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June 28, 2021

Collaboration with Prairie Wild

One of the things we’re most proud of at Churchill Wild Polar Bear Lodges is our produce - which might sound weird coming from a company that specializes in polar bear safaris. Prairie Wild is a sustainable orchard and produce farm located in southern Manitoba and owned and operated by…

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Polar bear at the waters edge. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ian Johnson photo.

Polar Bear Tours The Culinary Experience Prairie Wild Sustainability

April 19, 2021

How we’re showing love for our planet on Earth Day

April 22 is Earth Day, and while we believe it’s important to honour and protect our planet every day, this day of observation is an excellent time to reflect and look forward. After a year of quiet skies and roadways, it feels like there’s a pent-up demand for travel...

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The Culinary Experience Prairie Wild

December 14, 2020

Prairie Wild Veggie Box Subscriptions Available for 2021!

Prairie Wild CSA Veggie Box Subscriptions. June-October 2021. Winter has arrived in Manitoba and the greenery has headed into hibernation, but we’re already preparing for the 2021 season at the Churchill Wild polar bear lodges. We've also got something special from Prairie Wild for people in Winnipeg and the surrounding…

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Cranberry Glazed Turkey Breast. Karen Burns-Booth. Lavender and Lovage.

Seal River Heritage Lodge Blueberries & Polar Bears Cookbooks The Culinary Experience

November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving! Cranberry-glazed roast turkey breast with wild rice stuffing!

Cranberry-glazed roast turkey breast with wild rice stuffing. Karen Burns-Booth photo. Free Wild Delights Cookbook Download! Click Image. by George Williams Happy Thanksgiving to all our USA guests and friends! Travel and food writer Karen Burns-Booth of Lavender and Lovage was at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the Polar Bear…

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Ben and Nicole. Lodge Managers. Fresh fish fry.

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July 10, 2020

Working hard, playing hard and eating well. Summer in polar bear country.

Seal River Heritage Lodge managers Ben Lawrence and Nicole Spinks. Staff fish fry at North Knife Lake! by Nicole Spinks, Churchill Wild Lodge Manager It’s been a crazy start to the summer, but we’re certainly getting lots done! Normally, we would have just finished saying goodbye to the fishing guests…

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June 12, 2020

Arctic Organics means greener days ahead for Churchill Wild

Proud Arctic Organics founder Riley Friesen doing his "Jack and the Beanstalk" impression. Vanessa Desorcy photo. by Allison Francoeur In these uncertain times it’s nice to be sure about something. The plants are growing! Arctic Organics is entering its second spring and Riley Friesen, my brother-in-law, is eager to see…

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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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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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The Culinary Experience

Collaboration with Prairie Wild

How we’re showing love for our planet on Earth Day

Prairie Wild Veggie Box Subscriptions Available for 2021!

Happy Thanksgiving! Cranberry-glazed roast turkey breast with wild rice stuffing!

Working hard, playing hard and eating well. Summer in polar bear country.

Arctic Organics means greener days ahead for Churchill Wild

Berry pickers extraordinaire

The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine

The Next Generation of Arctic Chefs

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

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