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  Drumheller, Alberta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drumheller is a town (formerly a city) in the Badlands of east-central Alberta, on the Red Deer River.
Drumheller is within range of the radio and television stations in Calgary and Medicine Hat.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drumheller,_Alberta   (480 words)

  
 Drumheller Alberta
Drumheller is located 138 km northeast of Calgary, and is the gateway to the badlands of the Red Deer River Valley.
The Hoodoo Drive takes you past 25 kilometres of badlands terrain southeast of Drumheller, into the small Alberta coal mining communities that were in their heyday at the start of this century.
Drumheller is also part of the Dinosaur Trail, a 50 km circle tour through the Red Deer Valley.
reddeer.findalberta.com /nearbytowns/drumheller.html   (419 words)

  
 1001 Drumheller Alberta Canada Information - proudly presented by Kanada News' Canada Vacation Planner The Online ...
Drumheller is located 150 kilometre northwest of Calgary in Red Deer River Valley.
The history of the Drumheller Valley began about 70 million years ago, when the land was flat and the climate tropically.
Sam Drumheller was the first, who exploited the rich coal deposits of the region.
www.kanada-alberta.de /en/drumheller/index.html   (469 words)

  
 The Drumheller Mail Ltd. - Front Page
Alberta Minister of Economic Development Clint Dunford and Managing Director of Travel Alberta, Derek Coke-Kerr made the announcement at the 6th annual Travel Alberta Conference held October 30 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton.
The ALTO Award for “Alberta Pride” is presented annually to a tourism operator in Alberta that captures the essence of the Alberta experience for travelers.
She says it is at the director at Alberta Environment’s discretion as to whom is directly affected by the application.
www.drumhellermail.com   (1225 words)

  
 Travel Drumheller::Official Tourism Site for Drumheller, Alberta, Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Located 19 km south of Drumheller, Horseshoe Canyon is Canada's own mini Grand Canyon and is a great place to watch the sun rise over the badlands.
Drumheller and the Canadian Badlands are accessible from the east and west via the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 9 from Saskatoon.
Drumheller's population sky-rockets during the summer season and most hotels, motels, BandBs, and campgrounds are FULL on the weekend.
www.traveldrumheller.com /faq.htm   (1550 words)

  
 Drumheller
The Drumheller Badlands are one of the few areas in the world where sedimentary layers from earlier time periods have been scraped off by natural processes, exposing a rich cache of fossils and even complete dinosaur skeletons.
In the city of Drumheller be sure to visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, a world-class facility dedicated to the study of dinosaurs.
This is overlooking the valley surrounding Drumheller, Alberta.
members.tripod.com /cmpat-ivil/drumheller   (401 words)

  
 Ghost Pine Cabin - Drumheller Alberta
Nestled in a shady evergreen forest, it is the central focus of some 700 acres of mother nature.
The Drumheller area is known for dinosaur bones and fossils, Ghost Pine Creek is no exception.
Drumheller offers all services and is home to the world famous Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology.
www.access-adventures.com /ab/wl/ghostpin/ghostpin.htm   (401 words)

  
 Red Deer River levels start to drop
Alberta Environment estimates that the river, which crested about 1 a.m., came about five centimetres from the lowest edge of the dikes.
A logjam on a tributary north of the Alberta town prevented the water from rising higher and pouring through the town.
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has estimated the cost of damage from the flood is going to be hundreds of millions of dollars.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2005/06/21/flood-crash050621.html   (1442 words)

  
 Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
In 2004 Alberta Ecotrust conducted a comprehensive two-part study to assess environmental priorities in Alberta and to identify the major gaps in capacity of the environmental sector.
We surveyed thought leaders in academia, industry, government and the non-profit community to determine the priority environmental issues of concern in Alberta and then separately surveyed and conducted focus groups in the environmental NGO community to get an accurate snapshot of their capacity to undertake the significant mandate of protecting the environment.
The Alberta Ecotrust Ecotrek was held in Kananaskis Country on September 10 and 11, 2005 to build the capacity for outdoor recreation stewardship while raising funds for Alberta Ecotrust Foundation.
www.albertaecotrust.com   (169 words)

  
 Drumheller bed and breakfast accommodation lodging AB
Drumheller: Dinosaur Capital of Canada - At the heart of South Central Alberta, the Drumheller Valley offers visitors a unique combination of spectacular scenery and interesting things to do, a unique geographical area which tells a story of glaciers and erosion that formed this fascinating landscape.
Drumheller Valley has much more to offer the half-million visitors who come to the area annually.
Drumheller is best known for its diverse and beautiful topography.
www.bedandbreakfastdrumheller.ca   (707 words)

