Midland Provincial Park
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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 1920s, many men lost their lives in a mine explosion.
It is located 6 km west of Drumheller
on Highway 838 (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.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
located in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
The Royal Tyrrell Museum is a popular Canadian tourist attraction and a leading centre of palaeontological research noted for its collection of more than 130,000 fossils....
. The Midland Coal Mine was the site of a large mining disaster in the mid 1920s, many men lost their lives in a mine explosion.
It is located 6 km west of Drumheller
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
on Highway 838 (North Dinosaur Trail).
Activities in the park include canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
, kayaking
Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, wildlife viewing and hiking
Hiking
Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
through willows and cottonwoods along the Red Deer River
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.Red Deer River has a total length of and a drainage area of...
. Points of interest are fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
beds, a mine site and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.