Oct 09, 2024
On a recent foggy Saturday morning, 11 canoers met at the Upper Lamoille River Access in Wolcott — not for a leisurely paddle but, rather, a trash-picking adventure. The crew launched boats into the Lamoille River and, while paddling downstream, stopped to collect all manner of garbage, including tires, plastic and propane tanks. Some of the debris was from the summer floods. Northern Forest Canoe Trail and Lamoille River Paddlers' Trail organized the outing. For the latest episode of "Stuck in Vermont," Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger hitched a ride with the group and recorded the afternoon's muddy finds. They traversed almost five miles, filling seven canoes with rubbish along the way. At one point, Sollberger flipped a canoe and wound up in the river — luckily, no harm was done. Sollberger spoke with Seven Days about filming the episode. How did you hear about this event? I saw a photo on Facebook of a canoe filled with tires. I don't recall who posted it or which waterway it was from, but it made me curious. Then I received a press release about this outing from Chris Morris, the communications director at Northern Forest Canoe Trail. I thought it would be interesting to capture the journey — even if it meant waking up at 6:30 a.m. to get to Wolcott on time. Do you go paddling often? Not much these days. The last time I covered an event on a river was in 2016, and it was quite memorable. I was filming a nighttime paddle on the Winooski River and standing on my paddleboard when a rowboat rammed into me. I fell backward into the water and got a concussion and whiplash. Luckily, I kept hold of my GoPro camera. I was able to finish the paddle and eventually recovered after a lot of physical therapy. So what happened this time? I am a novice canoer, so I was a little worried about this trip. Most of the paddlers brought their own canoes and seemed experienced. Alex Delhagen, the assistant trail director for Northern Forest Canoe Trail, gave me a spot in his canoe. He did all the hard work of steering and paddling while I sat in the front of the canoe and filmed with my iPhone. About half an hour into the trip, Delhagen got out to fetch some trash. A moment later, we…
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