Voices from the Trail
Author: Chris Morris
Favorite Trips: Raquette Lake’s Outlet Bay
Continuing the NFCT’s Best of 2022 series, our Favorite Trips series features short stories from staff, board members and friends highlighting some recommended paddling routes. If you have a favorite trip to share on our blog and social media, email chris@northernforestcanoetrail.org. Expansive…
Reflecting on Camaraderie, Self-Sufficiency
When I decided to accept my internship with the Northern Forest Canoe trail, I thought that I was choosing to do something fun and exciting with my summer, which would only tangentially relate to the professional skills and competence that…
Giving Back to Your Canoe Trail
Here in the northeast we are blessed with the annual turning of the seasons. At each juncture I sense the miracle of our landscape’s ability to support us with its beauty and bounty. It’s the same every year, yet I…
Best of 2022: A Beautiful Birthday Paddle
The NFCT’s Best of 2022 series features short stories from staff, board members and friends highlighting their favorite paddles of the year, both on and off the canoe trail. If you have a favorite trip to share on our blog…
Best of 2022: Escape from New York
The NFCT’s Best of 2022 series features short stories from staff, board members and friends highlighting their favorite paddles of the year, both on and off the canoe trail. If you have a favorite trip to share on our blog…
Family of Five
When I applied to be a waterway steward for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, I did not fully know what I was expecting. I had never worked on a roving crew before, and definitely have never lived in a tent…
Getting Outside My Comfort Zone
On one of the first days of my internship, we all sat down and wrote our goals for the summer — my main goal being to get outside of my comfort zone. At the end of all this, I can…
A Summer of Stewardship
The NFCT’s stewardship team had a great season, completing over a dozen stewardship projects. I am so grateful for our field coordinator, Will Lockwood, and our stewardship interns — Liam Ryan-O’Flaherty, Alex Cassu and Kyle Halstater. This was the first trail crew experience…
Online Auction Supports NFCT Stewardship, Programs
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail will host its annual online auction Nov. 15-30 to support stewardship and programming along the 740-mile water trail that connects New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine. The auction features gear and experiences donated…
Northern Forest Explorers 2022: Big Water
On the day we started, it all seemed like a good idea. We put our boats and gear together at the Saranac Inn boat launch on Upper Saranac Lake, said goodbye to parents and family, and got everything loaded. Ruby…