A day in Saguenay, Quebec

Friendly.  Lots of smiles.  That’s what you notice when you visit Saguenay, Quebec.  The ship was met with historical reenactments and local musicians on the dock.  It was great. 


I took a walk into the town today, and the opportunity to learn more about the history of this area (I attended the “La Fabuleuse:  Histoire d’un Royaume”).  


It was a great day in this beautiful community.  Au revoir, Saguenay!

This is such a picturesque community in Canada.

Kids from the La Fabuleuse show were giving folks a preview.

Folks in period costumes were here to welcome us to Saguenay, Quebec

The kids must have gotten a day off of school today to perform for the cruisers.

The native people named this area, and French explorers adapted the names for settlement.  

These guys were really good, and they serenaded folks as they entered the visitor's center.

Saguenay has a long history.  It's also sad:  While folks were watching the Atlantic Olympics in 1996, the city was destroyed by flooding waters.

There were neat little shops in the city.  This was outside a shop that sold only hand made soaps.

A sea plane was landing as I walked along the river.

Here's the Zuiderdam.  Today we got to dock.  The Oceania ship had to tender.

The historical reenactment included lasers, holograms, explosions, and lots of animals (horses, pigs, ducks, etc).  The most shocking was the dropping of paratroopers (representing the era of WWII) from the ceiling. 

Saguenay had paper production as its largest industry, but tourism has become more important when the mills closed.

Here's the Visitor's Center.  You'll not the helicopter I took for a ride (see my other blog entry on Saguenay).

We could dock at PEI.  This ship was the one who was able to dock.  We missed the port of call because it was dangerous to tender on Saturday.

Folks hike up to the cross during a stay in Saguenay.

Here's a shot using my great lens on my camera.  It can be seen in the helicopter photos that I took in the other blog entry,