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PHOTO: Carroll Ware receives the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award from MDIFW Commissioner Judy Camuso. (Submitted photo)
AUGUSTA — Carroll Ware, a longtime registered Maine Guide from Skowhegan, was recently honored by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award.
The award was presented by MDIFW Commissioner Judy Camuso in a small ceremony at the MDIFW headquarters.
Ware became a registered Maine Guide in 1989, and he has been busy in the Maine outdoors nearly every moment since. He and his wife, Lila, have operated Fins and Furs Adventures for more than 30 years, providing adventures not only throughout Maine, but also in international sporting destinations throughout the world.
Ware and his wife also operated Bosebuck Camps along the shore of Lake Aziscohos, in western Oxford County for years, delivering a Maine sporting camp experience to hundreds of anglers and hunters. They also operated a longtime school for students interested in becoming a Maine guide, passing along the skills and traditions necessary to become a successful guide.
Ware is active in the Skowhegan community as part of the Elks organization, he has mentored at risk youth in the field of boxing, as well as being a veteran of the U.S. armed forces. He regularly donates much of his wild game to friends and neighbors, as well as the local food pantry.
The Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award is presented annually at the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, Ware was honored during the virtual banquet, and then received his award at MDIFW headquarters.
Winners must have been a registered Maine Guide for 20 years and been an active guide for at least 10 of those years. Along with guiding, winners must be active in the local or outdoor community, or active on boards or committees that enhances and promotes the importance of Maine’s outdoor resources.
