Voices from the Trail
Author: Chris Morris
#nfct20: Gobsmacked by the NFCT
Through-paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) not only made me an author, it turned me into a bridesmaid. On that fateful freshet day in March, a decade ago, I had wandered into a presentation about the Northern Forest Canoe…
New trip ideas, maps for 2021 paddling
It sounds like a broken record, but it bears repeating: It’s been a weird, weird year. Like everyone across the country, the staff and volunteers at the Northern Forest Canoe Trail did their best to navigate the circumstances of the…
Tell Media teams with NFCT, Play ADK, local artists to unveil new downtown storefront
SARANAC LAKE — Tell Media, a local marketing and communications company, has partnered with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), Play ADK and local artists and musicians to open a storefront in downtown Saranac Lake. The space, located at 84…
Risk, reward highlight 2020 stewardship season
Like many trail organizations, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) thought long and hard about what our season should look like in 2020. Just like how we manage the dangers of operating chainsaws, driving in moose country and moving 500-pound…
Grateful for your unwavering support
The 20th anniversary of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail mirrored a thru-paddle — in more ways than one. As 2020 began, we planned our events, activities and stewardship work, the same way a paddler carefully preps for a long trip…
New book takes readers to Maine’s new national monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, over 87,000 acres of wild beauty, is a natural treasure awaiting discovery. A place of turbulent rivers, misty mountaintops, and complex ecosystems, its rich history is written in ancients rocks and the annals of…
Finding community in 2020
It wasn’t long after I accepted my offer to be a member of the 2020 Northern Forest Canoe Trail Stewardship Crew that it became evident that COVID-19 might end our season before it could even start. I was so excited…
Lobster Lake, or the effects of Mars on a Maine canoe-camping trip
In mid-August of 2003, my friend Cynthia, a Mainer and artist, phoned and said: “I thought we were going canoe-camping this summer.” “I don’t know. It’s getting close to the start of school,” I said. “I found all these great…
#nfct20: Mapping a path forward
As the Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary, we’re sharing stories that highlight the progress the trail and our organization have made over the last two decades. Earlier this year, we interviewed Kay Henry and Rob Center for…
New NFCT interpretive panels at Mansonville Landing
River enthusiasts will be greeted with new interpretive material at a kiosk in Mansonville, Quebec. The signs were installed by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) with support from local organizations and volunteers. The two panels, set up on a…