Polar bear in fall snow skiff at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Dennis Fast photo. Story and photo by Dennis Fast It was late fall, the weather was turning colder, and the skiffs of snow that fell were just beginning to linger. It was early morning at Dymond Lake Ecolodge when this…
Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Home of the Great Ice Bear Adventure. Christine Hayden photo. Dymond Lake Ecolodge is the host for our Great Ice Bear Adventure. It is also where our family originally learned how to walk with polar bears. It was the first of our lodges built by Jeanne Reimer’s…
Gyrfalcon has gull lunch in claws as polar bear watches in background. Derek Kyostia photo. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild Most visitors to Dymond Lake Eco-Lodge for the Great Ice Bear Adventure have one thing on their mind, and that is Ursus maritimus, better known as the polar…
Longtime Churchill Wild guide, photographer and professional photo leader Dennis Fast has published a beautiful new 12 x 11 coffee-table book filled with glossy images of polar bears, beluga whales, seascapes, icescapes, landscapes, northern lights, caribou, wolves, foxes, polar bear cubs, Arctic birds and more. Covering all four seasons in…
The entries for our annual Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest were fabulous as usual. You all take such excellent photographs! Thank you very much to all who entered and a hearty congratulations to all the winners below! Winner Name Category Place Ryan Scott Polar Bears 1st Barbara Landsberg Polar Bears 2nd…
by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild Polar bear Mom and cub checking out the new Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Dennis Fast photo. Well, once again we find ourselves in the off season, so that means sitting around the office drinking coffee and Baileys in our pajamas and telling…
by Terry Elliot, Churchill Wild Guide Yesterday was a great day on the Great Ice Bear Adventure! Beautiful sunny skies at sunrise, and we could hear a moose calling on the other side of the lake, so we gathered everyone up and walked across the ice. Moose are hard to…
The Original Arctic Safari 2013 is Churchill Wild's 20th anniversary and to celebrate this milestone we are offering a chance to have Two Arctic Safaris for the price of one! Churchill Wild's Great Ice Bear Adventure was the first package offered back in 1993. To commemorate the creation of the Original Arctic Safari we are presenting a…
"Seeing a polar bear on foot was unforgettable!" ~ Debra Hartsell & Michael James Polar bear saunters in for breakfast at Dymond Lake. The Great Ice Bear Adventure is one of the most diverse and holistic fall wildlife viewing packages offered anywhere in the world. It combines four days at Dymond…
Safaris Walking where the white bear prowls This story originally appeared in the April 2013 issue of Up Here Magazine. In Churchill, a wildlife-watching company steps into daring territory. When it comes to ferocious carnivores, Ian Johnson’s seen it all. The veteran safari operator from Johannesburg, South Africa, has walked among…