  
 Dinosaur Utopia - Drumheller, Alberta
The town of Drumheller, situated in Alberta’s Red River Valley, is in the heartland of the area once roamed by ancient dinosaurs.
During the age of the dinosaur, river deltas, flood plains and swamps covered a large area, snaking through central Alberta.
Layers of mud, silt and sand built up over the centuries, hiding the remains of the ancient plants, dinosaurs and other creatures who had lived during the period more than 65 million years ago.
www.magiccarpetjournals.com /Dinosaur_Drumheller.htm   (1031 words)

  
 Canada Alberta badlands Drumheller four 4 season year round remote guest cabin adventure Dinosaurs bones Fossils ...
A remote, comfortable cabin near Drumheller in Alberta's striking badlands will be your adventure base as you explore this remarkable area.
Drumheller can be reached from Calgary on highway #1 east to highway #21, then north to highway #9 and continue east to Drumheller.
The staging area is west of Drumheller on highway #575 to highway #837.
www.adventures.ca /gasnet/90-2.htm   (390 words)

  
 Woodalls Open Roads Forum: Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions: Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is my hometown so I can make several suggestions.
Forgot to mention Drumheller is located in a very large valley with a river running through it.
Drumheller sure has to be one of Canada's hidden treasures.
www.woodalls.com /forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/744474/gotomsg/747534.cfm   (734 words)

  
 Heartwood Manor Bed and Breakfast Inn, Drumheller, Alberta - A Thousand Bed and Breakfast Inns - Weekend Getaways * Bed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Operating a full Alberta Canada Spa, Heartwood has some of the most elegant rooms, and sumptuous luxuries available throughout the Province.
Located in the Badlands of Alberta, you're as apt to stumble over a dinosaur clavicle or a hoodoo as you are an oil derrick or an old abandoned coal mine.
Heartwood Manor is the central booking agency in the Drumheller area for "Edventure" Tours, which specialize in educational packages for seniors, individuals, couples, women and corporate retreats, and for families.
www.1000inns.com /canada/alberta/heartwood   (1622 words)

  
 Drumheller, Canada
After covering 142 km (88 mi.) the tour reaches Drumheller, a town of scarcely 7000 inhabitants which proudly calls itself the Town of the Dinosaurs.
From 1910 to the 1940s Drumheller depended on coal-mining.
Then oil and natural gas largely took over from coal as energy sources so that today the little town is mainly a commercial center for the farmers of the region.
www.planetware.com /canada/drumheller-cdn-ab-abd.htm   (147 words)

  
 Official Tourism Site for Drumheller, Alberta - TravelDrumheller.com
Drumheller is located in the heart of the Badlands, 138 km northeast of Calgary.
The Drumheller Tourist Information Centre is located underneath the World's Largest Dinosaur in the Town of Drumheller, AB.
Drumheller Community Futures has created four new websites to highlight the main travel themes of the Drumheller Valley.
www.traveldrumheller.com   (326 words)

  
 Drumheller Alberta Bed and Breakfast B&B Cottages Lodgings Accommodations
Activities/Attractions: The Town of Drumheller is located in the “Badlands” in central Alberta and is home to the world-famous Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, one of the largest palaeontological museums in the world.
Drumheller is a town of approximately 6,300 people, with agriculture, energy and tourism as it's economic bases.
With the scenic drives, unique landscape and many attractions, Drumheller is visited by thousands every year wanting to experience all the Valley has to offer.
www.lodgingsinternational.com /lodgings/849.htm   (286 words)

  
 UFO Sighting Report July 19th 2004 : Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
I said yes of course so the fellow came up to our home and we sat and he told me what the two of them saw while on holiday in Drumheller, Alberta.
After their stay was over they started back and were driving through the province of Alberta taking in a few of the sights.
At one point the skies were turning dark from the cloud cover so they decided to stay at the small community of Drumheller, Alberta.
www.ufoinfo.com /sightings/canada/040719.shtml   (459 words)

  
 Drumheller, Alberta Bed and Breakfast - Drumheller B&B from Pamela Lanier
Drumheller, Alberta Bed and Breakfast - Drumheller B&B from Pamela Lanier
If winter sports like cross country skiing, alpine skiing, ice skating, tubing, snowboarding and sledding are your passion, then a Drumheller bed and breakfast located near a winter wonderland is ideal.
Drumheller, AB (Calgary, AB) The Inn and Spa at Heartwood is known for its Old World atmosphere coupled with modern day amenities...
www.lanierbb.com /Alberta/Drumheller/index.html?amen=winter_sports   (104 words)

