𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 — 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
Beneath the soaring timbers of Danceland, in the shadow of WWII — big band and swing became the soundtrack of the era, a symbol of joy and resilience amid loss, longing, and the weight of war.
The National Park itself was born of this era. Its creation brought both pride and pain — as First Nations families at Clear Lake were wrongly displaced from their homes — leaving a legacy of loss that reverberates through the generations.
In those years, relief workers and prisoners of war cut roads, carved trails, and raised structures that endure in the community to this day. Danceland rose within that spirit — its timbers and its energy reflecting both the hardship and the hope of a generation determined to build something lasting.
Today, as we gather in these forests, we carry both truths: the wrongs of the past and the possibility of a future shaped together — in respect, resilience, and shared stewardship of this place.
This October, that legacy lives again. Under the canopy of the forest, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will revive the sounds that carried a nation through its darkest hours, while Danceland’s chefs reimagine the era in a culinary journey of foraged flavours and prairie resilience.
More than a concert. More than a dinner. It will be a night where history breathes, where past and present meet, and where the golden age of Clear Lake is brought to light and celebrated once again.
📍 Danceland, Clear Lake
📅 October 25, 2025
🎟️ Tickets available now
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