Lac Tremblant, wedged between mountainous ridges, is a long and narrow lake with about 7 islands and 5 prominent bays.

In the 1890s, the railroad reached Saint-Jovite, and by 1904, it had been extended to Tremblant village on nearby Lac Mercier.

In 1902, the wooded shores were razed by fire, leading to the formation of the municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord in 1915 by its residents who wanted to protect the territory.

The new municipality adopted a conservationist charter, and as a result, there is a distinct difference in land use between the northern and southern half of the lake.

[2] The lake and its landscape have been the inspiration for several artists, including French writer Marie Le Franc (for the novel Helier fils des bois) and painters Michel Normandeau and Edwin Holgate.