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Geographic Background Inn on the Border is situated on the Continental Divide of North America. A valley, containing Turner's Kingdom and the town site of Crowsnest, cuts through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 300 million years ago this area had an enormous earth upheaval creating mountains that covered what was once a large swamp. Thus, an abundance of coal was created from the decay and compression of vegetation. At the turn of the century, coal mining became the main industry in this area. Coal mining continues to be a very important industry in Crowsnest Pass. Turner's Kingdom "Andy Good Creek", or sometimes called "Summit Creek", runs beside the Inn on the Border and was diverted during prohibition due to border issues on drinking laws. A Dam, located right behind our Inn, was placed in the creek to divert water into Island Lake in Alberta, and also into Summit Lake in British Columbia. This left a triangular patch of land in the middle that was not claimed by either province. The historian Ian Turner, who presided in Cranbrook BC, took notice of the unclaimed 2-acre triangle patch of land. Turner decided to purchase this land from the government and claimed it as a principality. He named the new principality “Turner’s Kingdom." He was in the process of convincing the monarchy into turning Turner’s Kingdom into part of the commonwealth. Unfortunately, the commonwealth never came to fruition. Now your hosts Verlee and Curtis Hagley own Turner’s Kingdom and are continuing to make history with the Inn on the Border.
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