Canada Day in Portage la Prairie ended with a spectacular show as fireworks burst over Crescent Lake, casting colourful reflections across the water and lighting up the faces of the crowd below.
Storms rolled through the area around 9 p.m., bringing wind and brief downpours, but skies cleared just in time for the fireworks to go ahead as planned.
Hundreds gathered around Island Park to take in the annual display, which has become a much-anticipated tradition in the community.
"It's one of the premier fireworks displays that you're going to find in all of Manitoba," said Preston Meier with the Portage Rotary Club ahead of the event. "It's a sight to see when it's coming off the bridge, and you're on the lake, seeing the reflections."
The show was the grand finale to a full day of family fun organized by the Portage Regional Recreation Authority, featuring breakfast, kids’ events, music, and more.
Check out some of our favourite shots from the night below!
- with files from Maryssa McFadden and Ryan Simpson
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