Port of Churchill strategic for Canada
The only Arctic Seaport in Canada, Churchill, Manitoba, has struggled to find its' identity for 35 years. That is when the military left the area and the population shrunk from nearly 5,000 to under a 1,000 people. Sure, the ecotourism industry bloomed after...
Video blog-Greenland glaicer calves
On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the...
Hudson Bay Quest has full roster
The annual Hudson Bay Quest will depart Churchill for Gillam on March 13, 2014. 17 mushers will compete for the title in this years race including five from Churchill,MB. Dave Daley, race organizer and Churchill native will draw first for his bib number and start...
Looking back at polar bear season
Polar bears and walruses
Check out this documentary on polar bears and walruses in the frozen north. Pretty amazing footage. Happy new year to all! Looking forward to another year of amazing stories, photographs and video from the Arctic and Churchill, Manitoba.
Aurora season coming soon
Churchill, Manitoba is one of the best places in the world to view the incredible night-time displays of aurora borealis....or "northern lights". February and March will have 10 or more Natural Habitat Adventures groups venturing north to experience the Arctic feel...
Churchill promo video
Check out another compilation of promo video from TravelManitoba. So well done...leaving the mystery of Churchill and Winnipeg something worth discovering. Whether polar bear season, Arctic Summer or aurora season in February and March, Natural Habitat Adventures can...
Churchill Arctic summer video
Travelmanitoba just released this trailer to get people excited about traveling to Churchill in the summer. I wish the trailer was longer..really well done. After spending a decade guiding summer adventures up north in Churchill there will always be a longing...
Polar bear season photos
Polar bear season is over for travelers to Churchill yet the real polar bear season is ongoing out on the Hudson Bay ice. Polar bears are hunting seals, mostly ringed seals, as the birthing season is building. While this goes on, Churchill is recouping and slowly...
Polar bears through a window
I saw my first polar bear through a window. No, not at a zoo exhibit or aquarium or anywhere in captivity. My very first visit to Churchill, MB I saw the bear through the rear observation window in the town complex that looks down over the "beach", a word used loosely...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill