Passengers on the wharf in La Malbaie, c. 1950.
© Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Joseph-Adélard Boucher coll., jab1128b.
The Canada Steamship Lines put an end to passenger travel in 1965, choosing to focus its activities on the shipping of merchandise instead. It was a blow to Charlevoix’s tourist industry, especially for Tadoussac, which was less accessible than other eastern Quebec tourist destinations. A new industry of whale-watching would develop around the mouth of the Saguenay, with departures from either Tadoussac or Rivière-du-Loup.