Peter Macfarlane has paddled into a headwind riding four-foot waves on Lake Champlain. He’s seen ospreys, eagles and kingfishers while canoeing on the Missisquoi River. And he’s eaten pizza in Swanton ...

On a warm evening earlier this summer, Brandon DeVito and I stood on the edge of Lower Saranac Lake. Devito, an avid paddler and vice chair of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, was my guide for our ...

2024 was a busy year for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The nonprofit group maintains and promotes the 740-mile water trail from Old Forge through the Adirondacks and into Vermont, New Hampshire, ...

NEWPORT — The Northern Forest Canoe Trail will officially open on National Trails Day, June 3, with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. on the Emory Hebbard State Office Building grounds in Newport. The NFCT, ...

WAITSFIELD, Vt. — The Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, an occasion that will be marked with dozens of community events throughout the Northeast. The NFCT is a ...

If you think you’re tough, try paddling and carrying a canoe some 740 miles over 56 days. That’s what Donnie Mullen did in 2000 when he became the first person to through-paddle the Northern Forest ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Northern Forest Canoe Trail assistant trail director Nick Hall. The Northern ...

WAITSFIELD — The Northern Forest Canoe Trail will place two college students on the 740-mile canoe and kayak route this summer. The Waterway Stewardship Intern Program will allow the interns to join ...