The Atlas Coal Mine is a registered provincial historic resource which preserves the vast coal mining heritage of Alberta. Washrooms, snacks and picnic area. The site is open to the public thoughout the summer, and year round for group bookings.
Admission includes all programmes and tours.
See the collection of L A Duncan who spent a lifetime unearthing fossils, marine life and Indian artifacts from the hills of the Red Deer River Valley. Exhibits explain the ancient inland sea, petrified forests, coal formation, fossilization and the dinosaur remains found in the valley. The School Museum and Cultural Centre, built in 1930, is a provincial historic site and houses a restored scholl room complete with books, maps, desks, photos and creaking wooden floors. Another room features antique mining equipment, craft store and tea roo. May through Sept daily 9am - 6pm.