Saguenay Quebec Canada What a delight

Saguenay is a City of about 130000 people located on the Saguenay river approx. 200 km north of Quebec City. The Saguenay river is actually about 700 km long and we sailed about 150 km up through fjords to La Baie where the port is located. It is spectacularly beautiful with a new cruise terminal and wonderful surroundings. We were greeted by About 50 locals dressed in period costume and several red Indians in garb. They danced, had a full tepee, handing out blueberry pies and other local delicacies. They  have about 35 cruise ships a year. It was most entertaining and quite mind boggling. We walked around this area in the morning and found they import bauxite from Australia to make aluminium at several factories. Later  we took a bus into Saguenay City about 12 km away where they have a fabulous cathedral and many other beautiful buildings including an old paper mill that is now used as a museum. In 1996 they had a huge flood that destroyed a lot of the town. One. Building known as the little White House survived the flood as it's foundations were fastened to the surrounding rock ( see photo). We passed through some very nice farmland and lovely little towns. A highly recommended place to visit.

From the ship on arrival

Blueberry pies woo hoo

Big chief and the Mayor

Full tepee fire and all

A local river

Beautiful parkland

Stunning Cathedral

Little White house overlooking City

Mother Duck and a local brew