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Somersworth, New Hampshire
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Title
Bait Bags
Year
1977
Knitting bait bags since the age of ten, Ada Foss has been creating them ever since. Anne Pierter visits Foss to learn how to create the bags and the work that goes into each piece.
Type
published content
Title
Sailmaker
Year
2007
A sailmaker for thirty-five years, there is not a sail that gets made in his shop that Nat Wilson has not had a hand in making. Amanda Witherell documents the craft and the work that Wilson does on his sails.
Type
Writing
Title
Zipping Up: The King of the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Gets Dressed
Year
2008
Page McClean documents the preparations of Edward Kellogg, a racer participating in the 42nd annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race. McClean speaks to Kellogg about his racing gear and love for canoeing.
Type
Writing
Title
Economy of Luck
Year
2009
For nearly 60 years the Scarborough Downs has been home to southern Maine's horse racing tradition, but it has begun to show its age as modern gambling becomes more popular. Aubrey White speaks to Mike Sweeney, the track's announcer, about lower attendance and how the sport has dwindled from a full time investment to a part time hobby.
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published content
Title
A Long Pond Story
Year
1994
Kimberly Hasling discusses the history of the Paradise family, while also covering local history on Long Pond. She talks to family members regarding their family stories and their ways of life, uncovering how a family became ingrained to the place where they lived.
Type
Writing
Title
Pageantry in Maine
Year
2000
For many women beauty pageants are a full time investment. Diane Cook discusses the pageant scene in Maine by speaking to contestants, volunteers, and pageant producers.
Type
Writing
Title
Aging Bush Pilots
Year
1996
A group bound together by a common interest, Mike Eckel discusses the lives of bush pilots and their love for flying. Eckel highlights their histories and their beliefs for the future.
Type
published content
Title
The Sweep
Year
1985
Hugh French documents how sheep are raised and driven on Big Nash.
Type
Writing
Title
Good Boy
Year
2001
Finding ways for prison inmates to give back to society while incarcerated is a difficult task, but the Pups in Prison Program at the Downeast Correctional Institute does just that. Lynnette Harper explores how the program allows inmates to train service dogs while they serve their prison sentence.
Type
Writing
Title
A Healing Touch in the Realm of Cures
Year
2009
Reiki is an alternative healing technique practiced by some that believes that the simple human touch can cure illness. Samuel Allison speaks to Reiki practitioners about their methods and their beliefs regarding healing.
Type
published content
Title
Sam
Year
1979
In the Jonesport-Beals Island area, one man has fished more years than most. Andrea Downs and Cindy Pinkham speak to Sam Polk about his love for the sea.
Type
published content
Title
Out of Sight of the Sea
Year
1987
Losing his vision at a young age, Ken Doane had to give up lobstering. Patricia Dugan documents how Doane still works close to the sea repairing small engines.
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