Voices from the Trail
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Meet the NFCT’s 2021 stewardship crew!
Our stewardship season is officially underway. Two weeks in, projects have been completed in Vermont along the Mad River in Waitsfield and the North Branch Cascades Trail. Under the direction of NFCT Stewardship Director Noah Pollock, the team will tackle…
“Beta testers” needed for our a new trail app
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation are partnering with Guthook Guides to create a smart phone based map and guide for our routes. The GPS enabled app will allow users the ability to locate themselves…
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…
Brewer takes helm as NFCT board chair; two new board members announced
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Board of Directors has appointed Anne Brewer, of Lake Placid, NY, as its new chair. Brewer takes the helm after three years of leadership from Don Hudson, of Arrowsic, Maine. Hudson will remain on the…
New trip ideas, maps for 2021 paddling
It sounds like a broken record, but it bears repeating: It’s been a weird, weird year. Like everyone across the country, the staff and volunteers at the Northern Forest Canoe Trail did their best to navigate the circumstances of the…
Tell Media teams with NFCT, Play ADK, local artists to unveil new downtown storefront
SARANAC LAKE — Tell Media, a local marketing and communications company, has partnered with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), Play ADK and local artists and musicians to open a storefront in downtown Saranac Lake. The space, located at 84…
Grateful for your unwavering support
The 20th anniversary of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail mirrored a thru-paddle — in more ways than one. As 2020 began, we planned our events, activities and stewardship work, the same way a paddler carefully preps for a long trip…
New book takes readers to Maine’s new national monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, over 87,000 acres of wild beauty, is a natural treasure awaiting discovery. A place of turbulent rivers, misty mountaintops, and complex ecosystems, its rich history is written in ancients rocks and the annals of…
#nfct20: Four women & a big white dog in the Allagash Wilderness
In 2012, Joanne Blondin, three friends and a big white dog paddled the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Joanne shared their story in honor of NFCT’s 20th anniversary. (Photos by Valerie Caro) “No! Not left! Turn us right! Paddle hard!” Beth…
Adirondack Water Week promotes water quality, protection
The Adirondack Watershed Institute is hosting Water Week, Sunday, Aug. 23 through Friday, Aug. 28. Water Week celebrates one of the most precious and valued resources in the Adirondacks: freshwater. Learn more about aquatic resources and discover ways you can…