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…
Polar bears sparring on Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Bill Lyne photo. Story and photo by Bill Lyne My wife, Lucy, and I have been on many adventures throughout our 48 years of marriage. We’ve visited more than 100 countries and have a keen interest in…
Those eyes... Jad Davenport photo. Story and photo by Jad Davenport This photo was taken during the second week of March 2019 by National Geographic photographer Jad Davenport, who was on assignment at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge on the Den Emergence Quest. Jad wrote this description on the day 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…
"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 bears sparring on Dymond Lake. Marta Szczycinska Spingardi photo. by George Williams “It was our best year ever for polar bears at Dymond Lake,” said Churchill Wild Director of Operations Nolan Booth. “Within a day of freeze-up we had bears at the lodge. And that was before the Great Ice…
Mom and cub on the beach at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of @Donna.Racheal on Instagram. Click image for more. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild We had a beautiful encounter with a mom and cub recently at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. We spent all day trying to…
Jeanne Reimer and Captain Jack Batstone with the Oddney II at Seal River Heritage Lodge. By Mike Reimer, Churchill Wild Shackleton strained his tired, salt-crusted eyes through the glooming fog. Could it be? Was that really land in sight? Aching, cracked and bleeding hands struggled to maintain a grip on…
Oops! Young polar bear cub does impromptu dive into Hudson Bay as Mom tiptoes over rocks at Seal River. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild. Photos by guest Eliot Herman. Last week we had a blustery day-long 6-wheel excursion down to the mouth of the Seal River, stopping…