Expeditionary Field Study

Summer experiences for students in the Northeast Kingdom

The summer of 2023 we launched our first expedition with a four day canoe trip on the upper Connecticut River. The summer of 2024 we once again had our Connecticut River expedition and added a four day hiking trip in the White Mountains. This past summer we provided both of these trips and added a Maine Appalachian Trail and Maine Coast Experience Trips.

Explore 2025 Expeditionary Field Studies

VREC Expeditionary Field Studies:
Connecticut River Trip 2025

This was our third year of running our Ct. River Trip. We had 12 participants and paddled from Canaan to Guildhall over a four day stretch. We had great weather and a great time–despite some challenges due to low water levels. …lots of getting hung up on rocks and pulling boats over gravel bars. Thanks again for NEK Guides for leading this trip.

Thanks to our partnership with Kingdom East SD, we ran two hiking trips this summer. We had six students spend four days and three nights hiking in the Franconia region of the White Mountains with a culminating stay at Greenleaf Hut. We also provided a trip hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Maine’s Bigelow Range for eight students. This four day trip concluded with a stay at the hut at Stratton Brook. Thank you to Morgan Moore for helping to coordinate both trips and especially thanks to Emma Mann, Chris Manges and Nichole Schmid for leading these hikes!

We were fortunate to run a Maine Coast Experience trip to the Bath/Popham Beach area for the first time. Eight students participated in four full days that included visiting Popham Beach, Fort Popham, hiking into Seawall Beach and learning about salt marshes in the Morse Mt. Conservation area, visiting the Maine Maritime Museum, lighthouse cruise down the Kennebec and out to Seguin Island, visiting Maine’s First Ship and downtown Bath. Worth the long drive!