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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…

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Wild Delights Cookbook. Churchill Wild. Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbooks.

Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbooks Churchill Wild History

June 15, 2020

Wild Delights Cookbook PDF. Contest Winners and Free Download.

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…

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Sherp on the ice road to Seal River Heritage Lodge.

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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…

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Polar bear sitting. Teresa McDaniel photo.

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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,…

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Polar bear standing in fall foliage. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge.

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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…

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Cranberry picking at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Helen Webber. Robert Postma photo.

Seal River Heritage Lodge The Culinary Experience Churchill Wild History 25th Anniversary

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…

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Marie Woolsey and Helen Webber foraging for dinner. Dymond Lake Ecolodge.

Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbooks The Culinary Experience Churchill Wild History

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…

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Karli Friesen (Reimer) and Zack Friesen.

Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbooks The Culinary Experience Churchill Wild History

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…

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Seal River Heritage Lodge Dymond Lake Ecolodge North Knife Lake Lodge Churchill Wild History

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…

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The Culinary Experience Churchill Wild History

March 16, 2020

Meet Marie Woolsey. Co-Author of the Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbook Series.

Marie Woolsey (right) and Helen Webber at North Knife Lake Lodge. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager Blueberries & Polar Bears co-author Marie Woolsey grew up in Ontario, Canada eating simple meals with her parents and two sisters. Special occasions may have warranted a roast chicken, but for the most part…

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Churchill Wild History

Refurbishing (and remembering) Camp Nanuq

Wild Delights Cookbook PDF. Contest Winners and Free Download.

Stuck in deep slush in polar bear country

Happy 150th Birthday, Manitoba!

Happy Earth Day 2020!

Berry pickers extraordinaire

The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine

The Next Generation of Arctic Chefs

Doug and Helen Webber. Entrepreneurs, trailblazers, legends in the Canadian Tourism industry.

Meet Marie Woolsey. Co-Author of the Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbook Series.

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