This site near Aubigny in the Rural Municipality of Morris, on land once owned by the Chartier family, hosted a ferry that provided the only means of crossing the Red River from about 1881 to 1965 when it was replaced by the nearby Aubigny bridge.
Aubigny Ferry Crossing (April 2012)
Source: Lorne Thompson, RM of MorrisSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.45868, W97.26402
denoted by symbol on the map above
We thank the Rural Municipality of Morris for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 March 2021
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