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The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers, including the Ashuapmushuan , the Mistassini , the Péribonka , the Des Aulnaies , the Métabetchouan , and the Ouiatchouane . The towns on its shores include Alma , Dolbeau-Mistassini , Roberval , Normandin , and Saint-Félicien . The lake was initially named Piékouagami (Flat Lake) by the Kakouchak Innu who lived on its shores. It was given its French name after Jean Dequen, a Jesuit missionary who in 1647 was the first European to reach its shores. Industry on the lake was dominated with the Fur Trade until the 19th Century . Colonization began in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in the early 1800s and continued intensively until the early 20th Century . Industry was mainly Forestry and Agriculture . In the 20th century, Pulp And Paper mills and Aluminum smelting rose to importance, encouraged by Hydroelectric dams at Alma and on the Péribonka River. Lac Saint-Jean also has an important summer resort and sport-fishing industry. The area is featured in the classic French novel ''Maria Chapdelaine'' by Louis Hémon published in 1914 and subsequently translated into twenty languages. |
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