Maliseet Trail

Maliseet Trail

Borne on the wings of a nine-day nor’easter, we retraced the ancient canoe route used for travel between the Saint John River in New Brunswick and the Penobscot River in Maine. Obscured by disuse, shamans’ curses and waterfront cottages, the trail has all but...
The Flood

The Flood

THE RIVER NYMPHS OF THE PEMMIGEWASSET RIVER by Matt Hopkinson and Doug Doremus The river nymphs of the Pemmigewasset River had it out for him. In 1991, Doug Doremus unwrapped a Ranger canoe from a tree in the rapids below the West Thornton Bridge, and repaired it with...
NFCT Flagstaff to Chesuncook

NFCT Flagstaff to Chesuncook

Flagstaff Lake to Chesuncook Lake, Maine This trip follows a portion of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail but intersects with many other important trails. Our story starts with Natanis, a Montagnais from Southern Quebec who was driven out of his village as a boy during...