Summer polar bears at Seal River. Dan Wedel photo. by George Williams Retired airline pilot Dan Wedel was on his third polar bear safari with Churchill Wild this summer at Seal River Heritage Lodge, and took better photos than he thinks. “I took a bunch,” said Wedel. “You’ll have to…
Backlit polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Leighton Lum photo. by George Williams Thirty-five-year-old Hawaiian wildlife photographer Leighton Lum adjusted his 600mm telephoto lens, waiting for a massive white bear to amble along the Hudson Bay coastline into frame. This was the shot Lum had traveled thousands of miles for…
Wolf in fall colours at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams (With files from Jad Davenport) Churchill Wild has been seeing wolves at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge ever since they bought the property in 2009. It’s about time the wolves had their own photo…
Churchill Wild Blueberry Inn. Coming October 1! Artist rendering. Welcome to the new Churchill Wild Blueberry Inn! Churchill Wild is in the process of building a new facility for our guests in Churchill. The Blueberry Inn will be the perfect place for guests to relax and trade stories and photos…
Albert Saunders. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Look closely and you can see it etched in his face – 6,000 years of living and working in the wilderness on Canada’s Hudson Bay coast. Churchill Wild polar bear guide Albert “Butch” Saunders doesn’t say much, but…
A mother's love. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams Happy Mother’s Day from our Churchill Wild polar bears! We’ve had so many wonderful Moms at the Churchill Wild ecolodges over the years and we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to all Moms…
Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla (left) and 2021 Young Wilderness Photographer of the Year Meline Ellwanger became fast friends as new roommates on the Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast safari this spring at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla and 2021 Young Wilderness…
Churchill Wild guests kayaking with beluga whales on the Arctic Discovery safari. Over 50,000 beluga whales will make their way to Hudson Bay this summer. Will you be joining them? There are still a few spots available on this year’s Birds, Bears & Belugas and Arctic Discovery safaris, which begin…
The back garden at Prairie Wild will soon be in full bloom! Today is National Gardening Day and we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight Prairie Wild and how we have incorporated a farm-to-table approach when you’re dining with us at our remote ecolodges. The majority of fresh produce…
Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is quickly becoming known throughout the wolf world as the best place to photograph wolves at ground level, and at close range. Our spring Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast safaris in 2023 were our best ever, and the photos below are truly worth a thousand…