Saguenay

The Saguenay is the major tributary of the St Lawrence River. Tremendously deep in places (up to 275 m (900 ft)), all sorts of marine life including whales and salmon are found in its tidal, salt water reaches.

The countryside through which the Saguenay Fiord twists and turns (sometimes between cliffs 180-300 m (590-980 ft) high) presents three quite different faces, dense forest giving way in turn to agricultural land and industrial development.

By far the best - and in some parts the only - way to see the Saguenay is by water. There are cruises daily from Chicoutimi between June and September.

History

The Saguenay Fiord was discovered by Jacques Cartier on his second expedition up the St Lawrence