Rosemary Elliott speaks to John Gaskill of Portland about his personal history. Gaskill shares his story of a black boy with a mind of his own growing up in Portland.

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Struggling to get by year by year, the Bubier family in Washington County piece together a year of income from seasonal work. Mark Childs documents how the Bubier family survives in rural Maine.

During his 52 year career in the logging business, Grover Morrison experienced many things in the forests of Maine. Terry Whitney and Mike Stinson document Morrison's lumbering operations in Maine.

For most of his 74 years in Kennebunk, Bert Graves has been a smelt fisher. Roxanne Maling and Wendy Vail explore how the smelting fishing technique works by talking to Graves and Harvey Bixby.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to The Forks in the Maine wilderness.

Dana Eastman, an avid fisherman, runs the Tackle Shop in Portland and instructs customers on how to catch bigger fish than they could before. Ian Moulton speaks to Eastman about his business and passion for fishing.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. Lynn Kippax Jr. and George Carey document the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Andrew Harsig visits the Old Town Canoe Company to document the creation of traditional wooden canoes.

Dorothy O'Keefe recounts the tale of the the Schooner Charles.

A lobsterman for over 40 years, Stilly Griffin hauls traps from his boat, the Lorraine E. Herbert Baum III and Kristy Bunnell capture Griffin's story of working as a lobsterman.

As one of the last voices that can speak about the history of Eastport and sardine industry, Hugh French highlights Babe Baine's experiences living and working in Eastport and at the sardine factory.