Online auction benefits canoe trail

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is holding its annual online auction through December 3 to raise money for maintaining the 740-mile paddling route.

You can bid on 477 items donated by sponsors, including outdoor gear and clothing, paddling lessons,  GPS equipment, and a guidebook to the canoe trail. The Adirondack Explorer donated six year-round subscriptions and six copies of Wild Times, our anthology of paddling and hiking trips.

Click here to view all the items for sale.

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail starts in Old Forge and ends in northern Maine. The Adirondack leg includes the Fulton Chain of Lakes, a stretch of the Raquette River, and the entire length of the Saranac River.