Midland Provincial Park . This was the site of the first two coal mines in the valley. An interpretive centre, housed in the former Midland Mine Office which operated from 1912 to 1959, is open daily. The park also includes a picnic area, walking trails and interpretive hikes. Horsethief Canyon .
Paths lead to petrified oyster beds.
The area with its many folds and bends proved an ideal place for thieves to hide horses in the early 1900s. Bleriot Ferry . Midway along the Dinosaur Trail is the Bleriot Ferry. Established in 1913, it uses cables and pulleys to transport vehicles across the Red Deer River. The ferry is one of the oldest of its kind operating in Alberta and the only remaining ferry of 13 that once crossed the Red Deer.