Central Alberta is bordered by the
Canadian Rockies in the west,
Southern Alberta and the
Calgary Region to the south,
Saskatchewan to the east and
Northern Alberta to the north. It completely surrounds the
Edmonton Capital Region and contains the central part of the heavily populated
Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. The
North Saskatchewan River crosses the region from west to east. Other rivers traversing the area are
Red Deer River,
Battle River,
Athabasca River,
Pembina River,
Brazeau River,
Beaver River. Tourist attractions in the region include:
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, the Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre in
Leduc, Discovery Wildlife Park, Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary in
Red Deer,
Nordegg Heritage Centre and Mine Site,
Reynolds-Alberta Museum,
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site,
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and Stephannson House Provincial Historic Site near
Sylvan Lake. Major national, provincial, and municipal parks include
Elk Island National Park,
William A. Switzer Provincial Park,
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park,
Big Knife Provincial Park,
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, and
Sylvan Lake Park. A series of
roadside attractions known as the
Giants of the Prairies can be found in Central Alberta. Large mushrooms in
Vilna, huge pumpkins in
Smoky Lake, giant
Perogy (Ukrainian dumpling) in
Glendon, huge
Kielbasa (Ukrainian garlic sausage) in
Mundare, large
Pysanka (Ukrainian easter egg) in
Vegreville, a UFO Landing Pad in
St. Paul and a giant mallard duck in
Andrew. ==Demographics==