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4 unusual facts about Mekinac


Mékinac Lake

Just before the bridge over the Mekinac River, 4.7 km after the village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, turn on Saint-Joseph path towards Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac, Quebec (municipality of Trois-Rives, Quebec), a legendary authentic village that was developed through forestry, agriculture and tourist activities.

The designation "Mekinac" was transmitted to several other water body names in the region (see section Mékinac desambiguation article), particularly the river, township, Regional County Municipality (MRC), two municipalities, two Catholic parishes...

The distance between the Mekinac bridge (Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac) and the dam of Lake Mekinac (Trois-Rives) is 18.4 km (measured by road).

Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Quebec

The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.


Mékinac Lake

Mekinac lake covers 23 km² in the townships of Carignan, Hackett and Mekinac.

Quebec Route 159

Its northern terminus is in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac at the junction of Route 155, and the southern terminus is at the junction of Route 138 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.


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