The Frank Slide

The Crowsnest Highway in southern Alberta and British Columbia provides several amazing stops for the inexperienced traveler. In this part of the world, Frank, Alberta, known by the more familiar name of Frank Slide, first appears to be nothing more than a lot of humungous rocks on either side of the highway.

At the eastern edge of the community, there is an exit to the Frank Slide Interpretive Center. In our indecisive thinking mode we had slipped into in our travels, we almost missed the turn. At the last minute we swung off of Highway 3 and followed the road up into the hills that overlook the valley where Turtle Mountain literally came down on top of the town in April of 1903.

We spent quite awhile here, wondering through the exhibits, reading the history, interacting with displays and enjoying a docudrama called On the Edge of Destruction.

Being an avid quilter, I was very interested in the large quilt hanging in the upstairs mezzanine. Each square stitched by individuals from the area depicting the way of life and the history.

 

This stop in our journey was well worth the time and is highly recommended to everyone who may have the opportunity to be touring southern Alberta and onto the Kootenays of British Columbia.