Forget Pedal to the Metal, Put Your Mettle to the Paddle: Karrie Thomas, Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Whether your affinity for water involves multi-day backcountry paddling or just grabbing a cold beverage and a tube for some floating (while you watch the bald eagles and kingfishers fly by), the Northern Forest Canoe Trail has a spot for you to put in and play!

Karrie Thomas joined NFCT in 2014 and serves as the organization’s Executive Director - but that doesn’t mean she spends all of her days holed up in her corner office talking strategy and grant-writing. If you’re planning your paddle and decide to call NCFT, Karrie might just be the person who picks up the phone and gives you the inside scoop you’re looking for to help you plan a fantastic weekend or longer distance trip.

And beyond the amazing trip-planning resources they provide, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail hosts events and unique opportunities for stewardship that get paddlers of all ages out enjoying and caring for 740 miles of pristine waterways that cross the highest reaches of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

You can tap into NFCT’s endless wealth of planning resources at NorthernForestCanoeTrail.org, and make sure to follow them on Instagram  @northernforestcanoetrail.

But the fun and useful links don't stop there!:

• @PaddleNFCT on Facebook
• What NFCT co-founder Kay Henry’s been up to lately
• Lake Memphremagog (VT/Quebec)
• Mack Truax (Downriver Paddle Plan)
• Northern Forest Canoe Trail Paddlers (Facebook group)
• Waterway Stewards Program
• Northern Forest Explorers (includes info about NFCT’s new partnership with Teens to Trails)
• West Branch Penobscot and Lobster Lake
• The 90-Miler (NY/Adirondacks)
• Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal (VT)
• Packraft Maine
• Nemo BugOut
• Alite Camp Chair