Want to know what's on the mind of a beluga whale? Just look it straight in the eye. Belugas have the most expressive faces in the sea. Unlike dolphins, whose fake smiles are rigidly fixed like those ...

After one night in the Manitoba capital city of Winnipeg, 13 of us climbed aboard the Calm Air 62-seater from the charter terminal, ready for our arctic adventure. Soon, we began our smooth 2½-hour ...

The Great Canadian Travel Company is offering wildlife adventure travelers a three-day, two-night polar bear viewing tour. The program is priced at $1975, which includes round trip air between ...

If you’re a die-hard wildlife enthusiast but have never taken an Arctic safari, perhaps it’s time you headed north instead of south this summer. A favorite destination for such adventurers? The remote ...

The isolated town of Churchill sits on Hudson Bay in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It’s small, but it draws tourists from all over the world because of several unusual attractions, including the ...

Our readers share tales of their rambles around the world. Who: Barbara (author of this account) and Joseph Motter of Rohrersville, Md. Where, when, why: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, Oct. 19-24. We've ...

GETTING THERE: To reach polar bear country, you must first fly to Winnipeg and then take the train or fly the 710 miles north to Churchill. Air Canada, United and Northwest are among the airlines that ...

2002-12-22 04:00:00 PDT Churchill, Manitoba-- On a frosty autumn day in 1894, the story goes, the gentlemen of Churchill, Manitoba, were just getting down to business at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall ...