Freshly picked berries at Seal River Heritage Lodge! by Mike Reimer Sure, we have fancy lodges to stay in and a great supply chain of fresh groceries from points south, but along the way we have managed to keep a strong connection to the land and waters we inhabit. Jeanne,…
Summer polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Birds, Bears & Belugas safari. Johnny Berg photo. by George Williams The fireweed bloomed early this July at Seal River Heritage Lodge, turning the tundra purple weeks ahead of schedule. Photographers ditched their big lenses for wide shots of the sweeping landscapes.…
Tripod aka Hercules at Seal River Heritage Lodge with her new cub. Quent Plett photo. by George Williams Managers and staff are always excited to see the first polar bear of the season at Seal River Heritage Lodge when they’re preparing the lodge for the first polar bear safari of…
Ben and Nicole have a visitor at the gate! Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams The plane circles once over Hudson Bay before touching down on the gravel airstrip, carrying Nicole Spinks and Ben Lawrence back to Seal River Heritage Lodge, 60 km north of Churchill, for their eighth…
Out for a walk at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ethan Pronovost photo. by George Williams Some wildlife encounters demand more than a single perspective. Churchill Wild's Summer Dual Lodge Safari follows polar bears across two dramatically different landscapes over 11 days, each revealing a different chapter of their story. A…
RVC group all set for their Pre-FAM flight to Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams Sixteen of the world's elite luxury travel professionals beat the summer polar bears to Seal River Heritage Lodge last week, and they were blown away. The group was participating in one of the exclusive…
by George Williams Churchill Wild is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Summer Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast Expedition, which will run from July 24 to August 2, 2026 at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. In the vast wilderness of Manitoba's Kaska Coast, where the boreal…
Polar bear mom and cub snuggles. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Allison Reimer 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…
Guide talks to a polar bear at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams On the rugged shores of Hudson Bay, where the vast northern wilderness meets the historic waters of the Arctic, one name has defined authentic polar bear encounters for generations: Churchill Wild is the…
Polar bears playing in Hudson Bay. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Andreas Meyer-Wernecke photo. by Maggie Cole Most people think you can only see Churchill polar bears in the traditional polar bear viewing months of October and November, but you can actually see these great white bears along the Hudson Bay…