• Cultural Visit Fossilarium 47°35'34.7"N
  79°29'02.9"O
• Launching ramp Marina Tête-du-Lac de Notre-Dame-du-Nord (480, 3e Rang Ouest) 47°35'12.508”N
  79°29'8.578”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage de Notre-Dame-du-Nord 47°34'55.797”N
  79°29'40.088”O
• Halte sur galet Rive de galets de l'île du Chef 47°30'48.576”N
  79°31'59.56”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de la plage publique de Guigues 47°25’30.577”N
  79°29’28.67”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage publique de Guigues 47°25’28.078”N
  79°29’27.942”O
• Free municipal campsite stopover Camping de la plage publique de Guigues 47°25’30.159”N
  79°29’25.445”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de l’île du Collège (rive nord) 47°22’35.995”N
  79°28’52.54”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de l’île du Collège (rive sud) 47°22’32.756”N
  79°28’47.041”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de l'île du Collège 47°23'3.163”N
  79°32'27.848”O
• Heritage visit Maison du Frère-Moffet 47°19'54.407”N
  79°26'34.283”O
• Halte sur galet Halte de la Pointe au vent 47°19'49.942”N
  79°29'37.638”O
• Rocky beach / swimming Plage face à l’île aux Soeurs 47°21'2.36”N
  79°29'18.073”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de l'île des Soeurs 47°21'2.233”N
  79°29'27.336”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de l'île du Finlandais 47°21'49.585”N
  79°30'12.292”O
• Launching ramp Marina municipale de Ville-Marie (7, rue Sainte-Anne Ouest) 47°19'46.062”N
  79°26'37.915”O
• Agrotourism Chocolats Martine 47°19'46.882”N
  79°26'35.499”O
• Point of interest Théâtre du Rift 47°19'51.527”N
  79°26'22.613”O
• Free municipal campsite stopover Halte-camping municipale de Ville-Marie 47°19'44.9"N
  79°26'03.0"O
• Repair Go Sport (12,rue Ste-Anne, Ville-MarieT 819 629-2590) 47°19'50.703''N
  79°26'26.683''O
• Guiding Adventure Coop de l'Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Circonflexe RécréOsisko 48°14'21.9"N
  79°00'57.0"O
• Circonflexe Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Abitibi-Ouest 48°48'12.312"N
  79°12'18.108"O
• Circonflexe Maison du Tourisme Amos Harricana 48°3'28.87978"N
  77°47'36.96644"O
• Circonflexe Coop de L’Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Circonflexe Parc du Belvédère à Malartic 48°8'1.86"N
  78°7'25.068"O
• Circonflexe Participarc, LaSarre 48°47'35.9052"N
  79°12'29.7126"O

Directions to the starting point

From Rouyn-Noranda, take route 101 south. From Ville-Marie, take route 101 north. At Notre-Dame-du-Nord, after the bridge, turn right

on Third West Row.

Free outdoor parking and launching ramp.

Directions to the point of arrival

From Rouyn-Noranda, take Route 391 South. Continue left on Route 101 South. Turn left to continue on Route 101 South. In Ville-Marie, turn right on Rue Sainte Anne.

From Témiscaming, take Route 101 Nord. At Ville-Marie, turn left onto Rue Sainte Anne.

Free outdoor parking and launching ramp.
Position : 79°26'37,915"O  47°19'46,062"N

Topographic Maps

Topographic maps at a scale of 1/50,000 exist for the entire river course and we recommend that you use them in conjunction with this guide map.

31   M/11  Témiscamingue Lake, Notre-Dame-du-Nord
31   M/6   Témiscamingue Lake, Ville-Marie

Total slope: None

Danger

Lake Témiscamingue is very tumultuous and even dangerous when there are strong winds. It is recommended to follow the banks.

Campsite

Camping sites are rare at the beginning of a route.

Géography

St. Lawrence watershed

Lake Témiscamingue, with an area of 304 km2, a length of 108 km and an average depth of 122 m, is located on the border between Ontario and Quebec, at the southwestern end of Quebec. The lake is called " Timiskaming " in Ontario and "Témiscamingue " in Quebec. It straddles the border, half in Ontario and half in Quebec, and is between a few hundred metres and 8 kilometres wide. The lake is an extension of the Ottawa River and flows into the St. Lawrence River.

Géomorphology

Its formation dates back to the ice age, when the passage of the last glacier acted as a kind of carving knife that shaped the Temiscaman landscape. The lake is the residue of the Objibway-Barlow (O-B) sea. This water covered the entire region up to the limits of Fugèreville and between Laniel and Témiscaming, passing through northeastern Ontario. Steep cliffs along its east and south-east shores that are part of the Laurentian Highlands.

Fauna

The course is known for its highly diverse wildlife, including, but not limited to, porcupines, red squirrels, beavers, muskrats, hares, weasels, marten, mink, striped skunk, otters, orignals, black bears, white deer, grey wolves, coyotes, red foxes and lynx. The lake is the resting area of the Waterfowl and the nesting area of the Great Blue Heron. The geese have chosen Lake Temiscamingue as a resting place for their migration and several duck species also nest there.

Flora

Water bodies are located in the areas of white birch and yellow birch fir trees, which include, among others, cedar, white and black spruce, balsam fir, white pine, red pine, aspen, yellow birch, maple and hemlock.

History

Before the arrival of Europeans in this region, the Algonquins occupied the lands to the northeast of the lake. They were involved in the fur trade in the early 1670s and from then until the beginning of the 19th century, Lake Temiscamingue served primarily as a transportation route for successive fur companies and their traders. However, in the 1830s missionary zeal first brought the Oblates and then the Sulpicians to the region. During those same years, loggers bought rights to cut along the banks. In the 1880s, a permanent settlement was established around Lake Temiskaming. The first commercial steamboat took over the lake in 1882. Fourteen were in operation by 1900. However, from then on, railways gradually replaced lakes in the field of transport. These railways and roads caused the decline of Lake Temiskaming as a commercial transportation route after the First World War, but it found a new vocation in tourism and recreation.

Typonomy

Its name, an Algonquin word meaning " where the water is deep ", sums up its physical characteristics.