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The Badlands Amphitheatre (often referred to as the Badlands Amp) is a non-profit arts, culture, and tourism event venue in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The Badlands Amphitheatre takes its name from the original 2,500-seat open-air amphitheatre onsite that is situated in the heart of the Canadian Badlands. This natural amphitheatre is widely ...
Drumheller was named after Samuel Drumheller, who, after purchasing the homestead of Thomas Patrick Greentree, had it surveyed into the original Drumheller townsite and put lots on the market in 1911. Also in 1911, Samuel Drumheller started coal mining operations near the townsite. [7] Drumheller got a railway station in 1912. [8]
The Dinosaur Trail passes through Midland Provincial Park and past the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology before ending at Highway 9 / 56 back in Drumheller. The loop is completed by following Highway 9 / 56 (Bridge Street and 2nd Street W) across the Red Deer River, through downtown Drumheller, and rejoining Highway 575. [3]
Horsethief Canyon. Horsethief Canyon is found 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the town of Drumheller, in Starland County in the province of Alberta, Canada.It is on the east bank of the Red Deer River, along Highway 838 (known locally as North Dinosaur Trail).
The museum also operate several outreach programs, providing students hands-on field training, and conducting several "pay-to-dig" programs in the Drumheller area, where members of the public participate in bonebed excavation. [41] The museum has a suite of distance learning programs, providing educational programming to students.
In 1958, the Alberta government rebuilt (and currently maintains) the bridge to "commemorate part of the colourful mining history of the Drumheller Valley." After almost four years of being closed due to the support at the north-east end being in very poor condition, the bridge re-opened to the public in January 2024.
Aug. 16—Developers are planning to build 17 townhomes adjacent to Drumheller Springs Historical Park in northwest Spokane. Named after Dan Drumheller, who used the springs as a clean source of ...
Drumheller is the most spectacular tract of butte-and basin scabland on the plateau. It is an almost unbelievable labyrinth of anastamosing channels, rock basins, and small abandoned cataracts. [3] Drumheller Channels connects the Quincy Basin, which lies to north, with the Othello Basin on the south.