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End of a week, beginning of an adventure. PHOTO: DEAN B. BENNETT, COURTESY OF NFCT
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Paddle Me Own Canoe / Irish Drinking Songs, Vol. 1 / Waxies Dargle / Singer/Songwriter
A Boy and a Girl In a Little Canoe / 50 Silly Songs / Countdown Kids / Children’s Music
Love Canoe / Rise Up / The Commodores / R&B/Soul
Red Canoe / Someday: So Far / Trina Nestibo / Singer/Songwriter
My Baby’s Gotta New Canoe / Live At The Parlor / The Walker Avenue Gang / Country
O, God, I Have a Canoe / Rover / Jeff Stolz; Wallace Cochran / Country Red Canoe / Potluck / Mumbo Gumbo / Rock
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Great Weekend Escapes F
NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL’S BEST TWO-DAY TRIPS
rom mountainous, forest lakes to mean- dering, pastoral rivers to the friendly, his-
toric villages that dot these landscapes—the Northern Forest Canoe Trail has it all. Since its inception in 2000, it has remained
the longest inland water trail in North Amer- ica, linking the waterways of New York, Ver- mont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine, inviting paddlers from all walks of life. “A 67- year-old retired truck driver paddled the en- tire trail last summer, a family from Northern Vermont is paddling the trail in sections and many people use it for day trips to week-long excursions, or for angling and birding,” says Kate Williams, the trail’s Executive Director. Williams, who has paddled a large portion
of the water trail’s 1,190-kilometre length— much of it with her two young kids, shares her favourite weekend excursions.
Long Lake to Axton Landing • New York Panoramic vistas of faraway summits and a stunning picnic lunch view of 80-foot Racket Falls highlight the wildest section of canoe trail in New York. “Tis route provides a nice combination of lake and river paddling,” says Williams. Plenty of campsites and lean-tos are available. Bring your rod to enjoy excel- lent bass, pike and walleye fishing.
Northeast Kingdom Paddle and Pedal • Vermont “For families with diverse interests, the Northeast Kingdom paddle and pedal itiner- ary is ideal,” says Williams. Spend a full day meandering through a bucolic landscape on the Clide River and canoe through a rare wet- land complex. Te following day, head to the village of East Burke to mountain bike or hike part of the 110-mile trail complex at King-
dom Trails—recently voted North America’s best trail network by BIKE magazine readers.
Lake Memphremagog •Quebec/Vermont Finger-shaped Lake Memphremagog extends 43 kilometres along the Quebec/Vermont border. Nestled among steep mountains, Williams says the glacial lake offers “excel- lent birding opportunities in the South Bay Wildlife Management Area.” Local lore has it that the deep lake also harbours a 30-foot sea serpent named Memphre. Over 200 al- leged sightings exist, dating from the 1800s to most recently in 2003.
Connecticut River • Vermont/New Hampshire Enjoy a leisure float down the agricultural valley of the Connecticut River—the longest in New England. “It’s definitely one of my fa- vourites,” says Williams. “It’s a big, wide river with no portaging, excellent camping and a rich history.” Paddle under an antique rail- road trestle, watch for osprey and eagles and swim at one of the many sand beaches from Bloomfield to Groveton.
Flagstaff Lake • Maine “Flagstaff Lake provides a neat blend of recreation and history,” says Williams. Vil- lages that were submersed by the Long Falls Dam in 1949 have been mapped out by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. “With our GPS coordinates or brochure,” she adds, “you can paddle over and know the exact location of the old school house and many farms.” Over- night options range from huts to luxurious bed and breakfasts. —Stephanie Park
Find out more about route itineraries along the Northern For- est Canoe Trail by visiting
www.northernforestcanoetrail.org.
The Canoe Song / Out In The Resosphere / Mike Esposito / Country
Rudder Canoe / Nobody Knows Me Like You / Benny Hester / Inspirational Junk Canoe / Tropicana / Bob Taylor / World
Down With the Old Canoe / Dixon Brothers Vol. 3 / Dixon Brothers / Country
The Final Canoe Trip / Black Robe (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) / Georges Delerue / Soundtrack
Somebody Stole My Canoe / Somebody Stole My Canoe / John Dorsey / Singer/Songwriter
Someone Took My Canoe / Ed Sharpe / Ed Sharpe / Singer/Songwriter Canoe / Worm’s Eye View / Subsoil / Hip-Hop/Rap
Canoe (Explicit) / Bilingual Lingo / PokoLoko Feet. Danger / Latino
Canoe / Alabamulance / Sue Scrofa / Singer/ Songwriter
Canoe (Remixed by Djordje Eric) / Thanks You Dr. Beat / Gaia Mesiah / World
Here Comes Santa in a Red Canoe / Christmas from Hawaii / The Surfers / Holiday
My Old Canoe / Mixed Business / Sam Leopold / Singer/Songwriter
River of the Big Canoe / Palm Trees / The Raisin Pickers /Singer/Songwriter
Canoe by Moonlight / Mystic Shadows of the Wind / Jeff Chambers / World
Blue Canoe / Angel’s Share / Ian Tamblyn / Singer/Songwriter
New Blue Canoe / Thunder the Boy Giant / Bryan Masters / Rock
Canoe Round / Girl Scouts Greatest Hits / Melinda Caroll / Children’s Music
Kokanee Canary Canoe / Caribou Eclectic / Ross Douglas / Singer/Songerwriter
The Girl In The Pink Canoe / Blue Pariah / Big Rude Jake / Blues
BONUS TRACK: Nocturnal Canoe Killers (Explicit) / Nocturnal Canoe Killers / Nocturnal Canoe Killers / Alternative —Scott MacGregor
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