Grace Hilmer, a social worker at Maine Academy of Natural Sciences in Hinckley, shares what it’s like to explore Moosehead Lake in the rain with a group of five students.

Gary Hernandez, a student at Bowdoin College, shares his experience leading a group of middle schoolers in an after school free play program each week, and how one student showed him how to regain his sense of wonder.

Students from two Maine High Schools explored the Allagash Wilderness Waterway with Maine guides. The guided trip is part of a summer long, collective experience to explore the Maine portion of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

Carrabec High School students, teacher/guide Tammy Long, and Teens to Trails intern Mason Daughtery, explored a 30-mile section of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail on Flagstaff Lake in Maine.

Ashley Meggett, a UMaine student and Outdoor Recreation fellow, shares her experience working with Teens to Trails to build lasting connections with young people and Maine’s outdoor community.