Sunday, August 4, 2024

Prohibition in the Crowsnest Pass- Guided Bus Tour

10 am - 12 pm

Join Stephanie Laine Hamilton on this exciting two-hour bus tour, taking passengers on

a “time travel” trip through Crowsnest Pass. Learn about the prohibition era in Alberta. Find out more about the policing strategies implemented in the Rocky Mountains by the NWMP and the Alberta Provincial Police. Hear stories about the law and

the lawlessness of the area, including the infamous tale of Emilio Picariello, Florence Lassandro, and the shooting death of Constable Stephen Lawson. The history of the Crowsnest Pass highlights some of the most fascinating aspects of Alberta’s past, and the prohibition era was no exception! Explore it with us on this year’s Prohibition in the Crowsnest Pass Guided Bus Tour.

Limited Seats. - MUST PRE-RESISTER FIRST - Contact: 403-562-7388

Cost: Free Frank Slide Interpretive Centre

Leaving from Frank Slide Interpretive Center

1.5 km off Highway #3 Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

Lille Historical Tour -Crowsnest Adventures

12 pm - 4:00 pm

Lille was a company-built coal mining community that, between 1901 & 1912, hosted a population that grew to over 400. The community was dismantled when the mine closed in 1912, and most of its structures were moved elsewhere. Today, the site is an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource. It takes approximately 3 to 4 hours, with beautiful creek crossings, waterfalls, an old cemetery, and old remnants of life from the early 1900s.

For cost & registration, visit Crowsnest Adventures

Blairmore Bandstand Concert at Gazebo Park

2 pm - 4 pm

At the bandstand at Gazebo Park, a live concert will feature the local Crowsnest Community Orchestra, Second Fiddle, and Terra Hazelton. Bring a lawn chair, relax, listen to great music and maybe try a little square dancing!

Cost: Free

Gazebo Park - 13019 - 20th Ave. Blairmore

Guided Blairmore Cemetery Tour

2 pm - 4 pm

Join your host, Ian McKenzie, on this guided Blairmore Old Union Cemetery tour, a journey through our local history.

Enjoy the Theatrical performance and listen to a voice from our past performed by a member of the Red Ravens.

Wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and meet at the main entrance of the Blairmore Old Union Cemetery parking lot.

Cost: Free

Hillcrest Mines Cemetery

Must pre-register: 403-562-7388

Blairmore Old Union Cemetery

Food & Tunes Presents: Lani Folkard at the Pass Beer Co.

6 pm

Lani Folkard Band is playing at Pass Beer Co., your last chance for Alberta craft beer before you cross into BC. Whether you are a local, weekender, or just passing through, come experience small-batch craft beers and wood-fired pizzas on our large outdoor patio and beer garden facing the Rockies or in our bright taproom and kitchen.

Entertainment Sponsored by Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival

10801 20 Avenue, Blairmore

Food & Tunes Presents: On the Rox at the Green Hill Hotel

8 pm

One of our favorite local bands is coming back to The Greenhill, and there is The Greenhill with no cover charge!! Please come and enjoy Heritage Days, put on your dancing boots and dance the night away
Entertainment Sponsored by Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival

12326 20 Ave. Blairmore