Lake of the Cross
The Lake of the Cross is located in Upper Batiscanie, in the municipality of Lac-Édouard in La Tuque (census division), in the administrative region the Mauricie in province of Quebec, in Canada. Located about of Lac Édouard (Quebec) which is the head of Batiscan River, the "Lake of the cross" is a segment of path of the Batiscan River, near Triton Club. This wild sector grew on forestry and tourism upon the arrival of the railway CNR connecting Hervey-Jonction to Chambord, through the Lac-Édouard, in the late 19th century.
Toponymy
The French toponym "Lac à la croix" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names in Commission [de toponymie du Québec]. The name of the lake is in harmony with the other place names located at the area east of the "Lake of the cross". These toponyms are tinged with Christianity Lake Charity which flows into the Batiscan River and its tributaries upstream: "Petite Charité 1", "Petite Charité 2", Lac l'Espérance and "Lac Petite Espérance". While the "Lac de la foi" flows eastward into Lake "Trois Caribou". These various lakes are connected by footpaths of the Lordship of Triton. The maps of the area still shows the layout of ancient paths connecting the lakes. The development of inter-lake trails and place names are similar to a good sector of pilgrimage that were once popular.In addition, fifty kilometers separates the mouth of the lake to the Cross and the Island of the cross (Quebec).
In June 2013, the Bank of place names in Geographical [Names Board of Canada] has 60 homonyms related to "Lake of the Cross" 29 names "lac à la Croix", 12 "Lac en Croix", 10 "Lac de la Croix", 3 "Lac la Croix", 5 "Petit Lac à la Croix" and on "Lac La Croix". In addition, several other variants complicate the toponymy of Quebec and Canada: "Pointe à la Croix", "Rose-Croix", Sainte-Croix, Anse-à-la-Croix, "Chemin de la Croix", Ile-de-la-Croix, Montagne-de-la-Croix, Pointe-de-la-Croix, "Rivière de la Croix" and "rue de la Croix".