Lac-Simon, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
Not to be confused with Lac-Simon, Outaouais, Quebec.
Lac-Simon is a First Nations reserve and lake in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
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.[1]
The return of deer to the area was featured in an episode of Lorne Greene's New Wilderness in the mid-1980s.
References
- ↑ "Quebec police divers recover plane wreck 50 years after crash." CBC News. Posted: May 14, 2008
Coordinates: 48°3′41.4″N 77°21′39.2″W / 48.061500°N 77.360889°W