PLAN YOUR TRIP

Best time For polar bear viewing: October and November; for Aurora Borealis viewing: September to April Best website www.everythingchurchill.com How to get there Fly two hours from Winnipeg, Canada, on Calm Air

Where to stay (in Churchill): The Lazy Bear Lodge 204 663 9377 313 Kelsey Blvd. www.lazybearlodge.com The Churchill Hotel Polar Inn

Aurora Inn

Tundra Inn

Sea Port

The Little Iceberg

Air B&B The Bear’s Den For dedicated wildlife viewing, it’s possible to stay right on the bay at

The Tundra Buggy lodge, Polar Bear Point

The Great White Bear Lodge Where to eat

Tundra Inn dining room and pub 34, Franklin St.

The Lazy Bear Café Gypsy’s Bakery

Sea Port Restaurant

The Dancing Bear (at the Churchill Hotel)

Where to shop

The Arctic Trading Company on Kelsey Boulevard The gift shop at the Itsaniq Museum Wapusk General Store Great White Bear North of 58

What to see & do

Head out on the tundra buggies to see wild polar bears, arctic foxes, and other wildlife just 60 minutes from town.

Visit the Inuit Museum, Itsaniq, for in-depth glimpses into the Canadian Inuit and their world. Visit the Parks Canada Museum at the disused railway station to see a wide range of pelts of animals hunted in Canada and to learn about the local Swampy Cree and Dene First Nations people. Experience Aurora Borealis by the inukshook (Inuit landmark sculpture) at the beach.

See the crash site of the Curtis C-46 Commando aircraft. It has been painted artistically.

Enjoy the Seawalls Exhibit all over town, where artists have painted landmarks such as the polar bear detention centre, the crashed aircraft and many facades in town.

Enjoy an extended dogsled ride with Kelly Turcotte at Churchill River Mushing.