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The Insurance Landscape for Guides and Outdoor Enthusiasts
Navigating the landscape of liability insurance for guides and other outdoor activities is challenging. The number of insurers and specialty insurance programs for this sector are fewer and the appetite of insurance companies for the various activities are quite often limited. Main street insurance agents and brokers may not know much about the marketplace and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Maine Wilderness Guides Org.
An Association of Registered Maine Guides