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July 29, 2026
Manitoba Museum Curator of Botany Fills a 40-Year Gap at Seal River, Polar Bears a Bonus
Dr. Diana Robson. Curator of Botany at the Manitoba Museum. by George Williams Most guests come to Seal River Heritage Lodge hoping to see a polar bear. Dr. Diana Robson came hoping to fill a gap in the province's plant record. "The polar bears were going to be sort of…
Josh Caspers and Carolyn Hanson on their Arctic Discovery at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams (Photos courtesy of guests Josh Caspers and Carolyn Hanson) Josh Caspers has a rule about tattoos. He only gets them for places that mark him. A Balinese dragon after Bali. A revolutionary artist's…
Summer polar bear photography. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams How do you convince someone that you walk with polar bears, and make it believable, in ten minutes? That was the challenge in Toronto this spring. Churchill Wild VP of Business Development Jackie Storry, Marketing Manager…
Polar bear walking on the beach at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Christina Schutt photo. by George Williams Most people think polar bear season is October and November. That is the freeze-up window when bears congregate near Churchill. The actual season on the Polar Bear Highway is July through November. Five…
January 30, 2026
Siku and the Legend of Warrior Pete: 30-Time Guests Turn Arctic Passion into Children’s Books
Siku & Pete. An old warrior polar bear shares his life story with the young, curious Siku. by George Williams There are travellers who visit the Arctic to check a box, and then there are those who let the north settle deep into their marrow. For Christoph and Fabienne Jansen…
April 30, 2025
The Magic of Nanuk. History, Memories and Photos.
The wetness of fall. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Anjali Singh photo. by George Williams There are some places in your life you never forget. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is one of them. I first travelled to Nanuk with my wife and 12-year-old daughter in 2013, before Churchill Wild had extensively…
December 19, 2024
A “Magnificent and Magical” Experience at Seal River Heritage Lodge
Polar bear friends. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Bobbie Baird photo. by Bobbie Baird Bobbie Baird at Seal River. 59.1528° N, 94.7820° W: Seal River Heritage Lodge sits on the western shore of Canada's Hudson Bay, 400 miles south of the Arctic Circle and 600 miles north of the USA/Canada border.…
