For many of us, even polar bears, travel is everything. Jad Davenport photo. by Vanessa Desorcy For many of us, travel is everything—or at least a very big part of our lives. Travel expands our worldview, it exposes us to different cultures, it connects us to new people, and it…
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…
Blueberries & Polar Bears cookbook authors Marie Woolsey (left) and Helen Webber at Dymond Lake in the late 1970s. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager “I had to fire my cook because he got drunk last night and was running through the halls naked. Can you come and take over?” This…
Karli Friesen (Reimer) and Zach Friesen. Karli spent five years as Head Chef at Churchill Wild. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager Continued from Part 1: The Unlikely Evolution of Arctic Cuisine Like her mother Helen Webber, Jeanne Reimer took up the role of lodge chef out of necessity when she…
by George Williams Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), which makes it a perfect time to celebrate the super women we have working at Churchill Wild. Women have always played a huge part in our success, and we’re proud to recognize these fabulous ladies (and the many more who work…
Looking forward to the 2020 season at Churchill Wild! William McVean photo. By Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager We have an amazing team of people working in our head office at Churchill Wild year-round and another team that run our ecolodges from July through November! (If you would like to work…
Churchill Wild - 25 Years of Adventure on the Hudson Bay Coast. 2019 Signature Award winner. Congratulations to Print Studio One & Three-Six North Marketing on winning the award for Best Consumer Publication Design at the recent 2019 Signature Awards for their design of our anniversary book: Churchill Wild -…
Robert Postma grizzly bear photo used in the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. by Vanessa Desorcy Robert Postma with the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. Churchill Wild photo leader Robert Postma is a celebrity of sorts in his home territory of Yukon, but that fame may become more widespread soon.…
Riley Friesen. Creator of Arctic Organics. by Vanessa Desorcy As I watch Riley Friesen walk towards me through his freshly planted fruit grove, I’m struck by how relaxed he looks. He’s recently undertaken a massive orchard project that will supply the Churchill Wild ecolodges with fresh produce; he’s one week…
Churchill Wild -- 25 Years of Adventure on the Hudson Bay Coast. Now available! Cover photo by Sean Crane. Click to buy at McNally Robinson. Churchill Wild is proud to announce the publication of our new 25th Anniversary coffee table book: Churchill Wild – 25 years of Adventure on the…