Frank, Mountain community in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada.
Frank is a small mountain community at the foot of Turtle Mountain, where massive boulders from 1903 scatter across the landscape today. These rocks define how the place looks and remind visitors of the geological disaster that reshaped the area.
In 1903, a massive rockslide came down from Turtle Mountain and destroyed the mining settlement below. This event changed the region's history and remains visible in the landscape today.
The interpretive centre tells how mining shaped daily life in this place and why the community matters to the region's past. Visitors can see how residents have come to terms with the disaster through the stories displayed.
Highway 3 runs straight through Frank and connects it to other communities in the region, making it easy to stop by. The rockslide area is visible and accessible from the roadside for visitors.
Today about 200 people live next to the massive stone blocks and build their everyday lives around these geological remnants. This peaceful coexistence between human settlement and a disaster landscape is unusual in Canada.
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