What is the significance of that name? A friend of mine has been asking everyone, but no one seems to know. Please help
“Les pionniers de ce village, fondé en 1873, auraient poussé quelques “ah! ah!” d’admiration en découvrant, du haut d’une colline, le lac Témiscouata. Mais pourquoi la transformation de “ah! ah!” en “ha! ha!”? Sans doute une erreur de scribe sanctionnée par l’usage. D’autre part, le vieux mot “ha! ha!” (en indien Hescuewaska) désigne quelque chose d’inattendu.”
I have driven through St. Louis du Ha Ha! a few times.
According to the Lonely Planet Guide to Canada, “‘Haha’ is a french word traceable to the 15th century and meaning ‘unexpected barrier’ or ‘dead end’, says Canadian Geographic”.
And Lac Temiscouta is quite pretty, though not worth the drive along Hwy. 185…