More spectacular views of Hudson Bay and polar bears on the way! by Nolan Booth It's only June 1 and the big timbers are already standing! We got off to our earliest construction start ever at Seal River Heritage Lodge on May 19 and we hit the ground running. We…
Churchill Wild's Courtney Horwood helps release Great Horned Owl at the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre. Churchill Wild's Nolan Booth, Courtney Horwood, Sue Brown and Vanessa Desorcy recently paid a visit to the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Ile des Chênes, Manitoba to participate in the release of a bald eagle…
George Kourounis (yellow jacket) and crew at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo by Zorianna Kit. by George Williams How many people do you know who can chase down a tornado, stare into the eye of a hurricane and rappel into an erupting volcano, while filming it all? We only know…
1st Place. Landscapes. Raja Banerjee. Great Ice Bear Adventure. The results are in! And once again we had some outstanding submissions to our annual Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest, which made it tough to select the winners. We finally came up with the winning photos, which are displayed in the gallery…
Monster tuna! L to R Doreen Booth, Nolan Booth, Mike Reimer, Jeanne Reimer. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations With the polar bear safari season fast approaching, boss Mike decided some of the management should get out and do some fishing. So out comes the plan for myself and…
Story and photos by Andy Skillen Wolves are almost mythical creatures. Elusive beyond belief, these shadows of the forest and tundra are the epitome of true wilderness. Bears may be the beating heart of the Hudson Bay ecosystem, but wolves are undoubtedly its soul. There is really nowhere in the…
Cat Train crew ready for action! Left to Right: Stuart Reimer, Chris Cook and Andy MacPherson by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations Another winter is slowly coming to an end and just in time, as we've just completed our annual Cat Train to Seal River. This year we moved…
Crusted Caribou Tenderloin. Ian McCausland photo by George Williams At Churchill Wild we take great pride in the culinary experience we offer, but we never could have imagined that photos of the dishes we serve at our lodges would look good enough to eat in print. That's exactly what resulted…
Kayaking among beluga whales is becoming increasingly popular. by George Williams Conservation and sustainability projects are often initiated only after a habitat or species has shown signs of deterioration, which is sometimes too late. Manitoba's recently released Beluga Habitat Sustainability Plan (PDF) is ahead of its time. "The idea is to…
Award-winning photograph of northern lights blanketing full moon over Hudson Bay. Taken by James Heupel at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams It's extremely rare to capture a full moon rising behind the northern lights, but Churchill Wild guest Jim Heupel did just that at Seal River Heritage Lodge…