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A Successful Return to Churchill—Top Photos from the 2021 Polar Bear Season
After two years away, travelers have finally returned to Churchill eager to explore the vast expanse of tundra in search of the King of the Arctic and were rewarded with prolific polar bear sightings.
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Norway Video: Why a Foreign Place Can Seem Like Home
My maternal grandmother was born in Norway. She came to the United States when she was a small child and didn’t speak English. But she was smart and an avid learner—and possessed the pliable
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Taking on the Tolt on an Icelandic Horse
Small but strong, with a thick tail and a gorgeous, flowing mane, an Icelandic horse always inspires dreams of gracefully galloping over an ice- and snow-encrusted landscape on the back of a beautiful and
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The Golden Eagle: A Luxury Train Trip Across the Arctic
As you prepare for your trip to the European Arctic by luxury train, harken back to the days of Imperial Russia on a city tour through the streets of St. Petersburg. You’ll become immersed
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Canada is Opening (and the Polar Bears are Waiting)
I’m sure by now you’ve heard the news that so many of us have eagerly waited for—Canada will open its borders to vaccinated Americans on August 9th. We join in celebration with the community
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Post-Pandemic, Learning to Trust Again from a Gray Whale
The longest recorded migration by a mammal was made by a gray whale. In 2015, a female made a journey of nearly 14,000 miles from Russia to Mexico and back. (Zebras hold the longest
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Video: Greenland’s Ice, Elemental and Ephemeral
A polar vortex over the Midwestern states has kept me cold and inside for most of this month. I’ve had to stop my daily walks with my dog, because her paws get too cold.
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Memorable Travels, Where Part of You Remains
On a windy, cold, late October afternoon, I walked the streets of the little, sub-Arctic town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, alone. I had just arrived there by plane, and I had a bit of
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