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Brought to you by Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
6:30pm, Tuesday, May 14, 2024
FREE ADMISSION
Aislinn Sarnacki, host of Maine Public's "BOREALIS," Registered Maine Guide, Journalist, Guidebook Author, and University of Maine Writing Teacher, is often asked, "You get paid for hiking?" The simple answer is "yes," but there's a lot more to being an outdoor journalist and registered Maine guide. Aislinn will share her experiences as a professional writer and photographer, as well as some of the challenges and ethical issues she faces while navigating the wilderness and sharing it with the public. She grew up in Winterport and has worked as an outdoor journalist for over a decade, writing for the "Bangor Daily News", Maine Public, "Bangor Metro", "Down East" and other local publications. She's the author of three hiking guidebooks and teaches journalistic writing at the University of Maine. – her alma mater. Aislinn is a registered Maine guide and leads interpretive hikes through her guiding company, Maine Nature Hikes. Most recently, she's hosting the new outdoor show, "BOREALIS: the Nature of Maine" on Maine Public Television. ___________________________________________________