There has been a community-wide hide-and-seek game happening in Fort 91原创 since the tail end of the summer and it鈥檚 only getting bigger.

While Brittany Wristen, 34, was visiting family in Medicine Hat, Alta. last summer, her sister introduced her to rock hunting. She was so moved by the idea that she brought the hunt back to 91原创.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 basically a giant game of hide-and-seek with the intention of just sharing smiles and joys to everyone throughout our community,鈥� she explained.

So how does it work?

鈥淵ou paint rocks, it can be something as easy as a smiley face or you can get as detailed as you want鈥� [then] you go out into the community and you hide all your rocks and other people find the rocks鈥� and they post a photo of them with the rock to the [Facebook] page,鈥� Wristen explained.

The page, , was created by Wristen in August to document the hunt and it now has nearly 250 members.

After discovering a painted masterpiece the hunter then shares a photo of their find to the Facebook page and then re-hides it 鈥� but not always.

鈥淲ith Fort 91原创 being a tourist destination we often have people take the rocks and then they鈥檒l post the rock in different places in the world,鈥� said Wristen.

One posts shows a picture of a rock painted with a shade of orange and blue to depict the beach. The post reads, 鈥淔ound in Fort 91原创, on its way to Whistler, B.C.鈥�

Wristen said photos have even popped up of the Fort 91原创 rocks in Alberta and Florida.

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鈥淚t brings such joy to everybody who has involved themselves in playing,鈥� she said.

More recently, Wristen鈥檚 daughter Laurel, with the help of her friends, painted 100 rocks for Pink Shirt Day to help promote kindness.

The rock hunt has also been a proven method to get people outdoors, Wristen said.

鈥淚 felt like was a great activity to also get children and people in the community more active鈥� all the kids get really excited about going out together and going rock hunting and then they don鈥檛 realize they are exercising, getting fresh air and walking around the community,鈥� she added.

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