Hauling wood on Hudson Bay. Thumbs up for the boggans! by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations Every year we put together a dream team of die-hard northerners and head up the coast of Hudson Bay to cut wood for our polar bear lodges. It's always an adventure and there…
Seal River Heritage Lodge under the sun that powers it. Churchill Wild lodges will be increasing their use of solar power in 2017, which has been declared the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations. "Right now we run 16 solar panels at 340 watts per…
by Mike Reimer with photos by Jad Davenport, Churchill Wild NatGeo Photo Leader Once again the Churchill Wild construction team has pulled off an incredible Lodge upgrade, this one being a new lounge expansion at Seal River Heritage Lodge. The gorgeous timber frame structure, paneled in our favourite tongue…
More spectacular views of Hudson Bay and polar bears on the way! by Nolan Booth It's only June 1 and the big timbers are already standing! We got off to our earliest construction start ever at Seal River Heritage Lodge on May 19 and we hit the ground running. We…
Churchill Wild's Courtney Horwood helps release Great Horned Owl at the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre. Churchill Wild's Nolan Booth, Courtney Horwood, Sue Brown and Vanessa Desorcy recently paid a visit to the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Ile des Chênes, Manitoba to participate in the release of a bald eagle…
Monster tuna! L to R Doreen Booth, Nolan Booth, Mike Reimer, Jeanne Reimer. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations With the polar bear safari season fast approaching, boss Mike decided some of the management should get out and do some fishing. So out comes the plan for myself and…
Cat Train crew ready for action! Left to Right: Stuart Reimer, Chris Cook and Andy MacPherson by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations Another winter is slowly coming to an end and just in time, as we've just completed our annual Cat Train to Seal River. This year we moved…
Curious polar bear cub at Seal River Lodge. Quent Plett photo. Notes from the field, courtesy of Churchill Wild Guides and Staff The summer polar bear watching season got off to great start at Seal River Lodge with Birds, Bears and Belugas, and personal meetings with polar bears and beluga…
Polar bear provides evening dinner theatre at Seal River Lodge. Photo by Lodge Manager Emri Canvin. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild I already told you the story of our first ever breakfast with a grizzly bear here at Seal River Lodge, but just because the day started…
Mike and Nolan. Carp and Catfish. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild It's almost time for polar bear season and our guests (and us!) will soon be out walking with our favourite carnivores, the polar bears, but in the meantime… We're always working towards providing the ultimate adventure…