Churchill Fireworks – Canada Day
Even though these fantastic shots by Alex De Vries - Magnifico were from the Canada Day celebration in Churchill it seems fitting to post these in honor of the fourth of July in the US. Happy fourth everyone. Enjoy!
Oh What A Canada Day
Canada Day was yesterday and this shot from Alex De VRies - Magnifico in Churchill is an awesome one of the fireworks over the Hudson Bay. Churchill Arctic summer is now officially underway!
Churchill Video – The Greening of the Arctic
With current studies showing nearly a third of the Arctic's tundra regions are warming (NASA), research is supporting the current Arctic "greening" is directly attributed to greenhouse gas emissions from human related activity. Research from the study was...
Churchill Gets “Arctic – Turf” for Canada Day
Churchill is moving into the 21st Century with a new synthetic turf field for the town square behind the chamber of commerce information kiosk. Looking more like an artist's depiction than the real thing, this image from Alex De Vries - Magnifico in Churchill shows...
Russia Bridging “Ice Breaker” Gap
Russia launched its biggest nuclear ice breaker to date last week in St. Petersburg. The 567-foot, 33,500-ton Arktika comes as Russia has plans to expand shipping routes and overall presence in the Arctic region. Arktika is the first of a new class of ships known as...
Churchill Photos of the Week – Blue Ice
Sea - ice is still in the frigid waters close to Churchill's coast and these hearty travelers have been exploring via zodiac and Sea North Tours. I always looked forward to the early and exciting Churchill Arctic summer season with ice floes remaining in the Churchill...
Unbelievable Rainbow Image from Nunavut
Words cannot do justice to this simply magnificent rainbow shot from Braydon Peterson in Kugluktuk, Nunavut! The image was taken at 1:00 so you can see how the daylight is being stretched here at the start of summer. Enjoy the view!
Video – The Great Polar Bear Feast
Early September, high up on the Arctic's North Slope, there is a feast truly hard to imagine! Around 80 polar bears gather each year along the rocky, frozen shores of Barter Island, just off the village of Kaktovik, where hunter-harvested bowhead whale remains...
Elegy for the Arctic – Glacial Music Video
Acclaimed Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi performed “Elegy for the Arctic” near the Wahlenbergbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway to bring attention to the pressing global warming issue. Einaudi played on a baby grand piano on a floating platform as a...
Churchill Via Rail Service Will Continue
A potential strike between Via Rail and its union Unifor was averted late Sunday thus allowing service across the country and specifically Churchill to continue this summer. Unifor represents about 1,800 of Via’s 2,500 employees, was threatening a strike Monday at...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill