It was said of the man 'where others found as excuse he found a way'. The Park was originally named after the late Doctor William Mainprize who loyally served the area surrounding Midale fo 54 years.Located along the Northwest Shoreline of Rafferty Resevoir and envisioned by many visitors as an oasis dropped from the sky among the flat grainfields, the rocky grasslands and the numerous pump jacks amid Saskatchewan's oil patch. more... See more text