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Published: July 11th 2010
Dwarf Fireweed
A wonderful splash of colour to the tundra.Hi Everyone.
Usually, you could fire a canon ball down Churchill's main street and not hit a soul, but Kelsey Boulevard came alive on July 1st with a splendid parade! Many of the town's businesses participated and made for a fun morning. Shortly afterwards there was some live music, a BBQ in the town square and a frigid dip in the Arctic Ocean (hydrographically speaking).
The 'Bay Dip' involved teams of four to compete against each other in a relay to collect ribbons from a rope, and it was a true arctic experience and an exhilarating event!. The ribbons were put there at low tide, then, at high tide we had to go and retrieve them. This event was actually postponed last year because Hudson Bay was still frozen solid, the water this year was not far from being a solid though! The Tundra Buggy team won the event, so we have bragging rights until next year!
We have been seeing bears in the area recently too. We had a lone male close to our car by the side of the road and there's been a few sightings out on the tundra, east of town. We have counted over 70 types
Canada Day Parade.
Along Kelsey Boulevard. of flowers that are blooming (or have bloomed) here in the last few weeks, it is an amazing display of colour that has to be seen to be believed!
A farewell to our Thunder Bay friends, Sarah and Winston who had a fun time in Churchill with us seeing the sights, experiencing bug jacket sunny days and saw the beluga whales by zodiac. We are still enjoying the fresh fruit and vegetables that they brought us from the south! Have fun at the Winnipeg Folk Festival!
The Churchillians,
Dave and Theresa
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Just Bob
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Nice job Dave!
Dave, great job winning the polar bear dip. Must have been some shrinkage in the event, I'm sure. Thanks for the wonderful update! Bob