Beluga Whale Week Swims On
A couple of fantastic beluga whale shots by resident guide and photographer Alex De Vries - Magnifico! The whales have been exceptional this summer...let's keep it rolling! Beluga whale underwater in the Churchill River. Alex De Vries -Magnifico photo.
Russian Pilot Fends Off Polar Bears
Sergey Ananov a Russian pilot attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle in a two-seater Robinson R22 helicopter went down in the Arctic Ocean after his helicopter lost altitude for nearly three minutes. A gear belt broke midway through his flight to Greenland...
Churchill Photos of the Week – Belugas
These two underwater photos of male beluga whales in the Churchill River are pretty spectacular. Ellen Cuylaerts snapped these two along with some video at the end of a rather uneventful whale snorkel. These photos more than make up for an otherwise image-less...
Churchill Sunday Photos – Belugas
One of the "coolest" things I have done adventure-wise in my life was snorkeling with the beluga whales in Churchill. The experience can be phenomenal! The lower Churchill River is often clouded from run off along the banks further south. Therefore, because of the...
Bowhead Whale in Churchill Waters
Last week a very unusual sighting of a bowhead whale in the Churchill River created a buzz in town and around the whale watching community. Churchill is known for its beluga whales that return from the north every summer and infiltrate the estuaries surrounding the...
Notes From the Field – Churchill Arctic Summer
Churchill's Arctic summer season for Natural Habitat Adventures groups has been incredibly exciting so far. Aside from the bountiful array of beluga whales in the Churchill River and Hudson Bay, there's been some polar bear action out on Eskimo point just north of...
Churchill Video of the Week – Hudson Bay Dip
Canada day was just a few weeks ago and part of the festivities is the annual Hudson Bay dip took place in Churchill. The dip is an outpouring of community fun and bravery to enter the 40 degree F water. The year I took part there was still ice floating near shore and...
Polar Bear Video from Churchill River
Summer on the Churchill River is predominately for beluga whale watching. However, occasionally each season presents the amazing opportunity to view polar bears on the rocks around Cape Merry or Eskimo Point just north of Fort Prince of Wales across river. This video...
Arctic Ice Stabilizes in Short Term
The Arctic summer of 2013 was a cool one. So much so that the trend of decreasing sea ice has regained it's recent losses by at least one third over the last few years. Because of the cool summer that year, more multi - year ice was left at the end of the summer....
Churchill Photos of the Week – Wildflowers
Churchill's summer wildflowers are in full bloom igniting the tundra with a patchwork of life exuding color. The Arctic wildflowers are incredible and throughout the summer different waves of color emerge. As a guide for the Arctic summer trips, I became immersed in...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill