Local Autumn House resident Marion St John enjoys writing poetry. Today she shared a post about Gull Lake that was written sometime in the 1980's.
Our Town - Gull Lake
In our prairie town, trees broad and tall
Grow along the streets, beautify it all
In the summertime, in their welcome shade
Many evening barbeques are made
There's a boulevard in our little town
By the swimming pool, that a fence surrounds
There's the water plant that is fairly new
And a weekly newspaper office too
There are churches here to welcome all
There's a funeral home and a firehall
There are two nice schools with a spacious gym
Where the students practice keeping trim
There's an old folks home and a hospital
Police barracks and a nice Motel
There's a theatre and a post office
We've a doctor too, to take care of us
Insurance offices , lawyers too
A hotel on Conrad Avenue
There are beauty shops and a library
A drugstore , florist and a bakery
There are hardware , clothing, grocery stores
A carwash and a sporting store
Banks where money we can save
Streets that have lately been repaved
We've garages and a body shop
A machinery and a tire shop
Cafes for meals or a coffee break
And rinks where we can curl or skate
There's the Elk's Hall known to all so well
Where bingo, wedding dances, dos are held
There are other halls and meeting places
And not far out the stock car races
There's a golf course too a few miles out
And oil wells are all about
We've nice homes here and in our town
We have a lovely camping ground
We've service stations, a liquor store
An upholstery shop, an arcade and more
We've a greenhouse, TV and fix-it shops
A painter, a plumber and a welder's shop
Construction companies, electricians
And The Sears and R.M. offices
We are proud of it and think it's great-
Living in this town we call Gull Lake
- Marion St John
Written several years back
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