Voices from the Trail

Privilege & opportunity

My first introduction to traveling by canoe came on the Rangeley Lakes section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail nearly 60 years ago, and it was one of those transformational experiences that set me on a most rewarding path in…

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Brewer takes helm as NFCT board chair; two new board members announced

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Board of Directors has appointed Anne Brewer, of Lake Placid, NY, as its new chair. Brewer takes the helm after three years of leadership from Don Hudson, of Arrowsic, Maine. Hudson will remain on the…

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NFCT hosts 20th anniversary virtual chat

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail wrapped up its 20th anniversary with a virtual chat with current Executive Director Karrie Thomas and former Executive Director Kate Williams, who served from 2004-2014. Click here to watch! Thomas and Williams discussed the history…

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#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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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