Alberta 2013 Fall Extravaganza
On September 7th, 2013; members of the Metal Detecting community from
different areas of Alberta made their way to the tiny hamlet of Rochon Sands on
Buffalo Lake for the second Annual EMDC/CMDC Fall Extravaganza Hunt.
Approximately 55 hunters took part in the hunt, and a few spouses and friends showed up to show support. Hunters arrived from all over the province, including Edson, Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Calgary, Sherwood Park, Bonnyville, St. Albert, Thorsby and Fort McMurray.
The fun began early on a rain-drenched Saturday morning, with members and volunteers getting together to seed the playing area with silver coins, prize tokens and silver jewellery donated by the clubs. The beach was liberally seeded with silver coins, Pre 1952 nickels, jewellery and a multitude of "hunt coins". Close to 1000 coins and prize-tokens were seeded in the beach for the hunters to find.
By 10:00 in the morning, eager Detectorists were arriving at the beach and looking forward to a day of fun and fine recoveries. Hunters were each provided with Minelab hats and totes (donated by GPS Central and Touchwood Detector Sales - local Alberta companies that are Minelab vendors). After a pre-hunt photo, the excitement was ready to start. At 10:30 the contest began, and for the next hour there was a frenzy of activity as each person looked for the seeded items. The weather was a bit damp, but it made for excellent conductivity.
Approximately 55 hunters took part in the hunt, and a few spouses and friends showed up to show support. Hunters arrived from all over the province, including Edson, Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Calgary, Sherwood Park, Bonnyville, St. Albert, Thorsby and Fort McMurray.
The fun began early on a rain-drenched Saturday morning, with members and volunteers getting together to seed the playing area with silver coins, prize tokens and silver jewellery donated by the clubs. The beach was liberally seeded with silver coins, Pre 1952 nickels, jewellery and a multitude of "hunt coins". Close to 1000 coins and prize-tokens were seeded in the beach for the hunters to find.
By 10:00 in the morning, eager Detectorists were arriving at the beach and looking forward to a day of fun and fine recoveries. Hunters were each provided with Minelab hats and totes (donated by GPS Central and Touchwood Detector Sales - local Alberta companies that are Minelab vendors). After a pre-hunt photo, the excitement was ready to start. At 10:30 the contest began, and for the next hour there was a frenzy of activity as each person looked for the seeded items. The weather was a bit damp, but it made for excellent conductivity.
After one hour, the seeded hunt concluded, and a BBQ hamburger lunch was
provided - (out of the rain, in the Rochon Sands community hall).
The 96 numbered tokens seeded on the beach were exchanged for great
prizes - including beautiful handcrafted boxes, Calgary Stampede and detector
related apparel, first aid kits, cinema tickets, silver and proof coins, water
hunting gloves, treasure pouches and numerous detecting related hobby-items.
Many of the token prizes were donated by CDMC and EMDC club members, and thanks
go out to them. We also appreciate the numerous other items donated for token-prizes
by the event sponsors mentioned in the previous paragraph.
There was a raffle of a 1935 silver dollar and a one ounce silver maple leaf - with profits (after coin purchase) donated to the community of Rochon Sands in appreciation for the use of the beach. After the lunch, drawn prizes, and token prize awarding - hunters exited the community hall into clearer and warmer weather and spent the rest of the day searching for treasures on the beach and in local parks. Unseeded area finds included George V coins, some jewellery, and toys. After a snack at 4pm, the event concluded.
There was a raffle of a 1935 silver dollar and a one ounce silver maple leaf - with profits (after coin purchase) donated to the community of Rochon Sands in appreciation for the use of the beach. After the lunch, drawn prizes, and token prize awarding - hunters exited the community hall into clearer and warmer weather and spent the rest of the day searching for treasures on the beach and in local parks. Unseeded area finds included George V coins, some jewellery, and toys. After a snack at 4pm, the event concluded.
All in all - it was an excellent event - and plans for next year are
already in the works. Check out www.abmdhunt.ca for more
information on next year's event. Mark your calendars for September 20th, 2014!
"Grand Prize Winner at the 2013 Alberta
Fall Extravaganza was Linda Moman. Linda is a recent New Member of the Edmonton
Metal Detecting Club (EMDC) and considers herself to be a Novice Detectorist.
Linda's big Prize was the Minelab XTerra-505 courtesy of RadioWorld (Minelab
Canada) and GPS Central in Calgary. The XTerra-505 is the perfect
mid-range detector for Linda to
move up to. Congratulations Linda! "
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