Parc National du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
This park protects a wide swath of land along the banks of the Saguenay Fjord; the water itself is within Parc Marin du Saguenay–St-Laurent. The park is…
Must-see attractions in Saguenay-Lac St Jean
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
Until the 1920s, this was Canada's biggest pulp mill. Even the paper for the New York Times came from Chicoutimi pulp. Exhibits and guided tours explain…
Parc National de la Pointe-Taillon
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
Want to get into the lake? On the north side of Lac St Jean, this provincial park has sandy lakeside beaches where you can swim, as well as rent canoes,…
Village Historique Val Jalbert
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
A ghost town that was inhabited from 1901 until a few years after the pulp mill closed in 1927. There's a trolleybus with running commentary from one of…
Musée Amérindien de Mashteuiatsh
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
In an Indigenous community on the lakeshore north of Roberval, this museum features good exhibits on the area's Pekuakamiulnuatsh group.
Musée de la Petite Maison Blanche
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
Built in 1900, in the area known as 'the Basin,' this house, now a museum, withstood water moving with a force equivalent to Niagara Falls in a 1996 flood…
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
Half museum, half aquarium, the Musee du Fjord helps visitors understand the unique ecosystem of the Saguenay Fjord and the history of the region. It's a…
