Beluga’s resting in the mouth
Natural Habitat guide Sue Zajac and her first group of the summer arrived by train just a -half hour late...very impressive for the summer Hudson Bay Railway train...to a more moderate Churchill..temperature -wise that is. With hot weather pervasive the past couple of...
Polar bear webinar with Eric Rock
Hey folks...here's a very informative webinar by Natural Habitat head naturalist and guide Eric Rock. You will get an invaluable background on everything you need to know about the region and wildlife. Eric you rock!!! Take a listen and look at some great photo's of...
Summer pics of the Churchill River
Local guide and photographer Rhonda Reid caught some of the action on the Churchill River recently. These are fresh from the cold water ( 42 F roughly in the mouth area of the river) up north ...a preview of more to come. Summer in Churchill attracts all kinds of...
Arctic Avens… harbinger of spring
When many people think of the tundra, they think of rock and barren landscape, with very little life. In fact, even the name - tundra- comes from a Finnish word meaning "treeless." Though the summer season is short with really only two -three months of growing...
Churchill River breaks up…bring on the belugas
The Churchill River has cracked its' icy surface into chunky bergs that cruise in and out of the mouth with the swift currents connecting with the Hudson Bay. The annual Spring break-up opens the estuary to sows with baby calves who migrate south each year to enjoy...
Igoogleuit
I took my son to a fishing derby yesterday organized by a charitable foundation called Joseph's Journey for kids fighting terminal and life threatening diseases. I didn't use a GPS to find Waterton Canyon..where it was held. I turned off my cell phone when we got...
Birds and Whales heading to Churchill
If you havn't spent time in Churchill, MB in the summer, you need to go. It's an amazing, relaxing experience you will rarely find..other than say ..Alaska. The fact that even Alaska can be more accessible makes Churchill a hidden oasis in this frenetic -paced world...
Images of Churchill Summer
With the Arctic summer coming soon..although recent weather in Churchill does not point to that fact...I thought some of my favorite pics would be a good way to get travelers heading north in the mood. And, maybe some might even spur you on to book a spot on one of...
Polar bears in the mist
The greatest memories of adventure tours seem to be the ones that aren't predictable or pre -determined by set activity schedules. They happen unexpectedly and usually involve some trepidation. With the Churchill Arctic Summer season approaching I'm reminiscing about...
Save the human beings
Underlying all the "liberal" efforts out there to save this animal, that insect, this rain forest, that river is one concept we are all being quite remiss about....ourselves. So much effort and money goes toward saving all that's worth saving on this amazing planet we...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill