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Macamic Lake is a freshwater body of the municipalities of Macamic, Authier-Nord and Chazel in the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada. Lake Macamic is surrounded by a mainly agricultural area.
They settled south of Lake Macamic and the new settlement took the lake's name, often written also as Makamik. In the Algonquin language, the name Makamik means "limping beaver", from makis (crippled or disabled) and amik (beaver). [1] In 1914, Makamik had 100 residents.
Macamic Lake is a freshwater body of the municipalities of Macamic, Authier-Nord and Chazel in the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada. Lake Macamic is surrounded by a mainly agricultural area.
Located on the lake of the same name, the city of Macamic takes its name from the Algonquin word makamik (“lame beaver”) but also “lake of wonders” in the Cree language. There are water sports aplenty on the lake, as well as good fishing in the summer and winter alike.
Macamic Lake is a freshwater body of the municipalities of Macamic, Authier-Nord and Chazel in the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
They established their homes south of Lake Macamic, and the new settlement was named after the lake, often spelled as Makamik. The name Makamik originates from the Algonquin language, translating to "limping beaver".
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Ce lac, d’une superficie d’environ 45 km 2, s’étend sur les territoires de Macamic, de Chazel et d’Authier-Nord, en Abitibi. Plus précisément, le noyau habité de Macamic est sis sur le rivage sud du lac, à 15 km au sud-est de La Sarre.
