A pioneering 2018 through-paddle from east to west by Peter Macfarlane In the Spring of 2013, I through-paddled the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Nominally it is 740 miles from Old Forge in the south-western Adirondacks to Fort Kent on the St John River in far northern Maine. It encompasses large lakes, small ponds, large rivers, […]
Women Can Do!
Every October, just as our field season is wrapping up and most of our seasonal staff are packing their bags, a day rolls around which promises a field trip full of tools, hard hats, and fun. Except on this day, we don’t drive to a remote trailhead or hike to a shelter. We head to […]
Fall Hiking Safety
“And all at once summer collapsed into fall…” Oscar Wilde Summer felt as if it would go on forever this year, but alas, fall may finally be here. The days are definitely shorter, and the temps are starting to drop. Before we know it, the mountains will be full of snow and ice. With the […]
The World is Our Classroom
Author Cindy Ross has a new book entitled, The World is Our Classroom- How One Family Used Nature & Travel to Shape an Extraordinary Education (Skyhorse Publishing, NYC). The content in this piece is excerpted from her book. Cindy will be presenting on this topic at GMC next Monday, October 1st. Find details below. As […]
Wilderness Stewardship on the Long Trail
This article was written by Lorne Currier, GMC Outreach & Field Coordinator. The Long Trail is lovingly described as a footpath in the wilderness but, technically speaking, just 45 miles of the trail are Wilderness. The difference between wilderness and Wilderness, with a capital ‘W,’ came along on September 3, 1964, when the 88th Congress of […]
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