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 in front of Seal River Lodge. Deep thoughts. by George Williams with photos courtesy of Jill Bankey This story begins with a Tweet from February 19, 2015, but it actually found its roots on Google in 2007, in a mind filled with polar bears. "I was searching on…
Polar bear pounces on rivals in Hudson Bay. by Andy MacPherson, Polar Bear Guide The winds blowing from the northeast put a small kink in our planned activities for the morning, but three restless polar bears stirring on One Bear Point certainly provided enough distraction to keep everyone's mind off…
Polar bear surveys his icy domain on Hudson Bay. Special to Churchill Wild by +George Williams Nicole Leaper surprised her husband Bob on his 60th birthday last year by giving him a Churchill Wild Polar Bear Photo Safari in a blog post. Nicole had won the trip in a Reach…
Face down in Hudson Bay singing to beluga whales Some of Manitoba's wildlife comes with claws attached - but there are gentler creatures here too, as Mike Unwin discovers on an encounter with beluga whales. -- The Independent on Sunday Mike Unwin, a UK-based, award-winning freelance writer and editor specializing…
Churchill Wild has been the premier eco-outfitter in Northern Manitoba for over 40 years, but we’re always excited when polar bear watching season begins at our Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, the only tourist camp along a 100-mile stretch of Hudson Bay coastline in Northern Manitoba, Canada. One of the most…
Polar bear relaxing on rocks at Seal River Heritage Lodge - Photo Credit: Robert Postma Katie Nanton, an assistant editor with NUVO Magazine, was at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the Birds, Bears and Belugas Adventure last summer. A seasoned adventure traveler, writer and editor with world-wide safari experience, Katie…
Imagine what it would be like to get a polar bear for your birthday! Is that even possible? And if so, how would you gift wrap it? And how would you give it to the person? The answer to question one is... not quite, but close! The answer to question…
Professional photographer and world traveler Larry G. Kinney of Lexington, Kentucky was at Churchill Wild’s Seal River Lodge for the Polar Bear Photo Safari last fall and gave a glowing report of his first meeting with Manitoba’s polar bears. “Having photographed wildlife worldwide, I can truly say that photographing polar…
Writer/photographer Birgit-Cathrin Duval, who was recently nominated for a Best International Story Award 2010, was a recent visitor to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge - and she documented the entire experience! An adventurous type who says she would rather sleep in a tent than a 5-star hotel, Birgit-Cathrin also says she loves the challenge…