Lac-Simon, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

Not to be confused with Lac-Simon, Outaouais, Quebec.

Lac-Simon is a First Nations reserve (also known as Simosagigan) of 1,200[1] residents and lake in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec located 32 kilometers south-east of Val-d'Or.

There are also a number of residential cottages and summer houses around the lake. It is about 15 miles long and 2 miles wide with a large island containing a smaller pond itself. There are several small islands on it, some of which are large enough to camp on.

In the 1950s a small rc-3 sea bee with four people on board crashed and sank in very deep water in lake simon. In 2007 the aircraft was discovered in 150 ft. of water.[2]

The return of deer to the area was featured in an episode of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness in the mid-1980s.

History of the Anishinabe Nation

   Around 1910 : The missionary Étienne Blanchin and The Hudson Bay Company encouraged Grand-Lac-Victoria Algonquins to come and establish a community at Lac-Simon. Other Algonquins were then invited to move to Lac-Simon.[3]


References

  1. ↑ http://www.anishinabenation.ca/eng/comm_lacsimon_en.htm
  2. ↑ "Quebec police divers recover plane wreck 50 years after crash." CBC News. Posted: May 14, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=178725

Coordinates: 48°3′41.4″N 77°21′39.2″W / 48.061500°N 77.360889°W / 48.061500; -77.360889

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