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…
Seal River Heritage Lodge and the land of the disappearing sea. Michael Poliza photo. by Allison Francoeur Seal River Heritage Lodge rests on the edge of the Hudson Bay, on an esker pointing the way to beluga whales dancing in the Bay’s waves. With one of the largest changes in…
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…
White on white. Polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge on the Polar Bear Photo Safari. Dennis Fast photo. by George Williams “When 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…
Semi-resident polar bear Scarbrow likes Dymond Lake Ecolodge best. Tania Watene photo. by Allison Francoeur Dymond Lake Ecolodge is where I started my fledgling career of being a hula dancer. It’s one of the many embarrassing childhood stories I have, thanks to having two older sisters. If you buy me…
Mom and cubs at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Michael Poliza photo. Dear Friends, Christmas is a time for enjoying the many blessings of family and loved ones. Our newly born polar bear cubs will soon be emerging from their dens with Mom and heading out on to the Hudson Bay sea…
"Warrior Pete" the polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jenny Loren photo. by George Williams An old warrior polar bear took his final walk at Seal River Heritage Lodge this fall. Affectionately named "Pete" by guests, he was thought to have been at least 20 years old. It was…
Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild's 25th anniversary, we thought we'd create a gallery of some of the amazing polar bears we've walked with over the years. We've seen an astonishing number of the great white bears, thousands actually! We were…
A young female polar bear welcomed guests as they arrived at Seal River Heritage Lodge this fall. Story and photos by Temujin Johnson The wheels on the plane had not even touched down and the guests already had their first polar bear encounter! Autumn at Seal River Heritage Lodge began with…
Polar bear at Seal River. Andy Skillen photo. Churchill Wild photo leader Andy Skillen has been on whirlwind of wildlife trips this year both as a photo lead and a participant, but he’ll be back in Canada just in time to lead our Fall Dual Lodge Safari and Polar Bear Photo Safari…