Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Family Paddling at the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
On a morning that found me leaving my house at 5am and climbing over the pass at Jay Peak in strong winds and lightening it did not feel good for the first annual Family Paddle Day at the Missisquoi National…
Section Paddling
I completed my section paddling of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail this week, paddling the Upper Ammonoosuc River in New Hampshire from the Stark Covered Bridge down to the Connecticut River. It’s taken me 20 years to ‘finish’ the trail….
This Summer Be a Part of Something BIG! Join a Northern Forest Canoe Trail Waterway Work Trip
It’s the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s 15th anniversary! Thanks to our maturing trail stewardship program, we have more volunteer service trips to choose from this year than ever before. If you want to get away for a weekend, get your…
Paddle and Pedal along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in New Hampshire
By Margaret Curtis Volunteer Trail Maintainer, Sections Maine 1 & 2 The quiet dip of a paddle in a calm pond, the rushing sound of a river flowing over rapids, the miles of driving two vehicles hoping you have the…
3 Reasons to Visit a Paddlesport Show
By Sandy Tarburton, Membership & Communications Director With record-breaking temperatures and snow, snow, and more snow hammering the East Coast, canoeing and kayaking might not be at the top of your thoughts these days. That’s why the Northern Forest Canoe Trail…
Protecting the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
By Karrie Thomas, NFCT Executive Director We recently added the word “protect” to the Northern Forest Canoe Trail mission statement. We are not necessarily talking about land protection in the traditional sense – we don’t plan to own land. We…
The Clyde – Day 1
I spent my childhood summers exploring the coast of Maine. My time was my own. Often alone, I explored the forests, played in small boats and camped on nearby islands. These summer experiences are the foundation of my life as…
A Race Among Friends on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
By Karrie Thomas, NFCT Executive Director Do you enjoy a little friendly competition? Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Walter Opuszynski assembled a small group of us last September for just that: a paddle-pedal race on Vermont’s Missisquoi River and the Missisquoi Valley…
Concentrated Effort at the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
By Walter Opuszynski, NFCT Trail Director This year we had a river-wide focus on Vermont’s Missisquoi River. When I think about this river I picture farm fields, fun and challenging rapids, and the Bird’s Foot Delta. The delta and surrounding…
A Full River Concept of Stewardship
By Walter Opuszynski, NFCT Trail Director This year with support from the Lake Champlain Basin Program, REI, LL Bean, American Canoe Association and New Hampshire Recreation Trails Program, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail was able to change…