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Lake Édouard (Quebec)

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The forestry industry was very important around Lac Édouard, since the arrival of the train in the 1890. The loggers were active on the lake to transport timber to the sawmill with pulling boats with cables surrounding floating logs. In 1901, a terrible forest fire destroy the forest around the lake
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Lake Édouard has several islands including the three largest that are located southwest of Lake: Hoffman Island, the island Turner and Ziegfeld.
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Ecological Reserve Judith de Brésoles is situated on the east side of the lake, around the "Lac Mauvais" (lake Wrong). The
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Its name is in use since 1828 by the surveyor Joseph Bouchette and would come from Édouard Jeannotte, a trapper living in
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is located in the northeast of the lake, near the mouth that flows into a series of lake forming head to the
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Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec
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and forced the lay-off for 1000 workers of the Lac-Édouard sawmill.
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language as "Etoolsakigan", which also means "Lac Édouard".
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is located in the southern part of the lake, close to the
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Lac Édouard (Quebec)
Edward Lake (disambiguation)

Lac-Édouard
Lake Édouard is located in Quebec
Quebec
Canada
47°36′44″N 72°21′43″W / 47.61222°N 72.36194°W / 47.61222; -72.36194
Lake type
Primary outflows
Batiscan River
Jeannotte River
Basin
Canada
Lac-Edouard, Quebec
Canada
province of Quebec
Lac-Édouard
Mauricie
Lac-Édouard
Batiscanie, Quebec
Batiscan River
Jeannotte River
Zec Besonne
Zec Jeannotte
Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Batiscan
Batiscan
Batiscan River
Montagnais

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