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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Paris of the Prairies

With seven bridge spans across the South Saskatchewan River, Saskatoon has been referred to by some as the Paris of the Prairies. Certainly, at night, with the glowing lights on the bridges and the Delta Bessborough hotel, this reference can … Continue reading

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Official Geocoin Sneak Peek

Wow, it’s already May! Working with our sponsor Landsharkz, we have finalized the designs of the official event geocoins, so we thought we’d share a sneak peek at the “Regular Edition” Living Skies 2014 geocoin art. The pre-registration edition will … Continue reading

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Local Highlight – Station Arts Centre

A great thing to do while is Rosthern is to take in a production at the Station Arts Centre. During July the production being staged at the Centre is a comedy called ‘Hilda’s Yard’.  This show is set in 1956 … Continue reading

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Castle Butte

Travel 200 kilometres south of Regina and you will find yourself in the setting of an old Western movie.  The Big Muddy Badlands are a desolate desert area of Saskatchewan, an area sculpted by an ancient glacial melt.  The flood … Continue reading

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Swag Cutoff is Approaching!

There are only 30 days left until Friday, May 23rd – the last date to order the official Mega event geocoins, geocoin event coins, and t-shirts! Get your registrations and swag orders in by then to ensure you receive the … Continue reading

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Featured Geocache – Who Knew? A Lighthouse in Saskatchewan!

Yes, its true!  There is an actual lighthouse in Saskatchewan.  It sits upon an isthmus between two lakes that was created by glaciers. This lighthouse was built in 1989, initiated by the first mayor of Cochin, SK. It is a … Continue reading

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Cache Preparation is Underway

Our hiders have been busy acquiring, painting, camo’ing and otherwise preparing a horde of caches to place in the coming months. Here is little sneak peak at just some of the geocaches we have so far for the Mega. You … Continue reading

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Go Fly a Kite

If you’ve ever spent any time on the prairies, you know this already.  Its often windy.  Really windy! Some have even taken up kite boarding, an impressive way to snowboard or ski using the wind instead of going down hills.  … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Highlight – The Great Sand Hills

Scattered across a 1900 square kilometre area, some of the Great Sand Hills rise 15-20 metres above the surrounding rugged landscape.  A truly unique place to visit, this area is home to large active sand dunes that are constantly being … Continue reading

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Scenic Saskatchewan Sunday – Dreaming of Summer

Here in Regina our yard is still completely covered in snow.   The snow even reaches about 4 feet high in our front yard. Thursday, I woke up to fresh snow on the ground.  Thankfully, the weather is looking up this … Continue reading

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