Voices from the Trail
Category: Events
2021 Virtual Paddling Film Festival
The 16th annual Paddling Film Festival showcases the very best paddling films of the year and is now screening in theaters and living rooms everywhere. For 2021, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and restricted public gatherings,…
‘Round the Mountain set to return May 8
The ‘Round the Mountain Canoe & Kayak is set to return to Saranac Lake on Saturday, May 8. This year, the popular paddling event will be run by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail following its acquisition of the Adirondack Watershed…
Downriver Paddle Plan and NFCT Flip Flop graphic
We were so thrilled to have so many paddling enthusiasts join us for the April 1 installment of our Virtual Speakers Series — a conversation about paddling the NFCT downstream with Thru-Paddlers Mack Truax and Maggie Gremore. During the session,…
NFCT auctioning two birch bark canoes
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) will auction off two birch bark canoes this summer in support of stewardship and access projects across the Northeast. The canoes were gifted to the NFCT separately by Jim Henry and Bob and Donna…
Kokatat celebrates 50th anniversary
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is excited to join long-time partner Kokatat in celebrating their 50th anniversary. Steve O’Meara started Kokatat, then Blue Puma, in 1971, purely as a way to help get people out on the trails and waterways…
Virtual Speakers Series 2021
It was a year ago that the world had to adjust to a new reality because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us, that meant canceling film festivals, races, community paddles and other long time traditions — difficult decisions, sure, but…
Virtual Canoecopia set for March 12-14
Canoecopia, one of the biggest paddlesports events of the year, is set to take place virtually March 12-14. In a normal year, Canoecopia brings together paddling enthusiasts from around the world for three days of seminars, clinics, expos and more….
NFCT, AWA moving forward on transition
The Adirondack Watershed Alliance (AWA) is on track to complete the transfer of its activities and events to the care of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) for the upcoming paddling season. Brian McDonnell, long time AWA race director and…
Update on 2021 events & activities
Last year at this time, the team at the Northern Forest Canoe Trail announced details about Film Festival dates, Waterway Work Trips, the Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal, Celebrate Paddling month and all of the Adirondack Watershed Alliance events and activities, including the…
NFCT raffling off 20th anniversary Wenonah canoe
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) is raffling off a special 20th anniversary Wenonah Adirondack tandem canoe. The custom-made boat features a map of the entire 740-mile water trail that runs from Old Forge, NY, to Fort Kent, Maine, inlaid…