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August 16, 2020
Refurbishing (and remembering) Camp Nanuq
Work crew at Camp Nanuq by Allison Francoeur Originally built in 1942 by an American engineering corps, the barracks type buildings of Camp Nanuq were relocated from the Churchill, Manitoba airport area and transformed into a great summer camp location for the town. Churchill was a joint military base though…
Churchill Wild/Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbook Contest Winners! Wild Delights Cookbook. Free Download below. This Churchill Wild/Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbook contest is now closed but you can still download your FREE Wild Delights PDF cookbook using the form below. We've also selected our first 20 winners, with more to…
May 21, 2020
Stuck in deep slush in polar bear country
If you're going to get stuck in polar bear country, these are the guys you want with you. Churchill Wild guides Norm Rabiscah (left) and Kelly Turcotte in Churchill. by George Williams with photos courtesy of Glen Newstater and Kelly Turcotte There's always some kind of adventure going on in…
May 11, 2020
Happy 150th Birthday, Manitoba!
Polar bear giving directions at Dymond Lake Ecolodge on the Great Ice Bear Adventure. Teresa McDaniel photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Land of 100,000 lakes, home to the Polar Bear Capital of the World and a mecca for nature lovers, Manitoba turns 150 years old on May 12, 2020. Since 1920,…
April 22, 2020
Happy Earth Day 2020!
Polar bear surveys his earthly domain at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Susan Jenkins photo. April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It’s a day when people around the world come together (virtually) and increase their efforts to preserve our precious planet. Every year, Earth Day has a…
April 15, 2020
Berry pickers extraordinaire
Helen Webber. A successful day of cranberry picking! Seal River Heritage Lodge. Robert Postma photo. by Helen Webber, co-author, Blueberries & Polar Bears We were foragers long before we met and had both experimented with making homemade jam and jelly. I can remember swapping stories with Marie (Woolsey) about trying…
March 31, 2020
The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine
Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbook authors Marie Woolsey (left) and Helen Webber at Dymond Lake in the late 1970s. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager “I had to fire my cook because he got drunk last night and was running through the halls naked. Can you come and take over?” This…
March 31, 2020
The Next Generation of Arctic Chefs
Karli Friesen (Reimer) and Zach Friesen. Karli spent five years as Head Chef at Churchill Wild. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager Continued from Part 1: The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine Like her mother Helen Webber, Jeanne Reimer took up the role of lodge chef out of necessity when she…
March 19, 2020
Doug and Helen Webber. Entrepreneurs, trailblazers, legends in the Canadian Tourism industry.
Doug and Helen Webber. Doug Bell photo. by George Williams Doug and Helen Webber have established an incredible legacy in the Canadian tourism industry that will live on for generations, not only through their children, grandchildren and Churchill Wild, but also through the thousands of people who have experienced their…
