The surface of Talbot Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Its current outline is dependent on the erection of a dam at its discharge; its southern and western shores are formed of marshy soil.

This lawyer, born in the Montmagny region, first settled in Quebec, where he practiced law after his studies at Laval University.

Ardent defender of his region, Antonio Talbot as Minister of Highways, from 1944 to 1960, ensures the completion of the road connecting Quebec to Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.

This long-awaited road link finally makes this region more accessible, which could then only be reached through the Baie-Saint-Paul hinterland.