Polar bear family at Nanuk. Photo courtesy of Churchill Wild guest An Xiao. Click image for full album. by George Williams Guests take some fabulous photos on our summer polar bear safaris. Many are surprised by the fact that you can see polar bears without snow, and some, like An…
Janet the polar bear. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Vanessa Desorcy with photos by George Turner How does a 28-year old with a corporate background in advertising, working for clients like Marc Jacobs and British Petroleum in England, end up face-to-face with a polar bear in the Canadian wilderness as a…
Wolf in the willows. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. A tale of wellbeing, wonder and walking with polar bears Story and photos by Cheryl Hnatiuk (Psst…If you haven’t read Part I of this story, check it out here!) Being led by wildlife guides was new to me. Most of my photography…
Return to Nanuk. Ian Johnson photo. by George Williams Ian Johnson has been walking with polar bears and showcasing the Churchill Wild lodges to his photography clients since 2012. He’ll be back again in the fall of 2019. Word-of-mouth business has been good. Ian Johnson. The 52-year-old professional safari guide,…
Contest winner Natasha George and partner Fred Richings "keeping quiet while waiting for a moose" at Nanuk. by George Williams Natasha George won a trip for two to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in 2017, but it wasn’t the polar bears and wolves that impressed her most when she arrived at…
Polar bears sparring on Dymond Lake. Marta Szczycinska Spingardi photo. by George Williams “It was our best year ever for polar bears at Dymond Lake,” said Churchill Wild Director of Operations Nolan Booth. “Within a day of freeze-up we had bears at the lodge. And that was before the Great Ice…
Churchill Wild -- 25 Years of Adventure on the Hudson Bay Coast. Now available! Cover photo by Sean Crane. Click to buy at McNally Robinson. Churchill Wild is proud to announce the publication of our new 25th Anniversary coffee table book: Churchill Wild – 25 years of Adventure on the…
Churchill Wild co-founder Mike Reimer, winner of the 2018 Travel Manitoba Award of Distinction. Ian Johnson photo. Churchill Wild is proud to announce that our co-founder and owner Mike Reimer has received the 2018 Travel Manitoba Award of Distinction. The winners of Travel Manitoba’s 20th annual Manitoba Tourism Awards were…
Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge under the northern lights. Charles Glatzer photo. Churchill Wild is proud to announce that Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge has received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for 2018. The 2018 Certificate of Excellence is awarded to businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor.com over the…
Return to Seal River. by George Williams with photos by Charles Glatzer, EOL Canon Explorer of Light Charles Glatzer and his Shoot the Light clients will be joining Churchill Wild this fall for their record 10th visit to Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, looking for the…