Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival
Crowsnest Pass Heritage Festival

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Take a ride with Crowsnest Adventures to the ghost town of Lille, 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, featuring beautiful creek crossings, waterfalls, an old cemetery, and remnants of life from the early 1900s.
For cost & registration, visit Crowsnest Adventures.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join your interpreter, Myriah, on this guided tour highlighting the eastern end of the Old Frank Road and the story of the Frank Slide. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and meet in the Frank Slide Memorial parking area.
Cost: Free
Registration: Walk-ups welcome
or call 403-562-7388
Start Location: Frank Slide Memorial on the Old Frank Road
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
2325-153 Street, Frank
1.5 km off Hwy 3, Crowsnest Pass

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Featuring Sandra Lamouche, award-winning hoop
dancer and local youth musicians.
Sandra Lamouche is a Nehiyaw Iskwew (Cree woman) from Bigstone Cree Nation in northern Alberta. A champion hoop dancer, TEDx speaker, author, and award-winning Indigenous educator, she shares powerful teachings of unity, resilience, and connection through her performances. Enjoy Sandra's inspiring presentation, plus live performances from two talented local youth bands, making for an exciting afternoon of culture, music, and community.
Cost: Free
Polish Hall, 1406 82nd Street, Coleman

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Join your host, Andee, on this guided tour of the Hillcrest Cemetery, the resting place for most of the men killed in the 1914 Hillcrest Mine Disaster. Wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, and meet in the cemetery parking lot.
Cost: Free
Must pre-register: 403-562-7388
Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
200 -4 Avenue, Hillcrest Mines
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