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A life-changing youth program teaching enjoyable and healthy outdoor experiences, while fostering personal development…

The Junior Maine Guide Program is a uniquely Maine and legendary wilderness camping skills program designed to foster rewarding, enjoyable and healthy outdoor living experiences for youth ages 9 – 18. Its progressive curriculum of 15+ skillsets is aimed at not only teaching campers to be self-reliant but to cultivate their respect for the environment.

JMGs learn how to take a leading role in safe, fun and leave-no-trace trip planning, and master such skills as: axemanship, canoeing, shelter and fire building, map making and identification skills, equipment planning, food preparation, first aid, tree identification, wilderness regulations and more.

Offered by various Maine summer camps, the JMG certification program of well-established outdoor leadership skills can lay the groundwork for later training and certification for a Maine Trip Leader permit, as well as provide a lifetime of enjoyment living in concert with nature in the Maine wilderness.

2022 Encampment Information

2021 Encampment Report