Frontiers North Adventures

10/10/2026

Did you know polar bears experience the world through their noses? 🐻‍❄️👃

🔹 A polar bear’s sense of smell is so powerful it can likely detect a seal from over 1 km (0.6 miles) away—and even under 1 m (3 ft) of snow!

🔹 They travel crosswind to catch as many new scents as possible, then turn upwind when something interesting catches their nose.

🔹 Female polar bears ready to mate release a pheromone scent through their pawprints—males literally follow their tracks across the sea ice!

Learn more about polar bears from our allies Polar Bears International

📸: Robin Biswas

10/09/2026

🐻‍❄️Meet Interpretive Guide Jeff Higdon!

Jeff is a wildlife biologist specializing in Arctic marine life. He has traveled extensively across the Arctic for consultations and enjoys sharing his deep knowledge of Arctic wildlife biology with his guests.

In late September, Jeff Higdon attended the 29th conference of the International Association for Bear Research and Management in Pescasseroli, Italy. Jeff is an Arctic wildlife biologist and historical ecologist, and he presented research he is conducting on the effects of 19th and 20th century unregulated commercial trade on polar bear populations in Canada. This work will give polar bear biologists and managers important information on historic population trends for polar bears, including the bears that are present in the Churchill area.

The conference also gave Jeff a chance to learn about the Marsican brown bear in the Apennines region of Italy and the efforts local communities and conservationists are making to promote coexistence. There are many similarities with coexistence and conservation across bear species and regions, and sustainable tourism is important wherever bears are found. And he got to see a Marsican brown bear!

Jeff is looking forward to being back in Churchill this season and sharing his knowledge on bears, conservation, and coexistence.

10/08/2026

10/06/2026

Seeing the Aurora: Take Two ✨ - Your chance to win a northern lights trip to Churchill

Have you ever waited hours in the freezing cold for the Northern Lights, only to get a front-row seat to standard gray fog? Or traveled miles just to meet 100% cloud cover? It’s time to get rewarded for your disappointment. Tell us your worst "aurora fail" story for a chance to win a trip for two to Churchill, Manitoba this winter! We will be selecting our favourite story to win a northern lights: take two trip to Churchill this winter with us to finally cross the aurora borealis off your bucket list.

How to Enter:
📧 Email us your failed Northern Lights attempt story at [email protected]

AND complete at least one of the following:
- Follow on Facebook
- Follow on Instagram
- Subscribe to our newsletter: https://hubs.ly/Q04z7Jz-0

🔗 Full contest details, entry link and terms and conditions:
https://hubs.ly/Q04z7J9t0

🗓️ Contest closes November 12, 2026

10/05/2026

🐻‍❄️ 🎉Celebrating 25 years of standing together for polar bears!

For a quarter century, Frontiers North Adventures and Polar Bears International have been proud allies, uniting scientists, travellers, and people around the globe with wild polar bears on the Churchill tundra. Here is a look back at some of the history of our alliance.

Learn more: https://pbears.org/frontiersnorth

10/03/2026

Polar bear season is officially here! 🐻‍❄️ We’re beyond excited for what 2026 has in store. Today, our very first guests land in Churchill and head out onto the tundra! ✨

10/02/2026

The behaviour captured in these photos is called sparring, where male polar bears test their strength and size in preparation for real battles in the spring on the sea ice.

Want to learn more about polar bear behaviour? Check out our friends

10/01/2026

Polar Bears International and Frontiers North Adventures are proud to celebrate 25 years of conservation alliance! This quarter-century collaboration highlights collaborative conservation, cutting-edge education outreach, fieldwork, and sustainable ecotourism in Churchill, Manitoba. Learn more about our alliance and what we've accomplished together: pbears.org/4rED3Um

10/01/2026

🐻‍❄️ Is seeing polar bears in the wild on your bucket list? Why not check it off—all in one day!

Join Frontiers North Adventures and Assiniboine Park & Zoo for an unforgettable One Day Polar Bear Adventure from Winnipeg to Churchill, Manitoba—the Polar Bear Capital of the World, and back in a single day.

✈️ Your adventure includes:

• Depart Winnipeg in the morning on a private charter flight.

• Arrive in Churchill and head into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area aboard a Tundra Buggy®.

• Learn about polar bears and their habitat from Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s Conservation and Research team.

• Enjoy a picnic-style lunch and refreshments on the Tundra Buggy.

• Return to the Churchill airport and fly back to Winnipeg in the evening.

🐾Trip Details

📆 Date: November 17, 2026
👥Maximum: 30 participants per Tundra Buggy
🔬Expert insight: Travel alongside Dr. Stephen Petersen or a member of the Conservation and Research team and learn about polar bears from experts engaged in their research and conservation.
💙 A trip with a purpose: Partial proceeds support the Wildlife Conservation Fund, which helps fund polar bear research and conservation programs.

To book:
Call 1-800-663-9832 or visit https://frontiersnorth.com/adventures/polar-bears/one-day-polar-bear-adventure/

09/30/2026

🔸Today, September 30th, is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. A day marked to acknowledge the tragic and painful impact of residential schools.

Today we honour the children whose lives were lost and the survivors, families and communities impacted by residential schools. The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada has provided ways in which we can all honour this important day.

Frontiers North Adventures acknowledges that we live and operate on Treaty 1, Treaty 2 and Treaty 5 territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Inuit peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis nation.

We are proud to work with Original Original partners like Dene Routes Turtle Village and Wapusk Adventures.