As a child Fran's family drove along Highway 3 right through Frank. It was facinating to see.

Click on picture of the mountain to see a fabulous enlargement.

Frank Slide, Alta.: April 29, 1903.

Frank, Alta.: Failure occurred at 4:30 am when 30 million cubic meters of rock broke free from the east side of Turtle Mountain. The event buried part of the town of Frank and greater then 2 km of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Lasting approximately 100 seconds, the Frank Slide is recorded as Canada's worst landslide disaster killing at least 70 people. More fatalities are suspected due to the potential presence of unregistered migrant workers in Frank at the time of the slide.