Kevin Hinds, a registered Maine Sea Kayak Guide and instructor at LL Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools, shares some of the equipment you’ll need to begin kayaking.
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NFCT Paddler Film Fest, NY & ME
The Northern Forest Paddlers Film Fest is coming up in April.
The Northern Forest Paddlers Film Fest continues to gain momentum, and we invite you to join us in April for this year’s outstanding film line-up including Paddle to Seattle, Earl’s Canoe, Terra Antarctica, Dream Result, and Kayaking is not a Crime, a claymation short by one of our favorite young film-makers in New York.
ME: Paddler Film Fest 4/15/10
One Longfellow Square
Portland, ME
Telephone: 207-761-8225 x107
Email Address: info@northernforestcanoetrail.org
Website: http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com
Hours: 6 pm Doors Open – Cash Bar, 7 pm Film Fest
Price: Advance $12 / Door $15
We hope you will join NFCT for a festive evening featuring a line up of films celebrating canoeing and kayaking. This is a partnership event between the Maine Island Trail Association and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Beer, wine, and spirits are available at One Longfellow Place, so we hope you will come early to meet staff, and other paddling enthusiasts. Advance tickets available by calling MITA at 207.761.8225 x107 or by visiting http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com
NY: Paddler Film Fest, 4/16/10
Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Lake Placid, NY
Hours: 7 pm
Our Film Fest series continues to grow and improve. Films and details TBA!
The Fastest Growing Water Sport – Kayak Fishing and the Evolution of Kayaks and Fishing Hand Paddles
Coastal Kayaking by Eric Holsinger
Paddle sports are the fastest growing water sport today. Kayaking, canoeing and rafting are now destination activities. With all the green and eco-friendly activities available, paddle sports have dominated the outdoor adventure scene. Paddle sports are low impact on the environment, inexpensive, thrilling and always memorable.
Northern Forest Canoe Trail Guidebook – preorder
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) Guidebook will be available in March, 2010. You can preorder your copy, which complements the existing 13 map series, through the online store where all proceeds of the book go directly to the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a 740 mile kayak and canoe water trail. It is the longest in the Northeast, situated within a day’s drive of almost 80 million people, including residents of Boston, Montreal, and New York City. As a unique public resource, the NFCT offers world-class paddling experiences. Flowing with stories of Native American peoples, European settlers, developing mill towns and the timber industry, local animal and plant species, and the evolution of new patterns of land ownership, the Trail has a rich heritage and exciting potential as the basis of widely accessible, environmentally friendly tourism in the communities along the route.
Whitewater Thrills in Maine
As a New England state, Maine offers a rugged coastline with lots of beauty. This and the internal waterways make grabbing a kayak and exploring the waterways a surreal experience.
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