Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo. by George Williams We’re kicking off our 31st season of summer polar bear safaris with Birds, Bears & Belugas at Seal River Heritage Lodge on July 6, which makes it the perfect time to have a conversation with Dennis Fast, Churchill Wild’s first Head…
1st Place - Polar Bear - Siyu Liu - Nanuk Emergence Quest - Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge The 2023 Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest results are in! It was another fabulous contest full of beautiful submissions and, as always, it was very difficult to pick winners. There were just so…
Sunset snooze at Seal River. Anja Kolb-Kokocinski photo. by George Williams Felix Kokocinski and his wife Anja Kolb-Kokocinski have been to the Churchill Wild ecolodges several times, but their Arctic Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge and the Tundra Camp on the Barren Lands at Schmok Lake, still holds a…
Polar bear in fall colours on the Arctic Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ron Ouellette photo. by George Williams "What is the best time to see polar bears?" It’s the most commonly asked question we get at Churchill Wild. Our answer? It really depends on which of nature’s seasonal…
Seal River Heritage Lodge, Dymond Lake Ecolodge, and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge today. by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild’s 30th anniversary, for the next 30 days leading up to Christmas, we’ll take a look back at some of the milestones that have helped us become the world’s leading…
1st Place - Polar Bear - Stephen Mount - Great Ice Bear - Dymond Lake Ecolodge The 2022 Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest results are in! It was another fabulous contest full of beautiful submissions and, as always, it was very difficult to pick winners. There were just so many…
Bonnie Nash (third from right, green hood) and her group on the Arctic Safari. Bonnie Nash was a guest on our Arctic Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge and Schmok Lake this fall, and kindly allowed us to reprint her journal from the adventure here. No one can describe a…
Beluga whale viewing is always a highlight for guests on our Birds, Bears and Belugas, Summer Dual Lodge and Arctic Discovery safaris. Their white skin reflects the blues and greens of Hudson Bay and can be seen from hundreds of feet above, giving them an ethereal appearance. Beluga whales are…
Polar bear in ice fog at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Rick Beldegreen photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Maybe seeing polar bears in Canada has been a dream of yours for a long time. Maybe you know someone who saw them and thought, “Hey, that’s pretty cool. I’d like to do that.”…
On the edge of the ice floe. So what does one do when COVID-19 shuts down a summer season of guests visiting our ecolodges and takes away our opportunities to make some wonderful new friends? Create a new expedition, of course, in anticipation of being able to power into 2021…