I asked Google AI, what percent of the world public is familiar with the city of Saguenay, Canada.  The answer was significantly less than 1%.  I never before even heard of it.  So  yesterday, I toured this city of 170,000 or so, and will do what I can to entertain and educate you.  In a way, my feelings were similar to some of the less exciting cities we visited on the American Melody from Memphis to New Orleans, our previous cruise on this two-month journey.  But there was something special about Saguenay.  Maybe, especially that great ice fishing story at the end. Is in the region of Quebec, Canada. On the Saguenay River, 120 miles north of Quebec City by overland route. Formed in 2002 by merging the cities of Chicoutimi and Jonquiere, and town of La Baie. Population of 152,000, with 5.4% indigenous peoples. The broader administrative region covers a total area of over 41,313 square miles, about the size of South Korea, which has a population of mor...

  I just watched on HBO Max,   Fukushima:  A Nuclear Nightmare,   a 2026 British-American documentary directed by James Jones and Megumi Inman, exploring the 11March2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.  A gripping film.  Too new to be rated by   RottenTomatoes.   Read my   Huffington Post   article on   The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami:  The Aftermath . The production features Ikuo Izawa, a Tokyo Electric Power Company supervisor at the nuclear site, who deserves an Oscar for his performance.  He was there from Day 1 as one of the  Fukushima 50  and worked at the site until help came.  From  Wikipedia : There were 800 workers at the site when the tsunami struck on 11March2011. These 50 volunteered to remain to stabilize the nuclear reactors for the crucial first few days 6 am  Wake up 7–8 am  Meeting at the anti-seismic building  10 am Breakfast (biscuits about 30 pieces and ...