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…

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…

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…

We are continuing our regular series of stories getting to know Maine Guides and this month we’ll meet Jonathan Gardner, a shipwright at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Recreation and Fishing Guide, Outdoor Educator, and Parent. Jonathan joined MWGO in 2020 and has recently become the chair of our Education Committee. You can look forward to Jonathan’s…

This month, we continue our regular series of stories getting to know Maine Guides.  As most know, Registered Maine Guides can be recreation guides, hunting guides, fishing guides, sea kayak guides, tidewater fishing guides, whitewater rafting guides, or some combination of the above.  Additionally, a Maine Guide can be certified as a Master Guide in…