No One Could Open This Safe For 40 Years, Then One Dad Made A Shocking Move
For 40 years, a fun little problem amused the town of Vermilion in Alberta, Canada: a safe that simply refused to budge, even though thousands of hands had wiggled the lock. For decades, several locksmiths gave it their best efforts, but the safe was deemed uncrackable. So they set it inside their local museum to await the one true lucky person who had the power to get it unlocked — and finally, their wait proved worthwhile.
Innocent Family Outing
When 36-year-old Stephen Mills took his family to the Vermilion Heritage Museum, he was expecting a nice but uneventful outing. Little did he know, the moment he waltzed through those doors was 40 years in the making.
Exploring Small Towns
“When we go camping every summer, we've come to learn that every small town, no matter where you go, has something to offer," Mills said. It was with that rosy outlook that they stopped that day at the quiet museum in Vermilion.
Museum Challenges Guests
See, inside the Vermilion Heritage Museum, they liked to challenge their guests to their favorite challenge. Why not try your hand at figuring out the code to crack the elusive safe? Would today be the day that they revealed the contents inside?
The Iron Safe
Leading the Mills family, tour guide Tom Kibblewhite explained the long-running lore of what they called "the iron safe," and everyone's ears perked up. Mills felt this kind of challenge was right up his alley.
