Photo: Simon Gee / Polar Bears International

Trees silhouetted against the northern lights

Northern Lights Cam

Watch northern lights ripple across the night sky in Churchill, Manitoba—best viewed in February and March.

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Northern Lights as seen from the Churchill coast.

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