Polar Bears of Churchill Guide Book

Polar Bear Alley

This is a collection of northern stories - polar bear, arctic and otherwise from churchill, manitoba, canada - the polar
bear capital of the world.

It follows the polar bears of western Hudson Bay during their season on land from mid-July to November.

Polar Bear Blog
Today's Blog
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006

Archived articles

Polar Bears of Churchill Book
Polar Bear Pictures
Polar Bear Articles

Munck's Cafe Publishing

Polar Bears of Churchill is available at the following retailers:

In Churchill, Manitoba:

Bear Country Inn Giftshop - affordable and comfortable lodging in Churchill.

Eskimo Museum - a non-profit, northern museum focusing on Inuit history and culture on Hudson Bay.

Gypsy Bakery - Churchill landmark and gathering place for gossip and good food.

Northern Images - northern co-op of Inuit art and crafts, covering most of Nunavut including the high arctic.

Wapusk General Store - locally owned giftshop in a beautifully crafted log building.

Arctic Trading Company - locally owned giftshop and Churchill landmark.

Seaport Hotel Giftshop - Largest, full-service hotel in Churchill, including restaurant, lounge and nightclub.

Tundra Buggy Giftshop - Tundra Buggy Tours runs regular summer tours (tuesday, thursday and saturday) and daily polar bear tours from October through November.

In Winnipeg, Manitoba:

Manitoba Museum -Interactive and beautifully designed museum focusing on the different ecoregions of Manitoba with a few dinosaurs thrown in for good measure.

McNally Robinson - Manitoba-owned bookstore chain.

Winnipeg Zoo - Adjacent to Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park, the Winnipeg Zoo is home to a wide variety of animals including the oldest polar bear in captivity.

In Manitoba:

Tergesens General Store - THE local landmark in Gimli, Manitoba. A heritage building in this Icelandic lakefront community.

Online Giftshops:

Amazon.ca - The Canadian version of Amazon, the web's largest bookseller.

McNally Robinson - Manitoba-owned bookstore chain. Free shipping in Canada for orders over $30.

Polar Bears International - a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation and education of polar bears around the world.

Tundra Buggy Online Giftshop - wide range of northern and Manitoba-made goods are available.

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Polar Bear Alley is a real place but not this place. It is a strip of white sand beach along the coast of Hudson Bay near the former site of the Churchill garbage dump. A beautiful place for a picnic if you know how to handle a shotgun.

This version of Polar Bear Alley is created by Kelsey Eliasson in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada or more specifically at Camp Nanuq -a 'cottage suburb' twenty kilometres or fifteen miles east of Churchill. I also run a publishing house called Munck's Cafe and write a few books, including the newly released Polar Bears of Churchill, when not chasing bears of my porch.