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Rick Wright – CT River Swim 2016 [Part 3]
July 3, 2016 Holyoke Dam-Chicopee- Springfield-Thompsonville Happy 4 th of July. We are blessed to live where we can breathe free. On June 30, I swam from Springfield, MA to Thompsonville, CT (just above the breached dam near Enfield). For those interested in scull rowing, the entry point for this [Read More...]
Rick Wright – CT River Swim 2016 [Part 2]
Periodically throughout the summer we will be featuring accounts from long distance swimmer, Rick Wright. Rick contacted us this spring to ask us about specifics concerning the northern stretches of the Connecticut River and to purchase a CT River Paddler’s Trail Map in preparation for swimming the full length of [Read More...]

Land Acknowledgement
NorthWoods Stewardship Center respectfully acknowledges that we are on the ancestral territory of the Abenaki people – the first people of this land. The Clyde River Valley where NorthWoods is located was and remains an important link between the Memphremagog and Upper Connecticut River watersheds. Indigenous people from many nations live and work here today.
We recognize that acknowledgment is just the beginning of recognizing the history and future of indigenous people on this land.
Please join us in honoring their communities, their elders past and present, and future generations.







