Voices from the Trail
Author: Chris Morris
Tupper Lake 8-Miler returns June 24
The Tupper Lake 8-Miler is set for Saturday, June 24. This annual paddling race starts at the Town of Tupper Lake Boat Launch on State Route 30. The course takes paddlers under the Route 30 bridge, up the Raquette River…
Meet Our 2023 Interns
Every year, the NFCT sets out to implement an ambitious stewardship plan that spans New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine. It takes a big team effort to make it happen — we need local volunteers, experienced stewardship leaders,…
Multi-Year Effort Invests in Maine’s Outdoor Infrastructure
A multi-year partnership between the Maine Bureau of Parks & Lands, local landowners and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities statewide. Over the last several years, NFCT’s professional stewardship team has implemented projects that improve safe…
Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal Returns July 15
The annual Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal makes its return on Saturday, July 15. This popular family-friendly event, hosted by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), the Upper Missisquoi and Trout River Wild & Scenic Committee (UMATR) and the town of Richford, combines…
Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal Set for July 15
The annual Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal makes its return on Saturday, July 15. This popular family-friendly event, hosted by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), the Upper Missisquoi and Trout River Wild & Scenic Committee (UMATR) and the town of Richford, combines…
Spencer Lake and Down Spencer Stream
Through-Paddlers like to call Little Spencer the stream from hell. I can imagine fighting up this persistent little river could be pretty demoralizing, but paddling it with the current is a treat! In early spring or after a heavy rain,…
Film Fest Returns to Concord
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, NRS and the Contoocook River Canoe Company present the 18th annual World Tour Paddling Film Festival at Red River Theatres on Wednesday, June 14. The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour presenting…
APIPP, Basin Program Release Field Guides on Invasive Species
Two organizations that work to protect our region’s lands and waters from environmental and economic harm caused by invasive species — The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) — have released…
‘Round the Mountain Anytime
I was in Saranac Lake last spring preparing to host 100 plus people in the ‘Round the Mountain Canoe & Kayak Race. I only had one bit of anxiety: I had never paddled the course! Being in charge of that…
NFCT and EDT by Bikanoe
Micah Fay is a one-time wilderness dweller turned urban software engineer, by way of carpentry, solar installations, home energy auditing, telecommunications/IT work and some nonprofit startup experience. You can read about his time living off the land in British Columbia…