Carolyn Mix documents the lives of Terry, Lib, and Nick who are redefining the meaning of the traditional family unit. As a lesbian family living in suburban Portland, they build their own unique structure to define what a family is for them and the traditions they hold.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on joining the Atlantic Hose Volunteer Engine Company.

Laurel Cox discusses the experience and struggles of the Amerasian community, as experienced in Vietnam in the United States.

Along the beach, Arden Davis collects Irish sea moss, something he claims most people do not know about. Kim Lovejoy and Mary White speak to Davis about the process of sea moss harvesting.

Don Evans is a veteran of the Iraq War and survivor of a plane crash, who after two years of V.A. treatment still has not been able to feel better. Nora Saks highlights Evans efforts for rehabilitation and how he is turing to equine therapy to feel like a normal person again.

Jeremy Lurgio captures the efforts of Elizabeth Nagel within the Hispanic community and the Latin Community Council in Portland.

Robin Lea highlights the life of Sister Joanne Roy, covering topics regarding Roy's social work, spiritual beliefs, and ecology.

Cay Chalker documents a moment between Vicki Russell and her daughter, as she washes her daughter's hair in the sink.

Tonee Harbert captures the lives and work of Jamaican apple pickers who spend more time in American than in Jamaica.

Out at Wood Island at four in the morning, Lester Orcutt is ready to start his daily routine of dragging. Herbert Baum III joins Orcutt has he drags to learn about this fishing method and the work draggers perform.

During the winter at Biddeford Pool, one of the few boats in the wharf is the De-Dee-Mae, a lobstering boat. Herb Baum and others document the work Marshall Alexander does a lobsterman during the winter.

Adeline Violas discusses the culture of antique car restoration, speaking with collectors and restorers.