Some forty years later, these
early pioneers have or are now approaching retirement with second
and even third generations residing in the region.
Lots of the citizens were used to having gardens in their former
homes so a group got together and cleared the land where the garden
plots are located. The soil here is rich and the exposure to the
sun is good. Dispite the rather short season most root vegetables
grow well. It may be a labour of love but many families enjoy
locally grown potatoes most of the year.