“Huge fish in great numbers. And indiscriminate feeders. They’ll eat anything. You can catch 30 a day. It’s unlike anywhere else in their native territory. The fishing was amazing. We were fishing in waters that no one had ever fished before.” — Brian Irwin, New England Field Editor, Fly Fisherman…
The Ghost of the Willow. Guest post by Geetika Jain with photos by Ian Johnson We’re tearing around the vast flats that surround Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in the ‘Rhino’, now crunching the iced brown Cappuccino rivers, with misty ice swirling like steam. In the distance, a white form moves…
Curious polar bear club approaches us at Nanuk. Crai Bower photo. Instagram @CanadaFiles Web: FlowingStreamMedia.net by Vanessa Desorcy I’d been to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge and Seal River Heritage Lodge before, but hadn't yet experienced one of those polar bear encounters that makes you think “this can’t actually be real, it has to…
Outside viewing platform at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations Here we go again, the start of another polar bear watching season at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge! And we're more ready than ever to start the season! The camp looks amazing, but…
Coming face to face with a polar bear in the wild is definitely a bucket list item. Photo courtesy of Grazia UK. Travelling to Northern Canada meant Lauren Jarvis could tick three things off her bucket list -- getting face to face with polar bears, seeing the northern lights and…
Andy MacPherson. On guard. Jad Davenport photo. by Allison Reimer At Churchill Wild the job description for a guide can be, well, a little wild. The average person might think that leading 16 people across the tundra seeking out and observing one of the world’s fiercest predators is intimidating, but…
Rebecca and Karli Reimer in deep conversation with a sik sik at Seal River Heritage Lodge. The opportunity to be quiet and let nature speak to you and nourish your soul is, in my opinion, a necessary part of maintaining the balance of life. ~ Jeanne Reimer, Churchill Wild by…
Scanning the Hudson Bay coastline for polar bears. The coast of Hudson Bay has been teeming with wildlife since the last Ice Age ended approximately 11,500 years ago. A totally unique ecotone -- where four varied ecosystems are enveloped in a southern climate modified by a vast cold ocean --…
Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge was the host for the second phase of research on the Hudson Bay System Study (BaySys). Churchill Wild was proud to host scientific researchers from the University of Manitoba and across Canada at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge this winter and spring for a major scientific research…
Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbooks. Over 100,000 copies sold. by George Williams Congratulations to Betty Ann Luraschi of New York and Laura Plett of Manitoba, the Grand Prize winners in the 1st Annual Blueberries & Polar Bears Culinary Contest, sponsored by Churchill Wild! Betty Ann created Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken from…