Voices from the Trail
Category: History
Northern Forest Canoe Trail Celebrates 25 Years
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, an occasion that will be marked with dozens of community events throughout the Northeast. The NFCT is a mapped inland water trail tracing 740 miles of Indigenous and…
Help Us Open a World of Possibilities
In a few short weeks, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail will mark a major milestone: its 25th anniversary. That’s 25 years of stewardship, community engagement and helping people discover the woods and waters of the Northern Forest. As we prepare to celebrate, we’ve been thinking…
#nfct20: Reflecting on the past & looking ahead
As the Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary, we’re sharing stories that highlight the progress the trail and our organization have made over the last two decades. Earlier this year, we interviewed Kay Henry and Rob Center for part…
Privilege & opportunity
My first introduction to traveling by canoe came on the Rangeley Lakes section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail nearly 60 years ago, and it was one of those transformational experiences that set me on a most rewarding path in…
NFCT hosts 20th anniversary virtual chat
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail wrapped up its 20th anniversary with a virtual chat with current Executive Director Karrie Thomas and former Executive Director Kate Williams, who served from 2004-2014. Click here to watch! Thomas and Williams discussed the history…
Lobster Lake, or the effects of Mars on a Maine canoe-camping trip
In mid-August of 2003, my friend Cynthia, a Mainer and artist, phoned and said: “I thought we were going canoe-camping this summer.” “I don’t know. It’s getting close to the start of school,” I said. “I found all these great…
#nfct20: Mapping a path forward
As the Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary, we’re sharing stories that highlight the progress the trail and our organization have made over the last two decades. Earlier this year, we interviewed Kay Henry and Rob Center for…
#nfct20: Back to where it started
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. To celebrate this milestone, we’re connecting with the people who helped make the NFCT what it is today. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail, in its physical form, has been…
#nfct20: A perfect match
Katina Daanen and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail were destined for each other long before the trail came into existence. As a kid, Katina spent her summers swimming in Shell Lake and making camps along the shores of Ada Lake…
Tell us your stories: 20 years of the NFCT
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020, and we hope to mark two decades of adventure, stewardship, and community by highlighting your stories. Throughout the year, we’ll share your stories on our website and on social…