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Emeraude Lake
The lac Émeraude is located in the northern part of the municipality of Saint-Ubalde, in the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is famous for the Montagne du Lac Émeraude and is linked to the Portneuf Regional Natural Park and for vacationing because around forty chalets are built there. The northwest and south of the lake is served by Chemin du Lac-Émeraude. The northern and eastern parts of the lake are served by secondary forest roads. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Emauraude Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March. Geography With a length of and a maximum width of , Emerald Lake looks like a triangle with its eastern side backed by a cliff of height of of the Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Ubalde, Quebec
Saint-Ubalde is a rural municipality in Portneuf County in the Canadian province of Quebec. Geographically its territory is marked by an agricultural and populated area in the south-west, and an undeveloped hilly area in the north-east where there are numerous lakes such as Blanc, Sainte-Anne, Ricard, and Thom. Therefore, its economy is centred on potato cultivation and outdoor recreation (canoeing, water skiing, fishing). History Saint-Ubald (originally without an "e") was founded by people from Neuville in 1860, and the Saint-Ubald Mission was established that same year. It was named after Ubald Gingras (1824-1874), first sacristan of the place but originally from Pointe-aux-Trembles (Portneuf), and who was brother-in-law of Charles-François Baillargeon, archbishop of Quebec. The mission became a parish in 1866 by separating from Saint-Casimir. In 1873, the civil parish was formed and incorporated as a parish municipality. A year later, its post office opened. In 1920, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |