This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Memories of Decker to Burlington Beach swimming days
A narrator recalls learning to swim around Decker in a trio of local lakes, the Narrows at Shoal Lake, and Salt Lake near Cardale. He describes family trips in the 1920s to Hooper’s Lake and Beulah area beaches, the Birtle Damn with its diving boards, and a 1955 visit to Burlington Beach now rebuilt as cottages. He notes people, places, and memories from Manitoba’s rural lakes and summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Crandall
Dave Bedford
Anderson
Norman Lints
Alf. Sweitzer
Reg Teals
Willis Wyatts
Salt Lake
Cardale
Strathclair
Mer
Harry Stewart
Lloyd
Sam
Harold
Isabella
Beulah
Hooper’s Lake
Margaret
Bruce Knights
Shoal Lake Narrows
Burlington Beach
Low and Behold
Jack Smiths
Jack Coombs