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  • Read any good books lately?

    Maple syrup season is approaching, or maybe it’s already arrived based on the fluctuating temperatures we’ve experienced this winter. Sap will begin running, and many people will be tapping trees to produce business income or to share sweetness with family or friends.  Maine author Claire Ackroyd recently published Murder in the Maple Woods and was…

  • About a Guide: Ken Gross

    About a Guide: Ken Gross

    Name and Business:  Ken Gross, New England Outdoor Center Licenses and Certifications: Maine Registered Recreation Guide, Wilderness First Aid. I have a BA in History (Kent State University) and a graduate degree in Community Planning and Development (University of Southern Maine). I serve on the MWGO board, and I am the secretary of my local…

  • About a Guide: Jeanne Christie

    About a Guide: Jeanne Christie

    We are continuing our regular series of stories getting to know Maine Guides and this month we’ll meet Jeanne Christie, a Registered Maine Recreation Guide, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Maine Master Naturalist, Certified Interpretive Guide, and Certified Outdoor Leader… and of course also a former President and current Vice President of MWGO! Jeanne says, “spending…

  • About a Guide: Ari Leach

    About a Guide: Ari Leach

    We are continuing our regular series of stories getting to know Maine Guides and this month we’ll meet Ari Leach, a marine biologist for the State of Maine and a Recreation Guide with guiding in her blood and a passion for diversity in the guiding industry. Ari joined MWGO earlier this year and recently joined…

  • A Report from the 2022 MWGO Annual Meeting

    A Report from the 2022 MWGO Annual Meeting

    It was great to see so many folks join us for the Annual Meeting held Sun Oct 30 at Mahoosuc Guide Service in Newry, ME. Thank you all for your support of MWGO and its mission and goals; it is the energy you bring that keeps our organization moving forward! Thank you as well to…