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Churchill

Churchill is a community North of 53 in Manitoba, best known as the polar bear capital of the world, and only slightly less known as the beluga capital of the world. For a multi-purpose capital, though, it's very small, with a permanent population of only 870 people (2021), who live on the shore of Hudson Bay, the bank of the Churchill River, and just past the treeline of the boreal forest.

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6 places match

  1. BuyCraft shop

    Arctic Trading Company

    Perhaps the coolest store in the Canadian North, this old wooden building has a wild selection, from local native artwork to a full-on polar bear suit. OK, so the polar bear suit (made in the 1950s) isn't for sale, and they're probably moving it to the Eskimo Museum, but there are a ton of other interesting animal products, from slippers to native-crafted pelt-art. You will almost certainly wind up buying something here, but the pleasure of browsing is reason alone to come.

    Mon-Sat 9AM-6PM

  2. BuyArt shop

    Northern Images

    A smaller and more focused store specializing in Inuit and local paintings, photography, sculpture, and other visual art.

    May-Sep: Tue-Sat 9AM-5PM; Oct-Nov 8:30AM-8PM daily; Dec Tue-Sat

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    Churchill Creative Collective

    Housed in a former Tundra Buggy, this is a small gallery housing arts and crafts exclusively made by locals. Cash only.

    Most evenings

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    Northern Store

    Ye olde general store is a place you'll almost certainly get to know, unless you are on a tour that takes care of everything. Groceries, some outdoor supplies (this is the only, limited option if you need winter weather gear that you forgot), DVDs, and some souvenirs. Things are more expensive this far north.

    Mon-Thu Sat 10AM-6PM, Fri 10AM-8PM

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    Wapusk General Store

    Way at the other end of town from the rest of the gift shops is a cool old log cabin (built by the owner) with an Aboriginal-run gift shop (run by the same proprietors of the Wapusk Adventures dog-sledding tour). The more interesting stuff here are the jewellery and glassware.

    Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM

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    Bazlik Jewellers

    Another interesting gift shop with jewellery and watches, also with some especially useful stuff like camera batteries and memory cards. They will also repair broken cameras!