Churchill, on the shore of Hudson Bay, is Canada's northernmost subarctic seaport. It also is the site of the Hudson's Bay Co.'s Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site, a partially restored ruin across from Churchill and Cape Merry Battery at the mouth of the Churchill River. Built over a period of 40 years during the 1700s to hold as many as 400 soldiers, the impressive stone fortress housed only 39 untrained men when three French warships mounted a surprise attack in 1782. The fort's governor wisely surrendered without engaging in battle. Learn More...