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Summer in Churchill

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Most people know Churchill for its amazing polar bear viewing and Tundra Buggy adventures in October and November. But what a lot of people don’t know is that in July and August not only are there 3,000 beluga whales in the Churchill River, but there is still an opportunity to see polar bears on our summer Tundra Buggy adventures – just not in the numbers that you would see in autumn. Pair all this with witnessing brilliant colours of flora on the tundra, unique birding and wildlife viewing, Churchill is a very inspiring place to be in the summer months.

Take a look at some images that our summer Tundra Buggy Driver and Tundra Buggy Lodge Maintenance guru, Dave Allcorn, took during his summer months in Churchill in 2009:

All images © Dave Allcorn

Tags: belugas, Churchill, polar bears, Tundra Buggy, Tundra Buggy Lodge
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Cellular Service a Go in Churchill

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

We have an update from a story we posted on our blog in January about MTS rolling out cellular services to customers in Churchill. MTS Allstream has confirmed in an emailer sent out to its current clients that it will indeed be expanding its wireless network to eight new rural Manitoba communities in 2010 – including Churchill. New coverage to this area is slated to begin by mid-2010.

We have received a number of comments both on our blog and on our Facebook Fan Page stating both praise and criticism with this new services in the area. What are your thoughts now that cellular services in Churchill is pretty much a done deal?

Tags: cellular, Churchill, MTS
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Canadian Tourism Commission Goes Viral

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The Canadian Tourism Commission spent over a year filming and photographing destinations and adventures all across Canada. In total, they captured over 2,500 photos, 2,700 b-roll clips and 300-plus videos for their social media channels such as YouTube.

We had the opportunity to host them last autumn in Churchill. Here are the videos that were produced!

Tags: Canadian Tourism Commission, viral marketing, YouTube
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Travel Manitoba

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

We have a great relationship with Travel Manitoba, a Destination Marketing Organization that promotes Manitoba as an awesome place to vacation. We found a great video they posted on their YouTube channel of 3 excited tourists on one of our Tundra Buggy adventures. They also were able to participate in a dogsledding adventure.

Check it out!

Tags: Dogsledding, Travel Manitoba, Tundra Buggy, YouTube
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‘In one day alone we saw 54 polar bears.’

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Photographer Michelle Valberg travelled to Churchill and captured some amazing polar bear and other arctic wildlife images that were recently featured in the Ottawa Citizen.

Michelle was fortunate to see over 54 polar bears in one day. In total, she snapped 6,140 photos on her trip for a book she’s working on entitled ‘The Land & Life of the Inuit … Through the Generations.’ Proceeds from this book will be donated to aid literacy and fitness and recreation for Inuit children.

Here are some of her images. To view her story in the Ottawa Citizen and more photos, click here.

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Tags: Churchill, Inuit, Ottawa Citizen, photography, polar bears
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NLWN Featured in Chicago Tribune & LA Times

Monday, January 18th, 2010

We are very excited that our first adventure of the new year is our beloved Northern Lights & Winter Nights trip to Churchill. Our excitement seems to be rubbing off, as it has been featured in both the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune travel sections over the past week.

The Aurora Borealis is truly awe-inspiring and we can’t wait to host it again at the end of March.

Tags: Aurora Borealis, Chicago Tribune, Churchill, LA Times, Northern Lights
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Northern Lights Adventure

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Our first adventure in 2010 is our Northern Lights & Winter Nights program in Churchill on March 23 – 30. We have done up a quick video montage of images we have captured on this adventure in years past. This is truly a photographer’s dream come true! We are looking forward to capturing more amazing photos this year with our guests!

Tags: Aurora Borealis, Churchill, Northern Lights
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Rick Mercer Report

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

A few years ago we had the opportunity to host Rick Mercer of CBC’s Rick Mercer Report in Churchill. We had a lot of fun and figured we would share it again!

Tags: CBC, Rick Mercer
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Cokenhagen

Monday, January 4th, 2010

In conjunction with the Olympic Torch Relay passing through Churchill, we had the opportunity to host Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola and other senior management members of both Coca-Cola and WWF.

In a great article series by Marc Gunther, which has also been featured on CNNMoney.com, Marc chats with Muhtar Kent while he was in Copenhagen lending support to a global agreement to regulate carbon emissions.

While on our Tundra Buggy, Kent witnessed what most of us did this past autumn. He is quoted in the article:

“There were a lot of hungry polar bears waiting for the ice,” Kent said. “They were coming out of hibernation, they’d been on land for months, and they can’t feed unless they are on ice. The ice was late in forming, and we saw that with our own eyes.”

Please read the rest of Marc’s article here.

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Tags: Churchill, CNN, Coca-Cola, Olympic Torch Relay, WWF
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30 Years

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Happy New Year!

2010 is a very special year for us. It marks the 30th anniversary of Frontiers North Adventures. Some days we cannot believe that we have been adventuring in Canada’s north for 30 years!

Over the years our homegrown company has moved out of the Gunter basement and into a spacious office in Winnipeg.

Business People Magazine: Summer, 1993

Homepreneur

We now conduct extensive international business and sell direct to our guests and also through a global network of agents and wholesalers. Our destination portfolio – still sharply focused on Canada’s north – has evolved to include more of Manitoba, Elu Inlet Lodge, Foxe Basin, Arctic cruises and coastal British Columbia. Striving to operate a sustainable, professionally managed organization, we currently offer close to 65 departures and employ over 60 full-time and seasonal staff.

We’ve come a long way, baby!

National Geographic: March, 1982

Tundra Bus

LIFE Magazine: February, 1984

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50 Plus Magazine: February, 1987

50-Plus Magazine

50-Plus Magazine 2

Thank you for your support!!!

Here are some of our favourite highlights from 2009 that we speak of in our 2010 brochure:

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