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Rude Girl: Annie Bush loves Johnny Johnson, Annie Bush loves Johnny Johnson.Annie: She was out on the road hollering.
Rude Girl: Annie Bush loves Johnny Johnson.
Annie: You have no business doing the likes of that you know.
Annie: when she came in I gave her a strap, one on each hand. You know, that girl, she never held it against me because she knew darn well she deserved it.
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The Ferry crossing the lake at the Narrows of Lake Manitoba.1950
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In 1900 there was no town at Ashern, the area was mainly bush with an aboriginal (native) settlement at Dog Creek and some European and Métis settlers at the Narrows.Manitou Island is situated in Lake Manitoba Narrows, two miles north of the present bridge site. This was believed to be the natural resting place of Spirit or God Manitou. The natural phenomenon of water running over stones near an island by the Narrows was thought to be the voice of the aboriginal God Manitou.
That's where Manitoba got its name from the French Canadian explorer La Verendrye.
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The Narrows of Lake Manitoba showing the bridge that replaced the ferry.2003
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The opening of the Ferry linking east and west sides of Lake Manitoba at the Narrows in1957.1960
The Narrows of Lake Manitoba
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People gather at the shores of the Narrows to witness the opening cermonies of the Ferry.29
The Lake Manitoba Ferry preparing to dock.1960
The Narrows, Lake Manitoba
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The Ferry as it comes into the dock at the Narrows.31
A modern day bridge now spans The Narrows!1968
The Narrows, Lake Manitoba
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The new bridge spans the Narrows and joins the two sides of the Lake. Thus a link is created that brings the communities together.33
Steamboats were a common sight on Lake Manitoba as a means of transportation.1900
Lake Manitoba
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Types of boats that were used for transportation of the lake.35
The Rural Municipality's name Siglunes was named after a place in Iceland called Siglufjordor.2003
Ashern Pioneer Museum grounds
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Siglunes got it's name from a place in Iceland called Sigufjordur.1918
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