Unlike today, Ralph Cusack and his contemporaries struggled to create their own gay community in the 1980s. Galen Koch documents the struggles Cusack had has a gay man in the 1980s, forming his first leather and levi club, and how people have become more accepting.

Kathryn Weigel captures the experiences and lives of individuals on Cliff Island.

Lyndsay Spofford documents the operations aboard a ferryboat that moves between islands in Casco Bay, speaking to the captain and crew members.

It’s hard enough to find a community, and it’s even harder to find one and then be excluded from it. Roger thought he had found his place when he started going to the gay bars of Portland, Maine, but the derision he was met with left him disallusioned. Content warning: An instance of sexual assault is mentioned

In the past year, the rural town of Monson has been in transition. A non profit organization has invested millions of dollars into the economically struggling town in the hopes of attracting artists to work and live. The townspeople of Monson share their opinions on what all this change means for the town, and what could possibly come next.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine was the first place in Maine built just for racing cars, and while it is no Daytona, the individuals who attend and participate at the speedway take it serious. Erin Collins discusses with drivers and crew members what it is like to race stock cars at Beech Ridge.