A museum on a fjord…read more Museums are cool places and fjords are cool places so a museum on a fjord is a very, very cool place. The Musee Du Fjord is located in the Quebec town of Labaie right on the majestic Sagueney Fjord. Great hiking, mountain biking and yaking in all directions and the museum just makes it even better. The whole area was devastated by massive floods back in 1996 and had to be rebuilt so the museum is still new and shiny. Extremely clean, I actually wiped my feet before going in. The building itself is much larger than it looks from the outside and has a very spacious feel inside. Not crowded and cluttered like many museums, this is a place where you can stroll about and look at stuff without worrying about knocking something over or stepping on someone. I've been here several times and each time it had new exhibits. The emphasize is on the local history and ecology of the area and the displays are both entertaining and edifying. Lots of cool models of fishies with some huge and impressive cartilaginous beasties. Enough to make you wonder what's lurking beneath you while yaking the fjord. The history of the region is also well represented and many displays tell stories in a extremely interesting and fascinating manner. Staff members unobtrusively wander about and will patiently answer any stupid questions. While I was there lots of kids were running around both inside and out with nets and buckets. Obviously the museum is an active and learning facility and not just a static and morbid mausoleum. Incredibly clean bathrooms and a cool little gift shop are located in the front of the building. Lots of books, trinkets, souvenirs and of course crummy t-shirts are available to buy for friends or better yet yourself. I don't imagine too many people go out of their way to visit Labaie. That's too bad because the area is a pristine and beautiful place to spend some time. The Musee du Fjord gives names and history to the surrounding water and hills and is a great example of what a museum should be. A museum on a fjord

We stopped in for a visit after our cruise ship docked in nearby LA Baie. There were two options to…read moreget to the museum: take the pricey hop on hop off bus from the cruise ship or take the easily accessible public bus which drops you off only a block away from the museum. Inside the museum, you will find a great exhibit detailing the history of Canadian military aviation, from the pioneers of flight to the current airmen watching over the Canadian skies. Being in Quebec, we were happy to see all descriptions were in BOTH English and French, allowing us to enjoy the exhibit to its fullest. Included in the price of admission is access to the outdoor airplane exhibit, a guided tour of the interior exhibit (in French but if they have enough staff, they can give it in english as well), and a small tour of the barracks of the nearby Bagotville airbase (Thr staff does a good job making sure someone who speaks e glish is avaialbke to give the guided tour). The tour of the barracks was only alright as you are no longer allowed onto the base itself, but the airplane garden outside was fun to see. Though it's a smaller museum, it was a fun few hours spent! As an aviation enthusiast, it can take you about 2 hours, but you could easily go through the museum in 30-40 minutes if you're not as interested in it. All in all, I would definitely recommend a visit!

Although, I admit, I didn`t really care that much about the history of the Saguenay, la Pulperie…read morewas surprisingly interesting! The house of Arthur Villeneuve, and his art, which I was not expecting at all, was one of the most unique and interesting things that I have seen since arriving in Chicoutimi. It`s worth going to the museum just to see that!