A Taste of the Boreal Country: Wine, Cheese, Blueberries
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Port
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
Information Not Currently Available
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$150
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
4 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Visit the Fromagerie Boivin Interpretive Centre to sample some of the cheeses lovingly crafted on this property. Learn about the history of this family enterprise, whose ups and downs have kept alive the entrepreneurial spirit of this business that now produces about five million pounds of cheese annually.
Your panoramic drive continues through the town of Chicoutimi to Jonquière. Watch for the little white house on the Saguenay River -- it miraculously survived the flood of 1996. You'll also pass the Pulp Mill, founded in 1898 to produce high-quality paper pulp for worldwide export and see the Rio Tinto Aluminum Factory in Jonquière.
Nothing says boreal regions like blueberries, grown naturally in the damp taiga soil and long days of this latitude. At Domaine Le Cageot, learn all about the history of blueberries in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean while enjoying a delicious blueberry pastry accompanied by a cup of blueberry tea. Taste some wines made with blueberries and other fruit, and discover other artisanal berry products -- vinegar dressing, jam, jelly, syrup, honey, and chocolate -- all available for purchase.