Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Of Film Fests and Sign Dedications
By Kate WIlliams Ah, life at the canoe trail is beginning to take on the wonderful chaos that we call summer. For example, in the short span between 6 pm on Thursday, June 4 and 9 am Saturday, June 6, …
Trip Log from the Upper Connecticut River
This just in from some local friends who took a trip over Memorial Day weekend on the Connecticut River: “Looking for the perfect beginner canoe trip for a family’s entry into canoe tripping? This past weekend two families consisting of…
Update: Kayak Through Paddler in Vermont
By Kate Williams As I reported a couple of weeks ago, 67 year-old Gil Whitney from Lakeville, Maine set out on May 1 to through paddle our trail by kayak. I was excited to get a message from his wife,…
A Real Stand Up Guy
By Kate Williams Close your eyes. Imagine 147 miles on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, from Old Forge, NY in the Adirondacks to Lake Champlain, and maybe even up to Vermont. A wonderful stretch of trail with small and large…
Soggy baguettes, espresso, and the true spirit of a Quebec River Cleanup
I’d like to start this post with a picture I like to call “The Group: Dry” Remarkably, this is only one of my many favorite memories of what turned into a very windy and rainy adventure. Our mission this…
Bill Schomburg and the CT River Site Visit
Bill on the CT As I am flipping the pages of a quickly molding journal (not a Rite in the Rain which I discovered a while ago is the way to go in the outdoor environment, www.riteintherain.com)…
Quite a Sign
By Kate Williams On Wednesday, May 13 at 11:30 am, NFCT and partners dedicated a beautiful new sign at the Maine Visitor Information Center in Fryeburg, ME. This isn’t just any sign. As the Sun Journal put it, “it…
Need a Role Model?
By Kate Williams May 12, 2009: A shout out to NFCT partner and northern New Hampshire native Lucie Villeneuve for today’s New York Post article about her. Lucie is an experienced guide and owner of Outdoor ESCAPES New Hampshire, and…
Paddlers Young and Old(er)
By Kate WIlliams Good morning, all. A couple of items came across my desk this week that sharpened my thinking about the power of paddling for all ages: #1: The first came in the form of a phone call from…
NFCT’s Trail Czar Chimes In
Hello Everyone, As Obama is looking back on his first 100 days, I find myself in a similar position at NFCT. It seems like a good time to take a deep breath and look back, reflecting on all the fast-paced action of…