▁ice ▁roads ▁on ▁Lake ▁Cro che ▁and ▁" L ac - aux - Ch ic ots " ▁( la ke ▁of ▁sn ags ) ▁and ▁allow ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁sett lers ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁winter ▁Saint - T ite , ▁the ▁main ▁business ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁or ▁still ▁to ▁logging ▁cam ps ▁until ▁Mission ary ▁Lake . ▁In ▁summer , ▁the ▁sett lers ▁used ▁small ▁boats ▁or ▁b arg es . ▁ ▁This ▁chain ▁lake ▁is ▁border ed ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁by ▁Rang ▁Saint - Pierre , ▁which ▁is ▁colon ized ▁soon ▁after ▁Rang ▁Saint ▁- Mich el ▁and ▁Saint - Jose ph . ▁ ▁Lac ▁Cro che ▁served ▁including ▁for ▁the ▁floating ▁logs ▁head ed ▁to ▁saw mill ▁of ▁The oph ile ▁Mag nan ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Napoleon ▁Mag nan , ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Lake ▁Cro che , ▁near ▁the ▁dam . ▁ ▁Cover ed ▁bridge ▁of ▁Lake ▁Cro che , ▁connecting ▁Rang ▁Saint - Mich el ▁North ▁and ▁Du ▁Pont ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁village , ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁bridge . ▁At ▁the ▁col dest ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁winter , ▁ice ▁on ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁cut ▁by ▁men ▁on ▁Lake ▁Cro che ▁with ▁handed ▁saw ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁cool ers ▁of ▁village ▁or ▁rows ▁residents . ▁They ▁lifted ▁the ▁ice ▁with ▁hook s ▁ice . ▁A ▁public ▁w are house ▁for ▁ice ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁lake ,