Scarbrow. Kind eyes. Nolan Plew photo. by George Williams Father's Day is about strength, endurance, and looking out for your own. With male polar bears, the first two attributes are critical, and we see those qualities every season in the big male polar bears near our ecolodges on the Hudson…
Polar bears sparring. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Father's Day celebrates dedication, love, and effort, all qualities we witness in the male polar bears roaming near our ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast. Many of these bears, like Scarbow at Dymond Lake Ecolodge, and the…
by George Williams When the lights dimmed at the Sacred Heart University Community Theatre on Earth Day, 2025, filmmaker Tomas Koeck watched his vision unfold before a sold-out crowd of more than 450 people. His documentary, "Flyway of Life," wasn't just premiering; it was striking an emotional chord. "We had…
Polar bears playing in Hudson Bay. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Andreas Meyer-Wernecke photo. by Maggie Cole Most people think you can only see Churchill polar bears in the traditional polar bear viewing months of October and November, but you can actually see these great white bears along the Hudson Bay…
Scarbrow has visited Dymond Lake Ecolodge for 14 of the past 15 years. Jianguo Xie photo. by George Williams Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the dedication, love, and effort of dads everywhere, and that includes the big male polar bears at our ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast.…
by George Williams Award-winning filmmaker, journalist, photographer, and expeditionist Tomas Koeck was at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge last fall during the Hudson Bay Odyssey capturing footage for a new wildlife documentary entitled Flyway of Life. The project was in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, Canon USA, Churchill Wild and…
Waiting for belugas at Seal River. Photo by Churchill Wild guide Boomer Jerritt. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide Summer is waning at Seal River Heritage Lodge and the first signs of seasonal change are afoot. The willow bushes and dwarf birches are just starting to change colour…