  
 Drumheller Travel Guide:Drumheller, Alberta, hotels, restaurants, activities & attractions
Drumheller, Alberta, just 135 km from Calgary, is in the heart of the Canadian Badlands and home to the world famous Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Located in Midland Provincial Park, and named after Joseph Tyrell who discovered the bones of Albertosaurus in 1884, the Royal Tyrrell Museum is Canada's only museum dedicated to the study of palaeontology with exhibits, collections and research.
A fascinating natural rock formation, the Hoodoos are formed by erosion, and are a must see for visitors to Drumheller, Alberta.
drumheller.explored.ca   (454 words)

  
 Calgary & Southern Alberta - Alberta's Dinosaurs
Once this inland sea drained the climate became semi-tropical and the coastal lowlands were dotted with lakes, marshes and deltas that sustained an environment in which dinosaurs evolved.
In April 1884, near what is now Drumheller, Alberta, Tyrrell was eating lunch and decided to wash off his dishes in a nearby creek.
One hundred years after the discovery of the Albertosaurus, a museum was established in Drumheller to show and teach people about the Earth before humankind.
www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/calgary/dino.html   (702 words)

  
 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Alberta at the Smithsonian
Brinkman is the head of the research section at the Royal Tyrrell Museum and curator of vertebrate paleontology.
Originally from a farm near Craigmyle, Alberta, he studied at the University of Alberta and McGill University and worked at Harvard University before starting as curator in 1982 at the newly established Tyrrell Museum.
Jim is the senior lab technician at the Royal Tyrrell Museum where he has worked since 1981, doing fossil preparation and field work and supervising the fossil preparation labs.
folklife.si.edu /festival/2006/Alberta/Participants/Paleontology.html   (210 words)

  
 World's Largest Dinosaur - Drumheller, Alberta, CANADA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Drumheller, the "Dinosaur Capital of the World", nestled in the heart of the Canadian Badlands, is the proud home of The World's Largest Dinosaur.
In it's five years it has won an Attractions Canada Award and people from as far away as Africa and Australia have made the thrilling trek up 106 steps inside the dinosaur to take in the spectacular aerial view of the Red Deer River valley.
Visit the Travel Drumheller website for more information on the Drumheller valley.
www.worldslargestdinosaur.com   (224 words)

  
 AlbertaFirst.com - Drumheller
Drumheller is a favorite destination for over 500,000 visitors each year.
Drumheller is also home to the World's Largest Dinosaur (over 80 feet).
Drumheller is served by a local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
www.albertafirst.com /profiles/statspack/20412.html   (2287 words)

  
 SkiCentral - Alberta Ski Resorts
Compact 30 acre ski area nestled against the fringe of Drumheller, Alberta.
In the Rocky Mountains of Alberta near Jasper.
Misery Mountain is located on the west side of the river in Peace River, Alberta.
www.skicentral.com /alberta.html   (180 words)

  
 Drumheller dating, Drumheller singles, Drumheller chat at Matchmaker.com
Drumheller dating has never been easier with our show interest feature that will allow you to break the ice with attractive local singles.
The Drumheller dating scene can be hard to find the right person at times; however, we are here to help and our Drumheller online dating service is free to register.
Matchmaker.com is one of the oldest Drumheller online dating services on the Internet and has brought thousands of couples together from the area.
www.matchmaker.com /mm/dating/alberta-drumheller.htm   (557 words)

  
 Drumheller, Alberta AB - Motels, Hotels, Inns, Lodging
Note: Pool will be closed to renovations until September 30, 2006 Welcome to the Super 8 Motel in Drumheller.
The Super 8 in Drumheller is conveniently located off highway 9 near shopping, restaurants, the world's largest Dinosaur, and the Royal T...
Drumheller Travelodge offers clean, cozy rooms with refrigerator, microwave and in-room coffee maker.
www.roadsideamerica.com /hotels-motels/hotels/ca-ab-drumheller.html   (119 words)

  
 Drumheller Alberta Information, Yellow Pages, and more
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Alberta offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Drumheller, Alberta history, Canadian history, family history and the history of names.
Our Free Message Boards Alberta daily to ensure the appropriateness of the topics for visitors of all ages.
www.hometowncanada.com /ab/Drumheller.html   (567 words)

  
 Drumheller Real Estate-IBG
Many thanks to all of the Alberta Real Estate Offices and Independant Agents that have worked together over the past few years to make this Network of Alberta Real Estate websites possible.
Every agent currently on this network has both their Agent profiles and Property details displayed on over 20 other high traffic Alberta websites.
Our services are available to Agents in Alberta with personal websites that need more exposure.
drumheller.findalberta.com   (314 words)

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