Voices from the Trail
Category: Trip Planning
NFCT announces 2022 Thru-Paddlers
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) has announced its roster of 2022 thru-paddlers. A total of 11 individuals — and one dog — completed the 740-mile waterway trail connecting New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine, and a family…
Favorite Trips: Raquette Lake’s Outlet Bay
Continuing the NFCT’s Best of 2022 series, our Favorite Trips series features short stories from staff, board members and friends highlighting some recommended paddling routes. If you have a favorite trip to share on our blog and social media, email chris@northernforestcanoetrail.org. Expansive…
A Springtime Paddle Through the Trees
Maybe it’s the backcountry skier in me, but there’s something about weaving in and out of trees that will never get old — and maybe that’s why I always mark the transition from winter to spring with a paddle upstream…
Aaren Harris: Navigating the NFCT with FarOut
My husband, Chris, my son, Rewan, and I began section paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in June of 2018, when Rew had just turned 4. We knew we wanted to do a long canoe adventure and Rew had grown…
NFCT Teams with FarOut Guides for Paddling App
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), in partnership with FarOut Guides, has launched a new trail app, just in time for the beginning of paddling season. The new GPS-enabled guide features over 1,400 waypoints, site photos and several base maps,…
NFCT adds paddling trails, new adventures to Trip Planner tool
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) has updated its Trip Planner tool to include the Penobscot River Paddling Trail as well as the Lamoille, Connecticut and Androscoggin river paddling trails. Additionally, NFCT’s Suggested Trips listing now includes several new itineraries…
Onion Foundation supports Water Trails Network
A grant from the Onion Foundation is helping the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) cultivate a water trails network, a cohort of organizations across the Northern Forest region working to promote paddling opportunities in their communities. This year, the NFCT…
#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…
2020 trip planning update
If you’re a ski-junky like me, you’re probably not quite ready to plan out your summer paddling adventures. (It feels like winter just arrived here in the Adirondacks.) But I often find myself planning new ski adventures as early as…
Re-route at the Canadian border
One unique aspect of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail is crossing into Quebec, Canada. The chance to “paddle across the border” adds a sense of adventure and new cultural experiences. It is remarkable how different things feel just a few…