The blurb says it’s the fourth longest fjord in the world. It took nearly 5 hours to sail it’s length each way. In the winter it freezes over and the locals drive out and go ice fishing on it!

We cruised in early …

… sailed past many of these …

… and were greeted by the locals … how very French!

We drove to the National Park for a better look. Over Big Salmon River …

Past many mountain lakes …

We found the pretty village of L’Anse Saint-Jean … complete with a covered bridge.

And drove to a high lookout for a better view of the fjord in both directions …

Then into the National Park. A rapid stream right by the road. I went down for a closer look.

We walked in the woods …

… and found this porcupine having lunch …

… and met Chip (or was it Dale?) …

And then went down to a marshy inlet on the fjord. Beautiful! … but, man, how ’bout dem bitin’ bugs!!

Back to the town of Chicoutimi, once home to a big paper mill. Now derelict (with a Museum, of course!) …

Then back down the fjord to the St Lawrence River. Past a 10 metre white statue of the Virgin Mary …

… and into the night.