Voices from the Trail
Author: Chris Morris
NFCT launches 2020 stewardship projects
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) will implement stewardship projects in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Quebec and Maine this summer to protect waterways from environmental degradation and improve access for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. NFCT’s stewardship team is…
Onion Foundation supports Water Trails Network
A grant from the Onion Foundation is helping the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) cultivate a water trails network, a cohort of organizations across the Northern Forest region working to promote paddling opportunities in their communities. This year, the NFCT…
A message about Celebrate Paddling and COVID-19
June is Celebrate Paddling month in the Adirondacks, but it will look a lot different this year because of COVID-19. Starting three years ago, outfitters, guides, community leaders, students and more have teamed up each June to participate in clinics,…
AWA cancels 2020 Adirondack Canoe Classic; replacement events possible
The Adirondack Watershed Alliance (AWA), in cooperation with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), has decided to cancel the 2020 Adirondack Canoe Classic, originally scheduled for Sept. 11-13. Historically, the event attracts about 1,500 paddlers and supporters to the 90-mile…
#nfct20: Back to where it started
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. To celebrate this milestone, we’re connecting with the people who helped make the NFCT what it is today. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, in its physical form, has been…
NFCT & NRS Virtual Film Fest 2020
COVID-19 upended our 2020 film festival plans, but that won’t stop us from sharing some of our favorite paddling videos with our Northern Forest Canoe Trail friends and supporters. If these films inspire you, please consider a donation in support…
Wild & Scenic grant supports Missisquoi stewardship
A grant from the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild & Scenic Committee is supporting Northern Forest Canoe Trail stewardship work on the Upper Missisquoi River. The River Community Grants Program will allow the NFCT stewardship team repair the stone…
Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal cancelled; NFCT encourages “virtual” participation
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail has cancelled the annual Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal event in Richford, Vt., due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the NFCT team is promoting virtual participation, encouraging people to safely paddle and cycle the race routes throughout…
Celebrating connections
COVID-19 and social distancing has been an up and down experience for me, which is likely true for many of you. The bad days are highlighted by feelings of loneliness, uncertainty and isolation and, for me especially, feeling stuck. There…
#nfct20: A perfect match
Katina Daanen and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail were destined for each other long before the trail came into existence. As a kid, Katina spent her summers swimming in Shell Lake and making camps along the shores of Ada Lake…