Lac-Jérôme

Lac-Jérôme is an unorganized territory of the Minganie region, in the North Shore region of northeastern Quebec.

During their stay in Lac-Jérôme, users develop an authentic relationship with wild and often virgin nature.

Understand

The various Canadian censuses report no residents there.

The lack of access roads hampers travel in this forested and wild territory.

This territory abounds in natural wealth, in particular its thousands of bodies of water (which cover 25.4% of the territory), rivers, mountains, mining resources, immense forests. This territory is home to a variety of wildlife typical of these northern regions.

History

The origin of this toponym derives from Lac Jérôme, which is located in the upper part of the watershed of the Mingan River, which flows south to empty into the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the territory of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan.

Get in

By plane

The seaplane is a practical means of transport to access the territory, usually for fishing & hunting, trapping, or any other expedition in wild forest areas. In winter, planes landing here are equipped with skis.

By car

Lac-Jérôme is accessible via Route 138, which runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf. From downtown Montreal, it is required to travel 960 km (600 mi) by road to Rivière-au-Tonnerre or 1,263 km (785 mi) to at Natashquan. To reach Lac-Jérôme from one of the municipalities in the south of the MRC of Minganie, it is necessary to go north by taking a forest road, by going up a river by boat, by using an ATV or by snowmobile in winter. Some prefer to make the trip by seaplane, or by plane on skis in winter. Various outfitters offer these northern expedition services or hunting & fishing type packages.

Get around

This territory does not have drivable roads, except in the southern part of Lac-Jérôme where a few forest roads connect to the municipalities in the south of the MRC. However, you can travel there to a limited extent by all-terrain vehicles (ATV) in summer or more efficiently by snowmobile in winter, thanks to the freezing of the water bodies. Several snowmobile trails, which are connected to the Route Blanche pass through this TNO.

Do

• hunting and trapping:
• fishing: real fishing on bodies of water or streams abundant with native species of fish
• wild camping: in an angelic territory, far from the hectic life of urban areas and in the most beautiful scenery of nature
• the descent of rivers in kayaks, canoes or other light boats
• expeditions by mountain bike (in summer and on the trails in winter) or by snowmobile (in winter): the intrepid venture further and further on the TNO to discover the jewels of these endless forests;
• the aerial flight to admire the embedded valleys, the remaining mountains capped with snow longer in the spring, the rivers manifesting themselves in different moods, the immense virgin forests, the bodies of water of all form decorating the forest landscape, the impressive cliffs;
• observations of the richness of biodiversity: a wild fauna where the bear is king outside the hibernation season, a geology of all colours and a land relief with secrets to track down;
• the observation of the sky: the aurora borealis, the clear starry skies allowing to distinguish the movement in the sky of large satellites, the superb sunrises and sunsets, the clouds announcing the weather to come, and the migratory birds passing by millions in the spring and fall.

Sleep

Connect

Low-altitude satellite communication services (eg Starlink satellite constellation) are increasingly accessible in remote areas such as the North Shore; they allow you to make video calls, play online games, view streaming video, and perform other high-speed activities, among other things. In remote areas, these satellite communication services offer security and efficiency.