A Northern “Dogumentary”
Dog sledding in the north is part of the fabric of the culture. Enjoy this documentary of the Inuit lifestyle. Following another successful Hudson Bay Quest on the heels of the Iditarod in Alaska, this documentary gives good insight into the extent dogs play in...
Hudson Bay Quest wrap-up
11 Teams Prevail in 10th Hudson Bay Quest Dog Sled Race Written by Tom Terry of Sioux Lookout, Ontario (Team Handler and Father to HBQ race veteran Jesse Terry) Churchill, Manitoba -- Musher Peter McClelland of Ely, Minnesota and his team of ten hardy canines were...
National Geographic ice bear
Get immersed in the intimate lives of polar bears with National Geographic WILD and Ice Bear. Using stereoscopic 3D camera technology, the complexities of polar bear survival is brought to life as never before with an immersive 3D experience and point-of-view shots...
Aurora final group has amazing experiences!
Natural Habitat guide Karen Walker finished off the northern lights season with a fun group of travelers that flew in and out of Churchill. "We arrived and had snow the first evening, but the sky cleared around midnight, so I woke up the guests and we drove down to...
Northern lights shine on!
The Natural Habitat northern lights trips concluded last week in Churchill but the lights shine on amidst icy temperatures..some of the coldest in years for this time of year. Guide Brad Josephs lead photography tours around the area in search of amazing shots....he...
Hudson Bay Quest a success
All the racers are in from Gillam and what a brutally cold race it was. With weather reported in the -30's with a wind chill of -45 or higher, the Hudson Bay Quest was a tough one this year. Only four mushers scratched with 10 completing the course. One registered...
Pisew Falls amazing in Winter
Voyaging by train to Churchill from Winnipeg can be an enduring pilgrimage. A minimum of 36 hours before one arrives in the historic wooden depot in Churchill...and that's being optimistic. So, disembarking in the middle of the middle of the trip can really lift the...
Aurora, igloos and dogsledding!
With phenomenal aurora borealis shining down from the heavens, Natural Habitat travelers on Brad Joseph's photography journey into the Arctic landscape of Churchill, Manitoba are enjoying ample chances for some magnificent photo's. Winter life at 58.47 degrees north...
Beluga scars are the real thing!
In the Churchill Arctic summer, between two to three thousand beluga whales voyage southward across the vast Hudson Bay from the Hudson Strait which flows into the Atlantic Ocean to summer in the estuaries around Churchill. These whales winter in the straits since...
Churchill winter active
Churchill is buzzing these days with all kinds of excitement! Aurora trips are in full swing with this being one of the best years to view the "northern lights" due to incredible solar flaring. Also, Churchill's annual Aurora festival begins in March and overlaps with...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill