Into the Coal Mine, Into the Past

This week’s guest blog comes from Heather Sinclair.

As the abandoned coal mine’s metal gate shuts behind me, a shiver runs down my spine. Not because the mine is dark and spooky (although it is both of those things) but because of how cold it is. I was sweating in the summer sun, but I can see my breath in the mine. The Bellevue Coal Mine opened in 1903 and closed in 1961. Tours of the mine keep the memory of Canadian coal miners alive.

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