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July 29, 2026
Manitoba Museum Curator of Botany Fills a 40-Year Gap at Seal River, Polar Bears a Bonus
Dr. Diana Robson. Curator of Botany at the Manitoba Museum. by George Williams Most guests come to Seal River Heritage Lodge hoping to see a polar bear. Dr. Diana Robson came hoping to fill a gap in the province's plant record. "The polar bears were going to be sort of…
June 24, 2026
Walking With Polar Bears Is as Rare as Climbing Everest
Compare me with Everest. Dymond Lake Ecolodge by Robert Postma photo. by George Williams Here is a number that surprises almost everyone. Roughly 7,500 people have ever stood on the summit of Mount Everest. Not in a season. In all of recorded history, from the first ascent in 1953 to…
Josh Caspers and Carolyn Hanson on their Arctic Discovery at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams (Photos courtesy of guests Josh Caspers and Carolyn Hanson) Josh Caspers has a rule about tattoos. He only gets them for places that mark him. A Balinese dragon after Bali. A revolutionary artist's…
Summer polar bear photography. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams How do you convince someone that you walk with polar bears, and make it believable, in ten minutes? That was the challenge in Toronto this spring. Churchill Wild VP of Business Development Jackie Storry, Marketing Manager…
Polar bear walking on the beach at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Christina Schutt photo. by George Williams Most people think polar bear season is October and November. That is the freeze-up window when bears congregate near Churchill. The actual season on the Polar Bear Highway is July through November. Five…
September 7, 2024
Insights from Veteran Guide, Terry Elliott
Terry Elliott on the lookout for polar bears By Maggie Cole A Journey with Polar Bear Guide Terry Elliott The wild and remote nature of the Hudson Bay coast is something few people understand as well as Terry Elliott. A seasoned polar bear guide with Churchill Wild, Terry has spent…
August 16, 2024
Priscilla’s Wild and Unforgettable Arctic Expedition
Polar bear in front of Seal River Heritage Lodge. Priscilla Downey photo. By Priscilla Downey This week, I had the incredible opportunity to embark on an Arctic safari with Churchill Wild, and what an adventure it has been! From the moment our plane took off from Churchill for Seal River…
July 30, 2024
Safari Specialist Sees 40 Polar Bears at Seal River
Polar bear triplets at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ron Carmichael photo. by George Williams Churchill Wild’s mandate has always been to under-promise and over-deliver on their polar bear safaris, but sometimes the polar bears make that impossible. How do you under-promise what you might see at Seal River Heritage Lodge…
