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Maine Explorers Club is the passion project of Kerry Payne Stailey, an Australian-born, world-schooled, Maine-based educator and artist who, along with her husband Justin, chose to make midcoast Maine their year-round home a few years ago.

Kerry’s background includes working as a business advisor for the Australian Government, co-founding a global consulting network that taught CPA’s how to become business advisors, documentary photography and advising some of the most celebrated photographers and photo schools in the USA.

Now she pulls from all that to offer in-person and online learning for kids, teens and adults alike, as well as culinary events that gather community. Maine Explorers Club is for anybody who is curious to learn, excited to explore new ideas, and ready to share experiences with like-minded friends, old and new.

Our headquarters is Blenheim Park (pronounced Blen-em), a 16 acre creative retreat on the shores of pristine McCurdy Pond, a few miles from downtown Damariscotta. The property features 100 year old cottages, landscaped grounds, gathering spaces, a photo studio and a 200 tree cherry orchard named “Hallowed Ground”, after the retired priest who spent 40 years developing the estate.

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