Midland Provincial Park
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| Midland Provincial Park | |
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| Location: | Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city: | Drumheller |
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| Area: | 6.3 km² |
| Established: | 5 Jun 1979 |
| Governing body: | Alberta Community Development |
Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada.
Once the site of the Midland Coal Mine, it was designated as a provincial park on June 5, 1979. It now hosts the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. The Midland Coal Mine was the site of a large mining disaster in the mid 1920's, many men lost their lives in a mine explosion.
It is located 6 km west of Drumheller on North Dinosaur Trail.
Activities in the park include canoeing, kayaking, fishing, wildlife viewing and hiking through willows and cottonwoods along the Red Deer River. Points of interest are fossil beds, a mine site and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Park page at Alberta Development
- Virtual tour
- Drumheller Mining History
- The Dangers of Coal Mining in Drumheller
