Voices from the Trail
Category: Stewardship
A waterway work trip at Raquette Falls
In 2011 I was searching “Google” and discovered the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and immediately I was enamored. I spent several days reading about the organization and decided to become a member. Seriously what could be better: a 740 mile…
2017 Stewardship Season Recap
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail field season is always a whirlwind, and this year was no exception. NFCT staff, interns, and volunteers completed a myriad of projects across the Northern Forest. Get a glimpse in the following video recap: Highlights…
Stewardship Intern Reflects On Rewarding Summer
Working as a stewardship intern for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail was at times a whirlwind of activity and at other times a peaceful experience. This reflects the rivers that NFCT follows, often slow and meandering, yet occasionally they become…
In Praise of Tent Life
The Roman philosopher Marcus Aurelius once suggested that, from time to time, we spend a few nights sleeping on the ground. It didn’t really matter where it was – it could even be right next to the bed we usually…
Life On The Trail
The question I received most frequently this summer was “Wisconsin, eh, how’d you end up all the way out here?” The answer to that is simple. I was sitting in my grimy college house living room exploring options for what…
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail crew is out for ten weeks of sweat and hard work mixed in with some stunningly beautiful “commutes” to their job sites by canoe, during a summer living out of a tent and swimming in…
Winds of Change
I am writing this at 3am on a late spring morning. I’ve got a big life transition coming up, and this just happens to be the time of day my brain chooses to become most introspective. When I arrived in…
Remembering Bill Schomburg
Our community lost a trail hero in March, when Bill Schomburg, an NFCT volunteer extraordinaire from Columbia, New Hampshire, passed away at age 77. Bill was involved with the NFCT from the get-go. He helped our fledging organization map the…
Nulhegan Confluence Hut and Trails
By Noah Pollock Vermont State Coordinator & New York/Vermont Regional Field Coordinator The arrival of winter has slowed—but not completely stopped—the completion of a new amenity for paddlers: a hut along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Nulhegan River in Vermont’s Northeast…
A Novice Canoeist’s Perspective on Paddling in Maine
By Serena Doose Lucky me, stuck with my brother as a paddling partner on my first canoe experience. The slow moving, tannic waters of the Santee Canal in South Carolina were the backdrop for the third day of “staycation” week…