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Title
Redemption
Year
2010
Elaine Koustenis documents the work of Joanna Basinger, a mother of five who runs a barter and trade website. Koustenis discusses how Basinger aims to bring people together with the website in a time when people only care for themselves.
Type
published content
Title
Return of the Young: Meg McGarvey
Year
1983
As a more recent resident of Eastport, Meg McGarvey already feels like more firmly implanted in Eastport than in any other place. Pamela Wood highlights the work McGarvey wants to do working on the city's Economic Development Committee.
Type
published content
Title
Salmon: Art Mackay
Year
1983
Pamela Wood speaks to Art Mackay regarding the raising of salmon and how it impacts the economics of Eastport. In the closing paragraphs of the magazine, Pamela Wood recounts the current situation in Eastport, and how there is promise for the town.
Type
published content
Title
I Could Never Call Myself a Yankee
Year
1984
As one of the first Greeks to come to Maine, Pericles Economos became a leader in the Greek community. Pamela Wood recounts how his words inspired stories for this issue regarding ethnic groups in Maine.
Type
published content
Title
I Could Never Call Myself a Yankee'
Year
1975
As one of the first Greeks to come to Maine, Pericles Economos became a leader in the Greek community. Kelly Emery documents Pericles' journey to Maine and opening his own business.
Type
published content
Title
November 1989 Salt Magazine, Maine Journal
Year
1989
Short write ups on commuting in Maine, barbershop economics, and the expansion of Bath Iron Works.
Type
published content
Title
Snowmobile Town
Year
2000
Just under 20 miles from the Canadian border, the town of Jackman, Maine is covered in snowmobile trails. Philip Mazzone discusses how important the snowmobile industry is for Jackman, assisting with the economy and logging industry.
Type
published content
Title
Good Earth Farm
Year
1992
When back-to-landers decided to start their farm, they were faced with a hard choice of switching crops and growing to a market economy or losing their land. Andrew Reiner documents how farmers at Good Earth Farm live a rural lifestyle and the challenges they have faced.
Type
published content
Title
Greenville: the Shifting Frontier
Year
1993
Despite growth and new trends in Greenville, it is impossible to take out the frontier. Daniel Bigman documents the town of Greenville through the eyes of somes of its people.
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