EXPLORE the edge of Fred Mendel Park to find a nano! There is no need to enter one of Link's favourite dog parks though a pup provides excellent muggle cover. Like all parks in Saskatoon except those by the river it is open from 5am to midnight.
The cache is hidden for SCAR 2017 and should only be sought after 5:30 pm on May 26, 2017
Who was Fred Mendel?
You might be interested to know that Fred Mendel immigrated to Canada in 1939 to escape Nazis and quickly opened the meat plant, Intercontinental Packers. Why intercontinental? It was linked to another similar plant in Australia. His plant is near the park and operated under its name until purchased by Maple Leaf Packers in the 1990s. Fred Mendel was an avid art collector and contributed both art and finances to the Mendel Art Gallery and Conservatory which opened in 1964 and closed in 2015 after 50 years of free entrances. The conservatory is still open. The Mendel builidng is scheduled to become the Children's Discovery Museum. The permanent collection of the Mendel featured 15 works by the Group of Seven. Mendel's art donations will live on in the new Remai Modern Art Gallery. His legacy is appreciated decades after his death in 1976. He won numerous awards including the Order of Canada and a honourary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan. In March 2017 Mendel was recognized by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix as one of the 150 Saskatchewan people who helped shape the nation.