“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” Amelia Earhart
In the summer of 2015, I fell in love with a show on Netflix called Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Miss Phryne Fisher is a 1920s Australian feminist and lady detective. In one episode she’s seen at the digs of a Ladies Adventure Club, where some brassy women are drinking scotch, shooting pool, and talking about a car race in which one of their members is about to compete. This got me thinking that I wanted a Ladies Adventure Club in Portland, Maine. This is how the LAC began. Some of my happiest and most rewarding experiences happen when I am adventuring. And by adventuring I don’t just mean on a grand scale, like hiking Kilimanjaro; I mean times that I come right up against the edge of my comfort zone and either swish or stumble past. Over the last few years I’ve tried telemark skiing and ice climbing, I've taken up Italian language lessons, competed in and finished a sprint triathlon, and become a beekeeper. All of these things make me nervous, but they also make me feel alive. Two years after I started the LAC, I met Alicia Heyburn at a leadership workshop. Alicia lives her life as an adventurer. After we co-led a hike to Dunns Falls, near Andover, Maine, I asked if she would be interested in joining me as a co-leader of the club. Happily, for the LAC, she said yes. I imagine that if you are visiting this website, you want more adventure in your life or want to share your adventures with a group of like-minded, supportive women? Check out our adventure offerings and feel free to be in touch. Onward, Ladies! -- Gillian Schair, Founder, Ladies Adventure Club Maine
Step outside of your comfort zone. The LAC offers a variety of day and overnight adventures.
Club membership includes a patch, a sticker, and a booklet of local, Maine adventures.
Make connections with other women who want to get outside and play.
If you like adventure, meeting fantastic women, getting outdoors (or doing cool things indoors) you MUST join Ladies Adventure Club!! I've been a member for over two years and have not only met the most amazing women, but I've had the best adventures!Mandy
Hello! It is Linda Malmquist and I wish to thank you for the kayak workshop yesterday. I was fearful, but you made the experience feel safe and controlled, which I so appreciated. Thank you for all your hard work and I hope you warmed up well afterward!Linda
I joined the Ladies Adventure Club just after moving to Maine and I have met some amazing women and lifelong friends. In the last year, I've probably participated in 15+ adventures from XC skiing to snowshoeing to a cooking class, a symphony tour, hiking...looking forward to many more to come! Abby
I joined the Ladies Adventure Club about 3 years ago since I love to get out and enjoy Maine and meet new people and I don’t always motivate to do it on my own. I have enjoyed hiking, biking, cooking classes, barre class, yoga, mindfulness, travel talks, gear talks, weekend adventures, curling, snowshoeing. I have met wonderful women that are so easy to get to know and are so happy to be out and are so engaged and interesting. The activities are so diverse that I often meet a different group each time! I highly recommend joining the Ladies Adventure Club, there will always be something that you will find interesting! Kerry