Voices from the Trail
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5 days on the Saranacs with the Northern Forest Explorers
I am writing this on a Saturday in July, chilling in my pjs with the best dog in the world, Dwight, pumped and feeling good from a week on the water. It is my third year leading the Northern Forest…
NFCT welcomes new communications director
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is excited to welcome Chris Morris as its new communications director. Chris joined NFCT’s team in August, following the departure of Mike Lynch, who will continue his photography work and writing about the outdoors for…
Map 12 Archived Updates
(June 2013) There is a required fee per person to paddle the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Click here for more details. (June 2013) Boat size regulations for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway: The State of Maine maintains canoe/kayak size regulations on the Allagash…
Map 10 Archived Updates
The 2006 map incorrectly shows a campsite at the confluence of the Dead and Spencer Rivers. No camping is allowed here. This privately-owned land serves as a launch point for downriver trips on the Dead River. Spencer Stream can be…
Map 4 Archived Updates
Map 4 – Archived Updates (July 2018) The section of river below the East Highgate Bridge will be closed from July 2nd through sometime in 2019 due to bridge replacement. Paddlers should portage river right (1000′). (July 2016) A new…
A summer well spent on the NFCT
I was lucky to stumble upon the job posting for NFCT stewardship crew leader position this spring while I was applying for work in the east. After a couple seasons of conservation and trail work in the west, I was…
Sacred Waters
As I sit here in the 95 degree-heat, 90 percent humidity that is Maryland now that my Northern Forest Canoe Trail summer internship is over, I find myself daydreaming about being on the river again. How do I describe spending…
Learn about the Maine Mountain Collaborative
The most important thing about the Northern Forest Canoe Trail may not the trail itself but the landscape through which it traverses. The entire region is an American gem, and the NFCT not only connects us to the landscape but…
Macfarlane attempts east-to-west thru paddle
Vermont resident Peter Macfarlane is attempting his second Northern Forest Canoe Trail thru-paddle this spring. Except this time, he’s doing it from east to west. Peter first paddled the entire trail in 28 days in 2013, using a cedar strip…
Profile: Landscape photographer Brendan Wiltse
Below is a Q&A with landscape photographer Brendan Wiltse, who lives in the Adirondacks. Wiltse’s photography of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail will be featured on our Instagram account in March. Tell us about your background? My day job is…