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miles ) area is a provincial multiuse site . The annual Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival is billed as the largest classic cross-country ski event in North America and is held at Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area . The area integrates cattle grazing , wildlife management and public outdoor recreation activities such as cross-country skiing , mountain-biking , canoeing , hiking , picnicking , horseback riding and snowmobiling .
Range Road 210 and Township Road 524 Phone : 780-922-3293 | www . dotheblackfoot . ca
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an award-winning , open-air museum that depicts the history of east central Alberta by telling the story of Ukrainian immigrants who settled in this region to 1930 ( 1892-1930 ). Over thirty historic structures have been relocated to the museum , restored and furnished to a pre- 1930 period , then staffed by costumed role-players who re-enact the historic routines and activities associated with that household , institution or business .
Located 50 kilometres east of Edmonton on Highway 16 Three kilometres east of Elk Island National Park Phone : 780-662-3640 | www . ukrainianvillage . ca
Ministik Bird Sanctuary
Ministik was the first bird sanctuary established in Alberta in 1911 . Its 20,000-acred terrain provides for a diverse array of habitat including an excellent undisturbed example of mixed wood boreal forest . Ministik Lake is home to many threatened migratory birds such as the American white pelican and blue heron . The landscape supports abundant populations of moose and whitetailed deer , and lesser populations of mule deer , lynx and coyote . Enjoy hiking , trail riding and bird watching .
Located on Township Road 510 between Range Roads 205 & 212 Phone : 780-464-7955 | www . ealt . ca / properties / ministik
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