Cathy Senecal

June 24, 2020
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The New York Times | The New Escapism: Isolationist Travel

As travelers seek safety amid social distancing, the travel industry is adapting with outdoor trips, remote lodgings and private camps.
March 2, 2020
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Culture Trip | Life in the Polar Bear Capital of the World

In the isolated, sub-Arctic town of Churchill, Manitoba, residents have found a way to coexist with the world’s largest land carnivores--polar bears.
January 22, 2020
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Travel Weekly | Whale watching in Churchill, Manitoba in summer

In the summer, something incredible happens in the sub-Arctic town of Churchill: about 60,000 beluga whales flock to Hudson Bay to feed, mate and birth in its warm waters.
January 12, 2020
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The New York Times | 52 Places to Go in 2020

November 12, 2019
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Rough Guides | Churchill, Canada: life in the polar bear capital of the world

The town of Churchill, Manitoba, is attempting to answer an age-old question: how do you stay safe living in the polar bear capital of the world? Georgia Stephens travels to the edge of Arctic Canada to find out.
November 5, 2019
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German Backpacker | Churchill Canada: My Arctic Summer in Hudson Bay, Manitoba!

On my trip with Lazy Bear Expeditions, I stayed at Lazy Bear Lodge and really enjoyed my stay there. From my room, I had a great view of the tundra and I could warm up with coffee in the Lazy Bear Cafe. 
November 1, 2019
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Inspired Magazine | Redefining Exotic in Churchill

My travel dreams have always been of exotic, far-off lands. Foreign-ness is alluring to me, like the tropics with 365 days a year of hot weather or camels in the Sahara Desert. But on a recent learning vacation with Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), my definition of “exotic” was redefined.
September 24, 2019
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The Insatiable Traveler | How to See Churchill’s Amazing Beluga Whale Migration

November 1, 2018
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Traveller | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada: What it’s like to visit the ‘polar bear capital of the world’