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Helen Webber
 Born in Churchill, Manitoba, to one of the first non-aboriginal families to settle in the area, Helen still lives in Churchill most of the time. Her husband, Doug, came to Churchill with the Navy, fell in love with the wilderness, and soon established Dymond Lake Air Services and Dymond Lake Outfitters. The construction of two lodges followed - Dymond Lake Hunting Lodge situated on Hudson Bay, north-west of Churchill, and North Knife Lake Fishing Lodge, in north central Manitoba. Helen has been totally involved in all projects, but her claim to fame is that she has been providing incredible meals at one or both Lodges for over 25 years - sometimes under
primitive and difficult conditions - but more recently offering 5 star accommodation and simply the best the north has to offer.
Marie Woolsey
Born in Dundas, Ontario, Marie also felt the call of the wild. She married Gary, an Anglican priest-pilot, who whisked her off to remote communities in Northern Ontario and Manitoba. Very shortly after moving to Churchill, the Webbers and the Woolseys became fast friends, and from this friendship grew Marie’s involvement in the lodges. She has been cooking with Helen, part-time since 1980, and even though she now resides in Calgary, Alberta, you will find her at the Fishing Lodge every June and at the Hunting Lodge each September. It has always been a team effort - each encouraging the other to experiment with new recipes in order to present their guests with the finest cuisine.
What sets Helen and Marie apart from other cookbook authors? It has to be their love of the outdoors. Truly Northerners and truly Canadian, you might catch them out fishing on a quiet afternoon. But will you find them hunting? – Not yet! They prefer to watch the geese fly overhead, listen to their calls or hear their wings pushing air - while on the ground, Helen and Marie gather their year’s supply of wild berries!
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