Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan

Kenosee Lake (2016 population: 234) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wawken No.

For a variety of reasons, such as a lack of potable water and when the new Highway 9 was built in the early 1930s, it went to the east side of the lake, it wasn't as successful as the resorts on the north-east shore.

The oldest surviving dance hall is Tumble Inn, which was built in 1909 by the Christopher family.

In 1913, Fred Christopher sold 40 of the 42 acres he owned to Henry William Holquist "Hank" who immediately started expansion and upgrades to the resort.

Although now closed and in disrepair, Kenosee Gardens still stands overlooking the lake from the centre of the village.

Holquist, who was by this time getting on in years, sold his We-non-cha Summer Resort to Hugh Clarke.

The village of Kenosee Lake sits mostly on the original Clarke, Hirtle lands.

[11] The village is at the heart of Moose Mountain Provincial Park and as such provides many of the park's services, such as a gas station, restaurant, convenience store, a private full-service campground,[12][13] a church (Moose Mountain Church of Christ),[14] and a volunteer fire department.

Nearby Kenosee, in and around the park, is full-service camping, 18-hole golf, miniature golf, a casino,[15] piers for fishing and boating, swimming, hiking, picnicking, Moose Mountain Chalet, the Kenosee Superslides, the Red Barn Market,[16] and accommodations, such as cabins.

[17] The Kenosee Cubs of the Saskota Baseball League[18] play at the ball diamonds just west of the village in Moose Mountain Park.

Tumble Inn Dance Hall, built in 1909 and restored in 1991
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