Transportation
Air transportation from Winnipeg with expediting service to the main lodge.
Floatplane transportation from NSRL to Stevens/Nicklin & back to Winnipeg.
Stevens/Nicklin Mini-Lodge Northern Lights Safari
A rare Sub-Arctic Sub-Boreal Experience, Stevens/Nicklin, features the classic Canadian Sub-Arctic experience in a smaller, intimate modern setting for a very exclusive adventure. This unique slice of the Sub-Arctic region offers remarkable opportunities including exploring Manitoba’s famous Robertson esker.
Enjoy the diverse beauty, wildlife and adventures of this amazing region while you revel in the Northern Lights at their late summer and fall peak.
Availability
An all new trip - now open in 2024. A new destination, a new experience, the best of a world unknown to many! Currently accepting reservations for 2024; check our availability below & book your preferred spot while they're available!
Amenities
Lodging
One deluxe 4-person cabin with two bedrooms and a fully modern bathroom. A warm and cozy cabin with great lake views. Three modern cozy 2 person waterfront tents with spectacular views of night time skies. Glamping in style. An incredible intimate setting in breathtaking surroundings.
Meals
Delicious meals daily. For lunch, you will be amazed by the incredible classic Canadian Shore Lunch — fresh fish, potatoes and onions cooked over an open fire. You have never tasted fish this good !
Wifi
Free Starlink satellite internet. Wi-fi calling.
Northern Lights
Stevens/Nicklin is a beautiful intimate setting worthy of a postcard. An absolutely perfect location to relax and enjoy the spectacular Summer and Fall Northern Lights and all of the treats of the Sub-Arctic.
Wildlife
The Sub-Boreal forest and habitat surrounding Stevens/Nicklin are prime wildlife habitat with moose, bears, wolverines and wolves roaming the area, some right in front of your cabin!
Camp Manager & Guides
Your camp manager and guides will safely guide you by boat and on foot through this incredible region filled with beautiful waters and incredible eskers, including the famous Robertson esker. A biologist is onsite to explain and guide you through this unique and pristine area.
Accommodations
Stevens/Nicklin Mini-Lodge
Guests will enjoy the smaller intimacy of this mini-lodge located on the chain of Stevens, Nicklin, and Dean Lakes. Revel in authentic Northwoods comfort with 24 hr electricity including solar power, a private screened-in porch, and many more amenities. Enjoy the incredible views of Nicklin Lake and the surrounding park-like Sub-Boreal forest while relaxing beside the wood stove.
Private cabins
Relax in privacy with your family and friends. The camp features three cabins, one large two bedroom cabin for up to four guests with a large living room and modern bathroom. Two smaller cabins for two people each offer quaint beachside accommodations for two with modern facilities and special overhead clear ceilings. All offer incredible views of the lake and surrounding forest and great views of the night time skies and the always spectacular Northern Lights.
Bedrooms
One cabin at Stevens/Nicklin feature two bedrooms - each with two beds with a shared bathroom. The other two are singular tent cabins with awesome views and full bath.
Kitchen
A completely private cooking area equipped with a stove-top oven. Your camp manager will be able to provide your meals directly at your cabin.
Included adventures
Northern Lights
Watch the Northern Lights under the stars and around the bonfire. Access to Nunavut and Baralzon Ecological Preserve.
Tours
Experience and learn about the eskers, wilderness, and history through our staff biologist’s presentations, hikes and lectures.
Trophy Fishing
The North Seal Watershed is world-famous for incredible trophy catch and release fishing.
Explore Wildlife
Home to an amazing and unique array of wildlife to experience in their natural habitats including wolf, wolverine, and ptarmigan.
Photography
The unique beauty of this area offer simply stunning photographic opportunities. The camp manager is very experienced in guiding amateur photographers.
Birding
The North Seal area have been studied extensively by the Manitoba Bird Atlas and we encourage you to add to our checklist of the many species that frequent this area.
Water Activities
The surrounding lakes, rivers, and streams of the North Seal watershed are its lifeblood. You can choose between boating, canoeing and kayaking as you enjoy exploring these serene waterways.
Floatplane Ride
Your journey to Stevens/Nicklin Outpost includes a trip in one of our floatplanes! Floatplanes are an essential part of the Northern Manitoba experience.
Esker Tours
The famed Robertson Esker actually runs prominently thru Nicklin Lake and right by the mini-lodge, as it travels 120 miles North to the Manitoba/Nunavut tundra. You will find the eskers to be breath-taking. These eskers have been used for centuries by the caribou and ancient hunters who followed them. You never know what you will find.
Quiet & Solitude
You will find this area possibly the most peaceful and relaxing you have ever encountered. Relax and enjoy this very special setting.
2024 Trips
4-Day Trips
5-Day Trips
Trip Terms and Conditions
All of our prices include roundtrip airfare from Winnipeg to our Lodge & Stevens/Nicklin Mini-Lodge, meals, lodging, guiding, fishing rental equipment (if needed), and over six different sub-arctic tours/activities (as listed above).
