Hauling wood on Hudson Bay. Thumbs up for the boggans! by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations Every year we put together a dream team of die-hard northerners and head up the coast of Hudson Bay to cut wood for our polar bear lodges. It's always an adventure and there…
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 --…
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…
Seal River Heritage Lodge under the sun that powers it. Churchill Wild lodges will be increasing their use of solar power in 2017, which has been declared the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations. "Right now we run 16 solar panels at 340 watts per…
Story and photos by Robert Postma, Churchill Wild Photo Leader I can see the runway for Seal River Heritage Lodge and Dymond Lake Eco-Lodge approaching from the cockpit of our turbo otter. The greeting party is there, dressed in a myriad of colours to welcome us for a week of…
Story and photos courtesy of Ian Johnson Safaris and Photography It was fantastic to be back at one of my favourite places on earth this fall, Seal River Heritage Lodge, and seeing the surrounding area covered in snow and some new ice! It was a vastly different landscape compared to…
Lone wolf patrols fence at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Derek Kyostia photo. by Derek Kyostia, Churchill Wild Guide Management was growing increasingly concerned as guides and guests alike were staggering back to the polar bear lodge at Seal River, suspiciously giddy if not seemingly intoxicated, after each and every outing…
Arctic Jewels. Nourish Magazine photo. Click image to visit their site. by Jennifer Ennion Reprinted courtesy of Nourish Magazine by Natural Health, September 2016 White petals of wild chamomile dance in the gentle wind along the rocky shore of Hudson Bay. The yellowing tips of sea lime grass sway nearby.…
Courtney Horwood at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams with photos by Courtney Horwood How many 25-year-olds can say they've stomped (or walked softly on) the tundra with wild polar bears? Courtney Horwood can. She did it this summer at Seal River Heritage Lodge, while also plunging into the…
Weather Channel Grand Prize winner "Fire On Ice" by Greg Gulbransen. Taken at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams A polar bear photo taken by New York pediatrician Greg Gulbransen on last year's Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge has been selected as the Grand Prize…