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…
Helen Webber, The Cranberry Queen. Robert Postma photo. by Allison Reimer In the harsh environment of the Hudson Bay coastline, only the hearty survive, and that includes both the wildlife and the tundra beneath its feet. With a growing season of just 50 to 60 days, it’s a wonder the…
https://youtu.be/pnizBbq2yI8 A set of stirring videos portraying the emotional and physical experience of walking with polar bears at three remote polar bear lodges owned by Churchill Wild has won the 2016 Signature Award for Broadcast/Non-Broadcast (Made in Manitoba), presented to the best locally produced broadcast or non-broadcast commercial or video.…
1st Place. Polar Bears. Sheree Jensen. The 2016 Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest results are in! Once again we had some fabulous submissions, which made it very difficult to select the winners. We finally decided on the winning photos, which are displayed in the gallery below, followed by a text…
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…
Polar bear walks towards us at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Robert Postma photo. People are often surprised to hear that they can see polar bears during the summer at the Churchill Wild lodges, but polar bears naturally come ashore when the Hudson Bay ice melts, and as they do they…
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…
"And then she said..." by Vanessa Desorcy There are many cultures that revere polar bears. Some even have their own monikers for the great white bear. The Inuit call them Nanuk, (Hey, that’s just like the name of our Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge! What a crazy coincidence.) meaning an animal…
Award-winning National Geographic Creative photographer Jad Davenport. Award-winning National Geographic photographer and writer Jad Davenport will lead two exclusive in-field photography workshops on the Hudson Bay Odyssey at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge this fall from August 27-September 2 and August 31-September 6. And you can join him! Whether you're a novice…