Long believed by early explorers such as Champlain to be the gateway to a fabled kingdom that the Iroquois described as mysterious and bursting with precious metals, the Saguenay Fjord was carved out of billion year old rock by glacial activity during the last ice age.
This article first appeared in the Early Summer 2009 issue of Adventure Kayak Magazine. For more great content, subscribe to Adventure Kayak’s print and digital editions here.