September 24, 2023

This morning we docked at Saguenay in time for us to take a walk before lunch and our afternoon excursion. The town is made up of the 2002 merger of three neighboring towns to form one municipality. There are multiple industries, beautiful old churches, a university, and a tourist industry that welcomes 80 cruise ships per year. 

The town experienced a major flood in the 1990 when they got 15 inches of rainfall in a week. The flooded river breeched the dam and destroyed many houses and displaced 1,600 people. “The White House” survived and stands today in a park with water rushing out the front door as it did during the flood.

We turned into the Saguenay River from the St. Lawrence. The fjord here is referred to as an inland fjord because it empties into a river instead of the sea. The fresh water from the fjord maintains a different strata from that of the tidal St.Lawrence. Fishermen catch both salt water and fresh water fish.