Pioneer Valley

  • Northfield to Turnersfialls

    The Connecticut River, known by the Algonquian here as Quinihtukqut, meaning “Land of the Long Tidal River,” flows between forested hills and fertile farmland in this scenic reach. This quiet section, well away from major highways, passes through the French King Gorge and by Mount Sugarloaf. Below Turners Falls are a series of lively Class…

  • Pioneer Valley Day Trip

    From Greenfield to Sunderland, MA, the river flows through a scenic and quiet valley, made possible in part due to a a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit on motorboats and the prohibition of jet skis. The river here is lined by farm fields and woodlands of cottonwoods, willows, silver maples. There are a couple put-in options here,…