Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Honeymooners turned trail volunteers on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
By Eric Diven and Bree Carlson NFCT Volunteers In the summer of 2014, after almost a year of dating and on the cusp of moving in together, we decided to test our relationship for a week in a space that…
Thru-paddlers of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in 2016
Susan Storch and Mary Duk have been paddling together for two decades, including six times as a team in the 90-Miler canoe and kayak race in the Adirondacks. They’ve developed a strong bond on the water that got even stronger…
Update from the Androscoggin
By Phoebe Backler New Hampshire Outreach Coordinator With summer in full swing, the Androscoggin River Committee (ARC) River Runner Interns are busy greeting paddlers at popular access points on the northern Androscoggin River. Interns are tasked with sharing ARC’s River Code…
An intern’s first week on the Moose River Bow Loop
By Colin McIntosh Intern, Bow Loop Crew The 34-mile Moose River Bow Loop is a popular canoe trip in northwestern Maine. In partnership with the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail is…
Help us remove Missisquoi River dam remains
In 2006 the Northern Forest Canoe Trail received a photo from a paddler showing his kayak wedged against a remnant dam wall in the Missisquoi River in East Highgate, Vermont. The paddler had become pinned against the wall and then…
Allagash Wilderness Waterway celebrates 50 years of paddling, camping, and conservation
The Allagash River of northern Maine is one of the premier rivers in this country for canoeing, fishing and camping. Running through a protected north woods forest corridor, the river system provides a mix of calm flat water, smooth fast…
“Thank you for awakening an old memory!!”
The following was sent to the Northern Forest Canoe Trail as a handwritten letter. In honor of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway’s 50th anniversary, we received permission from the author to share with our readers. Thank you for awakening an…
Results for Missisquoi River Paddle-Pedal
On Saturday, June 25, nearly 80 people canoed, kayaked, and cycled—along with one paddle boarder and one runner—in the Missisquoi River Paddle-Pedal in Richford, Vermont. The 6.5-mile river paddle and 4.5-mile ride on the adjacent Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail occurred…
Jack Delano to collect campsite data
By Jack Delano GIS Intern My name is Jack Delano and I am the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s GIS intern this summer. I am a rising senior at Middlebury College in Vermont where I am majoring in…
Trip Report: Maine’s Kennebago River
We sat around the breakfast table watching the rain pour down outside. While enjoying my Eggs Benedict I casually mentioned that if folks would prefer to call off our planned paddling trip I didn’t want to make it a forced…