Ready for retirement, Janice Sage decided to start an essay competition to give away the rights to Center Lovell Inn. Mette Lutzhoft highlights how people from all over are submitting essays to be considered the new owner of the inn, and how the trend of giving away property through essay competitions is growing.

Janice Gardner explores the lives of civil war reenactors, trying to understand the hows, whys, and possible dangers of Civil War reenactment.

Janice Gardner highlights the history of the Maine Gay Men's Chorus. Gardner speaks to members of the choir about their experiences and music.

In Kittery, Freddie Cooper practices the dying art of spinning pewter. Janice Coyne visits Cooper to learn about his craft of metal spinning.

Living in the home that his father build on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne speaks to Joyce about life on the island.

Living in the home that his father build on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne speaks to Joyce about life on the island.

In Kittery, Freddie Cooper practices the dying art of spinning pewter. Julien LeSieur and Janice Coyne visit Cooper to learn about his craft of metal spinning.

Living in the home that his father built on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne and Lynn Kippax, Jr. speak to Joyce about life on the island.

Allison Behringer highlights the life of Aziza Dafili, an immigrant from Morocco living in Portland. Behringer speaks to Dafili about coming to America, and how her heart is still in her homeland.

Maine's state flag was voted one of the country's worst by experts, but when a politician proposed reinstating the original state flag, a heated debate ensued. Ali Lemer looks at Mainers' complicated feelings about their official symbols. Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), "Light Touch" by Podington Bear/Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com) and "Rhodesia" by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Thanks to Tim Schneider, Janice Cooper, Dave Martucci, Matt Dunlap, Sue Sheriff and Barry Goldsmith

Andres Gonzalez captures images of the Maine Gay Men's Chorus.

Julie Labbe captures images of community supported agriculture and how certain individuals practice this type of alternative farming in Maine.