Cellist Rob Knaggs performs with the beluga whales of Hudson Bay near Seal River. by Bella Waterton, Churchill Wild Wilderness Guide One of our favourite guest experiences at Seal River Heritage Lodge every summer is spending time with the beluga whales in Hudson Bay, but our first week of Birds,…
Dale, Betsy, Catherine and Elizabeth came all the way from West Chester, Pennsylvania to see polar bears and belugas at Seal River. And they did! by Paul Scriver at Seal River The polar bears are at it again at Seal River Heritage Lodge and so are the families! With the first…
Evening cruise to see Belugas on Hudson Bay by Andy MacPherson, Polar Bear Guide The wind had died down. The only traces of today's earlier gale were the smooth glass swells slipping beneath us as we cruised towards the Seal River. Just 30 minutes earlier we were sitting down to…
by Mike Reimer, Churchill Wild Norquay boys meet polar bear! Recipe for a polar bear adventure, with whales! Start with a wish, two wonderful kids, loving parents, 12 polar bears, and endless fields of fireweed. Add a dash of Terry-O-Terry (guide), large amounts of fantastic food, and mix with thousands…
by Terry Elliot, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide Mom & Cubs at Seal River Just about at the halfway point of our summer season and I thought I would let everyone know how things have been going. There have been so many mothers and cubs this year that I have…
Beluga Whales near Seal River Lodge - Photo Credit: Michael Poliza Oceans North Canada, in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, will be back at Churchill Wild's Seal River Heritage Lodge for a two-week period beginning July 3, 2013 for the second year of their three-year research study on the…
Our Birds, Bears & Belugas Adventure is winding down now, but the summer of 2012 was certainly one of our best ever for walking with polar bears and swimming with beluga whales! A big thank you goes out to our fabulous guests! This year the bears were aided by a late thaw,…
The following account was originally published on Ebushpilot.com back in 2006. The original story and pictures, written by John S. Goulet, can be found here. The Seal River Heritage Lodge Pancake Breakfast Klaus and I have finally made it. We are greeted to the Lodge by hosts Mike and Jennie Reimer.…
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…
In our first week of Birds, Bears and Belugas we spotted not just polar bears but also sandhill cranes, lots of wolves (with cubs!) two moose and a large numbers of beluga whales. Our first meal interruption occurred last week when a polar bear showed up just as everyone was…