Good morning everyone. CITO season will soon be here. Have you started planning a CITO for the Spring? The Manitoba geocacher to have attended the most CITOs is dani_carriere with 22 attended. Top North Dakotan is Former Hawkeye with 13 attended.
This week concludes my walk around Kildonan Park. I have to admit that I haven't been walking lately. Temperatures and wind chill in the -40C range will do that. Although I have seen some hardy souls walking around the park and some with their dogs. We left off the last time at Rainbow Stage. Right next door to Rainbow Stage is the outdoor pool. It was classified as an Olympic size pool. I'm not sure if it retains that distinction after renovations a few years back. You can wade in to the shallow end and water slides have been added. The wading pool in the front was removed and a splash pad inside the pool area was added.
(One of the many tributes and monuments to Andrew C Mynarski VC.)
This week concludes my walk around Kildonan Park. I have to admit that I haven't been walking lately. Temperatures and wind chill in the -40C range will do that. Although I have seen some hardy souls walking around the park and some with their dogs. We left off the last time at Rainbow Stage. Right next door to Rainbow Stage is the outdoor pool. It was classified as an Olympic size pool. I'm not sure if it retains that distinction after renovations a few years back. You can wade in to the shallow end and water slides have been added. The wading pool in the front was removed and a splash pad inside the pool area was added.
It doesn't look like much in the picture, but come summertime, this place is packed. I have been down the water slides with my boys. They are not adult friendly. I'm usually banged up and bruised by the end of the day.
Almost back to our starting point, we find ourselves at the pavilion. There is a restaurant inside on the upper lever (main level if you're coming from the parking lot) and the lower level is where you can change into your skates in the Winter.
(The pond in the summertime)
(Once it's frozen enough, it becomes the skating rink in the Winter)
Beside the pavilion are two monuments of two prominent people. The first is Sgt. Tommy Prince, one of Canada's most decorated First Nations soldiers, having served in World War II and the Korean War. It would be impossible to briefly describe Sgt. Tommy Prince's accomplishments in such a short space. You can read about them here --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Prince
Right across from Sgt. Tommy Prince is one of his forefathers, Peguis or Chief Peguis. A Saulteaux Chief, Peguis signed the first treaty with Lord Selkirk, granting land along the Red River to the Selkirk Settlers. Chief Peguis was one of the early First Nations converts to Christianity. Chief Peguis and his people helped both the Hudson's Bay Company and the Selkirk Settlers, who could have starved without the help of Chief Peguis.
There is also a cache hidden nearby, commemorating both Tommy Prince and Chief Peguis. GC1PTYJ Chief Peguis/Tommy Prince. This cache was published in April, 2009 and has been found 426 times to date.
We are now done walking around the park. As the sign says, we have covered about 1.9 kilometers or 1.2 miles. When I walk the park, I branch out a little further from the road, so I cover more distance and repeat a small portion as I pass my starting point and enter the parking lot from the pavilion. In total, I cover about 2.5 kilometers and it takes me just over half an hour.
As we exit (or enter the park by the main gate, there is one more monument. This one is for Andrew C. Mynarski VC, a second world war airman who gave his life in an attempt to save a fellow crewman. You can read more about Andrew Mynarski here --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mynarski
That's it. Thank you for tagging along with me as I go for a walk around my favorite park. Until next week, be safe, be happy, have fun, and enjoy. Peace out.
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