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Located some 104 light-years from Earth, eta Ursa Majoris is one of the brightest stars in the constellation Great Bear (Ursa Major).
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Nimmo Bay sits on a remote inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest, surrounded by 50,000 square miles of wilderness with no roads, no neighbors, and no cell service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The Races at Great Bear Participants in the skiing and snowboarding competition can earn points toward an invitational on March 1, in which the top five racers from the season will compete.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
Grizzly bears have lived alongside the Nuxalk Nation for generations, and the valley is promoted as a gateway to the Great Bear Rainforest.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
The summit offers views into Glacier National Park, the Great Bear Wilderness, and hundreds of peaks across northwest Montana.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
The 18-Day Great Bear Rainforest and Alaska Explorer sailing will transit through the historic Inside Passage after leaving from Vancouver, Canada, in 2026, giving passengers a unique vantage point.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
One word of advice: even with the stronger U.S. dollar, Canadian gas prices range from 25 to 50 percent higher than the American average, so perhaps skip the road trip and consider a trip to the Shearwater Resort, an eco-retreat in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 25 July 2024
The most obvious one is the Big Dipper, a subset of stars in Ursa Major (the Great Bear), high overhead this month.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2014
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Nimmo Bay sits on a remote inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest, surrounded by 50,000 square miles of wilderness with no roads, no neighbors, and no cell service.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
The Races at Great Bear Participants in the skiing and snowboarding competition can earn points toward an invitational on March 1, in which the top five racers from the season will compete.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
Grizzly bears have lived alongside the Nuxalk Nation for generations, and the valley is promoted as a gateway to the Great Bear Rainforest.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
The summit offers views into Glacier National Park, the Great Bear Wilderness, and hundreds of peaks across northwest Montana.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
The 18-Day Great Bear Rainforest and Alaska Explorer sailing will transit through the historic Inside Passage after leaving from Vancouver, Canada, in 2026, giving passengers a unique vantage point.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
One word of advice: even with the stronger U.S. dollar, Canadian gas prices range from 25 to 50 percent higher than the American average, so perhaps skip the road trip and consider a trip to the Shearwater Resort, an eco-retreat in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 25 July 2024
The most obvious one is the Big Dipper, a subset of stars in Ursa Major (the Great Bear), high overhead this month.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2014
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“Great Bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Bear. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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