Churchill Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Manitoba, Canada
About Churchill
The earliest inhabitants of the region were the Thule people, the proto-Inuit, who arrived around 1,000 BCE before moving north in search of colder pastures, leaving the territory principally to the Chipewyan and Swampy Cree aboriginal groups. SeeIndigenous cultures of North America. The first European camp here was a Danish expedition in 1619. The cold got to them; the three of 64 who survived the winter set sail for home as soon as the ice would permit. The town as we know it finds its roots in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company, which in 1717 established a year-round trading post just north of the modern-day town across the Churchill River, joining in thefur tradein northwest America, largely through deals with the tundra-dwelling Chipewyan. Owing to English worries about potential
Top Attractions in Churchill
Explore the best things to see and do in Churchill:
- ★Blue Sky Expeditions
- ★Cape Merry
- ★Goose Creek Observation Tower
- ★Great White Bear Tours
- ★Helicopter tours
- ★Hiking
- ★Inukshuk
- ★Itsanitaq Museum
Where to Eat in Churchill
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Lazy Bear Café
- 🍴The Reef
- 🍴Tundra Inn Pub & Lounge
Where to Stay in Churchill
- 🏨Aurora Inn
- 🏨Bear Country Inn
- 🏨Blue Sky Bed & Sled
- 🏨Churchill Motel
- 🏨Churchill Northern Studies Center
- 🏨Iceberg Inn
Churchill Travel Guide Sections
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