By Ihor Cap
A little more than 800 people live in the town of Churchill. It is located at the estuary of the Churchill River at the second-largest bay in the world, Hudson Bay. This far most northern tip of the province of Manitoba receives thousands of tourists yearly. It has high auroral activity because it resides just below the Auroral Oval. That means you will get the best northern lights show on earth! It also has three ecosystems converging to provide a splendid diversity of plant and animal life, Marine, Tundra, and Boreal Forest.
The town has a varied wildlife that attracts over 270 bird species, the beluga whales, caribou, foxes, gyrfalcons, hare, lemming, ptarmigan, snowy owls, and the ever-popular polar bears. However, it is the white furry creatures that have helped generate more interest in Churchill as of late to help it become the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” See what makes this place so special to so many people in Manitoba below.
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A little more than 800 people live in the town of Churchill. It is located at the estuary of the Churchill River at the second-largest bay in the world, Hudson Bay. This far most northern tip of the province of Manitoba receives thousands of tourists yearly. It has high auroral activity because it resides just below the Auroral Oval. That means you will get the best northern lights show on earth! It also has three ecosystems converging to provide a splendid diversity of plant and animal life, Marine, Tundra, and Boreal Forest.
The town has a varied wildlife that attracts over 270 bird species, the beluga whales, caribou, foxes, gyrfalcons, hare, lemming, ptarmigan, snowy owls, and the ever-popular polar bears. However, it is the white furry creatures that have helped generate more interest in Churchill as of late to help it become the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” See what makes this place so special to so many people in Manitoba below.
Bed and Breakfast Operators in Churchill Manitoba
BEAR’S DEN
Contact: Gord & Lynn Martens
Address: 10 Bernier Street - Churchill, Manitoba
Phone: (204) 675-2556
Website: www.churchillbearsden.piczo.com
Email: glbears@mts.net
Open during the months of October and November only.
BLUE SKY BED & SLED
Contact: Gerald Azure and Jenafor Ollander
Phone: (204) 675-2001
Website: http://ww.blueskymush.com
Email: jgaazure@mts.net
MEMORIES BED & BREAKFAST
Contact: George & Stella Davis
Phone: (204)675-2962
Email: thedroobs@hotmail.com
MIKE & MYKELEN’S B & B
Contact: Mykelen Korchynsky
Address: 51 Selkirk Street, PO Box 1093 Phone: (204) 675-2773
POLAR BEAR B & B
Contact: Don Gould
Address: 26 Hearne
Phone: (204) 675-2819
Email: mailto:polarbearbandb@yahoo.com
TOUR COMPANIES
There are several tourist operators to make your experience in the Churchill area even better. They offer everything from dog sled rides, ice flow tours, birdwatching, kayaking, snorkeling, in addition to the expected boat and bus area tours.
Charlie’s Dog Sled Tours - dog sled rides near the DeneAboriginalVillage.
Great White Bear Tours - Tundra vehicle operators that provide polar bear tours. Email Great White Bear Tours.
Lazy Bear Lodge Tours - Group packages, day-trips, summer bus tours, boat tours, whale watching, kayaking, snorkeling and lazy bear tundra bus tours in the fall. Email: lazy@mts.net
Nature 1st Tours – Polar bear day tours, bus and hiking, birding tours, nature walks. . Email: nature1st@mts.net
Polar Bear Alley – Hiking and polar bear tours. Day hikes too. Email Polar Bear Alley.
Sea North Tours – Beluga whale watching, Fort tours, ice flow tours, kayaking and snorkelling. Email: seanorth@mts.net
Tundra Buggy Adventure/Frontiers North - Tundra vehicle tours, polar bear tours. Email: wapusk@mts.net
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Ihor Cap is a Web Author and Dad
