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August 16, 2020
Refurbishing (and remembering) Camp Nanuq
Work crew at Camp Nanuq by Allison Francoeur Originally built in 1942 by an American engineering corps, the barracks type buildings of Camp Nanuq were relocated from the Churchill, Manitoba airport area and transformed into a great summer camp location for the town. Churchill was a joint military base though…
https://youtu.be/PLvLTQe4wpE?rel=0 Churchill Wild specializes in ground-level walking tours through the polar bear inhabited regions of Arctic Canada. We own and operate the only permanent ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast, which is home to the largest and most accessible polar bear population on the planet. We pioneered polar bear walking…
May 21, 2020
Stuck in deep slush in polar bear country
If you're going to get stuck in polar bear country, these are the guys you want with you. Churchill Wild guides Norm Rabiscah (left) and Kelly Turcotte in Churchill. by George Williams with photos courtesy of Glen Newstater and Kelly Turcotte There's always some kind of adventure going on in…
May 11, 2020
Happy 150th Birthday, Manitoba!
Polar bear giving directions at Dymond Lake Ecolodge on the Great Ice Bear Adventure. Teresa McDaniel photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Land of 100,000 lakes, home to the Polar Bear Capital of the World and a mecca for nature lovers, Manitoba turns 150 years old on May 12, 2020. Since 1920,…
February 7, 2020
If you want to see polar bears in the summer, we have to start early
Summer polar bears at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams If you want to see polar bears in the summer, we have to start early. There’s a lot of prep work to be done! Our preseason to-do list is long, detailed and designed with one goal in mind —…
February 12, 2019
Northern Perspectives Conference 2019 — Notes, Quotes and Connections
L to R: Patrick Tagoona, President, Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce, Chuck Davidson, President and CEO of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, and Victor Tootoo, President, Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce, on stage at the 2019 Northern Perspectives Conference. by George Williams Talent, imagination and the entrepreneurial spirit of the north…
February 4, 2018
The 3 Secrets behind 25 Years of Polar Bear Safari success
Dream big... William McVean photo. by Vanessa Desorcy If you had asked Churchill Wild founders and owners Mike and Jeanne Reimer what the future held back in 1993, it’s unlikely their answer would have been three fly-in polar bear eco-lodges; a dedicated team that share their vision; partnerships with National…
November 24, 2017
Photo tour leader finds polar bear paradise at Seal River Heritage Lodge
Eye-to-eye with a polar bear. Story and photos by Marc Latremouille, Wingstretch.com As a wildlife photography tour leader, a Polar Bear Photography Workshop was high on my list of trips to offer, so I began researching all the different options offered by the many companies and outfitters in Canada. We have…
