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THE LAKE
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Size |
length = 11 km, width at the center = 2 kms
depth = 130 feet (front of the estate) | |
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Upstream basin |
parc du Mont Orford and forest land; no agriculture nor industry. | |
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Water |
exceptionally pure and unpolluted.
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Fauna |
aquatic birds (ducks, loons, etc.), shore (mink, beavers); fishing: grey trout, bass, perch... | |
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Activities |
summer: canoeing, swimming, sailing,
ski, fishing winter on the ice: ski, fishing, skating | |
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Speed control |
motorboats speed maximum of 10 km/h at 100 meters from the shore (buoys and water patrol in summer). |
THE REGION
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Where |
Eastern Townships, Appalachian mountains on the Eastern side of
Mount Orford, surrounded by a wild forest reserved for a future park
and national preserve. | |
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Road access |
single access by
Road #222, then Chemin Bombardier at which end starts the
private Road, Chemin du Mont Cathedrale. | |
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Distances |
Racine = 12
min
St-Denis de Brompton = 10 min
Valcourt = 15 min
Magog = 25 min
Sherbrooke = 20 min
Montreal = 1h 20 min
Orford Park and Center = 25 min
US border = 45 min |
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