Have you ever wanted to see a polar bear or beluga whale? I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to travel to Churchill, Manitoba, in the winter and summer months to see both. And, oh, what a thrill. Frontiers North Adventures offers year-round adventures in Churchill, known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” Since I traveled with Frontiers
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Finding Manitoba’s Big Five
By Marilyn Jones The Tundra Buggy is slowly moving along a rutted road originally created in the 1940s by the Canadian and US military. We’re on the lookout for polar bears. It’s not cold. There’s no snow on the ground. In this remote area near Churchill, Manitoba, the bears spend the summer. Although they are not as easy to find
A Remote Canadian Village is the Polar Bear Capital of the World
As I left the hotel in Winnipeg I was outfitted in all my brand new cold-weather gear headed for the airport and a two hour flight to the remote village of Churchill. I prayed my preparation for facing the sub-zero temperatures and brutal winds off the Hudson Bay would be enough to keep me warm as I trudged