Adirondack Paddle Fest, 5/16-18/08
Old Forge Waterfront
Old Forge, NY
Telephone: 315-369-667
Website: www.mountainmanoutdoors.com
Hours: Friday noon - 5, Sat. 9 - 5 and Sun 9 - 4
Price: Free
NFCT will host a table at America's largest on-water canoe and kayak sale. Over 1,000 canoes and kayaks on sale, speakers, clinics, demos, show specials, music, food and fun for the whole family. Test paddle everything in paddlesports. 15,000 square-foot indoor arena in case of bad weather. Hosted by Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company.
Call it a “trasharama” or call it a trash derby, but the Agency of Natural Resources is calling all volunteers for a first-ever cleanup day at the South Bay of Lake Memphremagog. Meet at the Fish & Wildlife Department access area on South Bay in Newport City. There will be a small lunch provided. Prizes will be awarded to a few lucky participants. There will be T-shirts available while supplies last.
Join the Missisquoi River Basin Association's annual river cleanup paddle. Volunteers needed to remove trash from river banks. Bring your own canoe/kayak, paddles, PFD, and a picnic lunch. Be prepared to get wet and dirty, and to walk in mud. Trash bags supplied.
06/14/08
Exploring the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
ADK High Peaks Information Center
Adirondack Mountain Club
Heart Lake
Lake Placid, NY
Telephone: 518-523-3480 ext 19
Email Address: outreach@adk.org
Hours: 8:00 pm
Price: Free
NFCT board member and trail volunteer Lisa Dyslin will present a visual journey through the landscapes of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
06/14/08
Moose River Canoe Race 6/14/08
Rockwood, Maine
Telephone: 207-695-2702
Website: www.mooseheadlake.org
Hours: 11 am
Price: Various events, free and small fee
The Canoe Race is part of a full day of Family Fun Days events. Kids events, including a Moose Safari, are featured, and the day concludes with the "Famous Moose Tales Program and BBQ" in Greenville, dockside aboard the famous Katahdin.
06/27/08
- 06/29/08
Family Fun Days, 6/27-29/2008
Stratton, Maine
Website: www.eustisme.com
Hours: Friday evening through Sunday afternoon
Price: Mostly free, with fee for some events
Spend a weekend on the shores of Flagstaff Lake at the base of the Bigelow Range, enjoying everything from a community parade, to a fun canoe and kayak race, to some good summer fun and food. Bring the kids, and stay for a few days to enjoy the world-class paddling and hiking opportunities in the area! NFCT will be dedicating a new kiosk at the local boat launch on Flagstaff Lake on Sunday morning, prior to the paddle race - join us!
Join NFCT staff and volunteers to contribute some sweat equity to the Trail and have a blast in the process! We'll be transporting and planting saplings to revegetate heavily-used water-access campsites. Two overnights, primitive camping, lake paddling.
Thursday 7/24 "Thoreau, The Man," by Historian Walter MacDougall, 7 pm, The Community House
Friday 7/25 Storytelling with Penobscot John Bear, Location and time TBA
Saturday, July 26 Full day of events, including Penobscot blessing and drumming, Chewonki wildlife program featuring live animals, outdoor fair with exhibits, silent auction and Old Town Canoe raffle, an evening with Doughty Hill Band...and more!
Join NFCT staff and volunteers to contribute some sweat equity to the Trail and have a blast in the process! We'll improve a paddler access and a campsite, and paddle the upper Missisquoi as we do so. Two overnights, primitive camping, river paddling.
08/01/08
- 08/03/08
Waterway Work Trip, NH 8/1-3/08
Upper Ammonoosuc River, New Hampshire
Join NFCT staff and volunteers to contribute some sweat equity to the Trail and have a blast in the process! We'll improve a primitive campsite and paddler access in Groveton. We'll take breaks to run sections of the Upper Ammonoosuc and Connecticut rivers, but paddling is not necessary to access the work site. Two overnights, primitive camping, optional river paddling.
08/08/08
- 08/10/08
Waterway Work Trip, ME 8/8-10/08
Moosehead Lake, Maine
Join NFCT staff and volunteers to contribute some sweat equity to the Trail and have a blast in the process! We'll build up to three new island campsites. Two overnights, primitive camping, lake paddling.
09/13/08
"One Square Mile of Hope" 9/13/08
Fourth Lake
Inlet, NY
Telephone: 315-357-5501
Website: www.caany.com
The Central Adirondack Paddlers Society invites you to join this Guinness World Record Attempt to create the largest canoe/kayak raft on an open body of water. Seeking 2500 boats to beat previous record of 776 (May 19, 2001, Hinkley Lake in Ohio). All event proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Visit www.caany.com or call for sponsorship levels.
