Churchill to New Mexico…A Search for Divided Roots
Churchill Dene elder Caroline Bjorklund realized a life-long dream and quest last week traveling south all the way to New Mexico seeking her roots and native connections with the Navajo nation. Caroline had heard, and read from numerous sources, that her Dene tribe...
A Tribute to Mothers…And Cubs.
I've been invited out to the Watchee Lodge in the Wapusk National Park near Churchill for several years now. Unfortunately the trip has not happened for me so far though after seeing the attached video piece by ABC television I hope to venture out there sometime soon....
Two Hometowns Forever Linked
The bond that exists between Churchill and Winnipeg, Manitoba is ageless. Churchill lies roughly 500 miles North of Winnipeg as the crow flies and is only accessible by airplane, train or dogsled....ruff! Yet, the link between the two towns is one of necessity as...
Churchill Stays Cold
As the late Winter, otherwise known to most of us "Southern folk" as Spring, churns on in the Churchill region, a few more breaks in the ice, known as leads, appear. The temperatures have remained fairly steady the past week or so with minus 20's C filling the air...
Beluga’s Winter up North
Churchill has seen a little warming trend with temperatures just above the freezing mark. Melting snow and fear of an early break-up have fueled the global -warming theories. Fortunately the current temperature is -9C with light snow and the extended forecast for the...
All Bears on Ice
As "Spring" approaches in the North, most, if not all polar bears are enjoying a fine seal-hunting season on the frozen Hudson Bay. As we know, the vast majority of bears left for the ice around the end of November when the Hudson Bay froze sufficiently to allow the...
Churchill Musher wins Quest
Charlie Lundie from Churchill has won the 2011 Hudson Bay Quest...the first time a musher from this town has done so. Lundie crossed the finish line in Churchill at 6:06 pm, March 19th with a time of 30 hours and six minutes..just two minutes ahead of second place...
Polar Bear Hockey and Winnipeg Bears
The Winnipeg Jets were a professional hockey team in the NHL from 1972 - 1996. The team was forced to relocate to Phoenix, Arizona that year due to the economic downturn though hockey in the great white North still thrives. While talk of a franchise returning to...
Polar Bears spotted near Churchill
While all of the male, juvenile and non-denning female polar bears have long been hunting seals on the frozen Hudson bay, there are still polar bears around the Churchill area. Wapusk National Park is the primary polar bear denning area in North America. This...
Aurora arcs over Churchill
The largest natural Habitat group of the Winter season journeyed from Winnipeg to Churchill via VIA Rail, Canada's Amtrak, with hopes of gazing skyward to view the Aurora Borealis. Guide Karen and her 15 hearty travelers from Texas, Florida, Maine, New York, Idaho,...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill