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…
"It was an experience I will never forget." ~ Artist Peter Hall on meeting a polar bear face-to-face in the wild. Story and photos by Churchill Wild guest Peter Hall Artist Peter Hall was at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge this fall for the Polar Bear Photo Safari and came eye-to-eye…
"Are those humans over there?" Jen Alcorn photo. by Vanessa Desorcy You know that feeling you get when you tug on a Jenga block and you see the tower start to wobble? That moment when you wonder if everything is about to come crashing down and pray those remaining blocks…
Gloves. Mask. Camera. Charles "Chas" Glatzer ready for action at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by George Williams Canon Explorer of Light Charles "Chas" Glatzer and his Shoot the Light clients will be joining us for the 14th time this November for the Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage…