This summer, while staying at a camp on Schroon Lake, I decided to kayak down the lower Schroon River, the lake’s outlet, to a large wetland known as Jenks Swamp. If I enjoyed the trip, I might include it in a future edition of my paddling guidebook.
Heading south on the lake, I soon passed under a county highway and entered the meandering river, which was bordered by marshes and floodplain forests. Near the
