The railroad’s close proximity to lac Édouard
![Sepia-toned photo shows how close the railroad is to lac Édouard. Workers on a railway carriage; in the foreground someone fishes on the banks of lac Édouard. Inscription at bottom of the photo reads: Lake Edward (North).](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/la-peche-en-mauricie_fishing-in-the-mauricie-region/wp-content/uploads/sites/102/2018/07/06M_P74S8SS1D1P38.jpg)
Lac Édouard, vue orientée vers le nord, Studio de photographie Livernois, 1887-1890
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Mercier Family Funds, P74, S8, SS1, D1, P38
Isolated from civilization, the first families to settle along the lake were thrilled to finally have access to a railroad. Around 1915, the number of families residing in the area gradually increased, for a total population of approximately 600.