East-Central Historic Sites & Interpretive Centres
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Historic Sites & Interpretive Centres in East-Central, Alberta.
Quartzite boulders carried from the Canadian Shield by glaciers. Carved by Cree Indians and arranged in a rib pattern, the rocks are thought to have been used in fertility rites for the buffalo. Free.
Forestburg's unique surface coal mining museum reveals the history of mining in Canada. See historical machinery, including the impressive Marion 360 stripping shovel--the largest on land machine when it was built in 1927. This outdoor museum is open daily, weather permitting. Admission by donation. Travel 8km west from Forestburg on Highway 53 and 8km south on S.R. 855.



