Voices from the Trail
Category: Trip Planning
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…
A Video Guide for the NFCT in Vermont
The following is a question-and-answer session done via email with Joseph Defelice of Riverbank Media in East Dorset, Vermont. He created a five-part video series about Northern Forest Canoe Trail waterways in Vermont. The series can be found in our…
Advice for a Thru-Paddle
Paddling the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a challenging adventure that requires thoughtful planning and the proper gear. When planning for my trip in 2011, I sought out advice from numerous sources, including books, maps, blogs, the NFCT organization,…
Crossing Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain can present a formidable challenge to paddlers on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. From Plattsburgh to the Missisquoi delta there are at least two significant open water crossings. This article offers some information on…
Best Time to Start a Thru-Paddle?
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future. -Niels Bohr When Niels uttered those words he may have been contemplating how to figure out exactly where electrons might be at any given time. I find myself thinking…