Old Pete. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Nate Luebbe photo. by Nate Luebbe, NateIntheWild I will never forget the first time I saw a wild polar bear. An absolutely ancient bear that the locals had dubbed “Old Pete.” Pete had already exceeded the average life expectancy for a polar bear by…
Polar bear walking in front of Seal River Heritage Lodge. Seal River Heritage Lodge by George Williams Seal River Heritage Lodge has been recognized with a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award from Tripadvisor.com for the fourth year in a row! Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes…
Polar bear at sunrise. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ian Johnson photo by Ian Johnson, Ian Johnson Safaris & Photography Ian Johnson. Polar bear sunrise at 8 a.m. It’s November, guests are in Seal River Heritage Lodge having breakfast all nice and toasty. I’m all alone in the yard protected by…
Missy and Kailee Mandel at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jolie Busch photo. by George Williams Sometimes you just get lucky. Missy Mandel hasn’t been to Seal River Heritage Lodge in eight years, but she remembers the trip with her daughter Kailee like it was yesterday. We managed to get the…
Polar bear crossing ice-covered rocks as the sun sets over Hudson Bay. Howard Sheridan photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Operating ecolodges in polar bear country for the past 26 years has left us with a collection of incredible memories. The Canadian north is full of surprises and just when we think…
Polar bear triplets at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Photo by Quent Plett. Photo and story by Quent Plett, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide This photo above was taken near Seal River Heritage Lodge in August of 2017 and marks only the second time in our history that we’ve seen polar…
Christoph and Fabienne Jansen of ArcticWild.net at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Christoph and Fabienne Jansen of ArcticWild.net are returning to the Churchill Wild ecolodges for their fourth and fifth visit this year and we're really looking forward to their stay! We first met the…
by George Williams Happy New Year! Another polar bear season has come to an end and we can’t wait for the next to start! It was an adventurous year at Churchill Wild, with nature unleashing its fury on more than one occasion, but once again we had hundreds of happy…
Polar bear in a snowstorm at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Photo and story by Redeana Villeneuve When I decided to go and photograph polar bears, I knew I wanted to go someplace where I could be out walking with them instead of photographing them behind barriers. I felt so safe…
Dawn polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Vanessa Desorcy photo. by Vanessa Desorcy I’m the last to board the Otter and no one has snagged the coveted front seat, so I find myself riding shotgun next to Josh, our pilot. I watch him prepare for takeoff and get more…
Our team will be checking emails throughout the holiday season, so if you have any questions or are interested in planning your next polar bear adventure, we’d be more than happy to assist you. Wishing you a safe, joyful, and adventurous holiday season!