...a musical celebration of
our diverse heritage, and
of the human spirit.

 
is a musical celebration of our diverse heritage,
and of the human spirit. It is a story about people
who came to this isolated region and found a way
to survive the natural and social challenges. It is a
story of courage, of

desperation, of

vision. It is a story

of hope, of pride,

of laughter and

tears, of the past

and the future. It is

about individual

freedom and com-

munal ties. Most of

all, it is about the thousands of families who left
their homelands to carve out a home from

unforgiving wilderness.

At the opening we are introduced to a group of con-
temporary high school kids on a field trip. They are at
the beach, and are supposed to-discuss, immigration of
the last century. Mostly they discuss their desire-to live
somewhere less isolated, more exciting, They know
why their ancestors came to this harsh, isolated region.

They wonder why they stayed.

Behind these young people the immigrant families arrive.
The students drop,their backpacks and their sunglasses and
walk into the lives of their ancestors.. And the adventure
begins.

We come to know Lisa from Italy, arriving already engaged
to a man she’s never met and Joe and Tom Trenarry, who

risk everything for a job in the mines and a chance at a
better life.

There’s the schooner, The
Resolution and her crew mem-
bers who love the lake that
daily threatens their lives. A
young Chinese woman and her
daughter seek a home, as they
follow the trail of the husband
who fled China. A German
family tries farming in the
wasted forestland, as their son
seeks his own path. A Swedish
father seeks a safe home for his
family. A young Native
American faces the challenge
of a changing world. Families
and individuals, all seeking a
future in a land that gives
nothing away for free.

 
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July 1 through July 30, 1999. Coast Gaurd Stadion
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