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Rural Life
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Title
Goat Island Lighthouse
Year
1976
As the lighthouse keeper at Goat Island, Martin Cain has to live a secluded life. Jeffrey Bonney documents Cain's daily problems, routines, and experiences in running a lighthouse.
Type
Writing
Title
The Essence of Life: Communing with Death
Year
2009
Volunteering to care for the dead in Portland's Jewish community, Sheera LaBelle performs the ancient ritual of Tahara. Jess Winter speaks to LaBella about following traditional Jewish practices for burials.
Type
Photography
Title
Elements of Zen: The Life and Music of Alzenira Quezada
Year
2011
Chris McCleary documents the life of Alzenira Quezada, a slam poet and queer musician from Portland.
Type
Writing
Title
Acadian Family
Year
1994
Jean Sexton sets out to uncover how families fit into the pattern of life in Madawaska, yet finds out that these patterns are not based on sterotypes but rather the choices people make for their way of life. She discusses family histories, dynamics and life in Madawaska.
Type
Photography
Title
Life Boiled Down Raw Photographs
Year
2012
Dedicating his entire life to the Portland Boxing Club, Bobby Russo has had a positive influence on the athletes that go to the gym. Mika McGinnis documents the community and lifestyle that develops within the gym.
Type
Writing
Title
Breaking Trail: A Musher Comes Home
Year
2005
Lila Dobbs highlights the life of Polly Mahoney, owner of Mahoosuc Guide Service in Newry. Dobbs covers Mahoney's early life, the start of her business, and dogs sledding.
Type
Radio
Title
To Know Full Well
Year
2020
Despite her youth, healthy lifestyle, and idyllic setting in rural Maine, Kelsey George feels herself becoming sicker and sicker. Without the help of doctors, Kelsey figures out the culprit. She then repairs her health and sets out to protect others from having to go through a frightening health crisis like she experienced. The personal becomes political.
Type
Writing
Title
The Search for Life's Elements on Outward Bound
Year
1995
Abby Goldenfarb captures the experiences of students and facilitators of the Outward Bound program on Hurricane Island.
Type
published content
Title
I'd Like To See The Pounds Of Butter I've Made From That Churn'.
Year
1977
Living out in West Peru, Mary Turner always has stories to share. Kelly Emery visits Turner and learns how to make butter on a churn.
Type
published content
Title
Home: Helen Huntley
Year
1983
Living in Eastport for 73 years, Helen Huntley's view of the city is shaped by her time there, and short time spent away. Pamela Wood speaks to Huntley about what life used to be like in the town.
Type
published content
Title
Your New Country
Year
1980
Coming to Maine in 1902 from Canada to live a better life, Bertha Guerin recounts the differences between her home in Canada and in Maine.
Type
published content
Title
Swedes of Aroostook
Year
1990
For three generations, a colony of Swedish farmers have raised potatoes and families in rural Aroostook County. Laura Johnson highlights how these farmers are close knit and hard working.
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