Nicely written trip journal by Great Bear Lodge guest Phil Allen*,  describing his Great Bear Lake adventure that we believe took place in the late '60's or early '70's.

Long time Great Bear Lake guide Harvey Anderson was kind enough to share his unique, great tasting recipe.

This recipe comes courtesy of legendary Great Bear Lake guide Paul Reynolds, who was fond of saying:

In keeping with the "vintage" Great Bear Lodge brochure in the following story, please enjoy this short movie featuring Great Bear Lake Lodge, hosted by Garcia and Seagrams Distillers in what appears to be 1965.

Here is another way of "getting there"

While we are not entirely sure exactly what period of time this brochure relates to, given the price of $795 US - about $10,000 in Ca. dollars at todays exchange rate - it's likely from the mid 70's.

Chances are, that if you have taken one of the side trips for Arctic Char offered by many of the lodges that have, and at least in one instance, continue to operate on Great Bear Lake, you would have been flown to the Tree, Coppermine or Kugaryuak Rivers.

Shot in the early 1960’s on 16mm film, this 27 minute promotional movie came to GBLO courtesy of Lori Volp - Director, Knowledge & Insights Dairy Management Inc. - National Dairy Council; American Dairy Association.