The woods in Maine are beautiful, but they can also be a dangerous place. Since 1972, Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has been distributing a small, blaze orange paperback called You Alone in the Maine Woods as a part of an ongoing effort to keep people safe. The book is small, hand-illustrated and decidedly old-school--but has won over the hearts of many people in the state's outdoors community.

In downtown Waterville, the Freedom Cafe serves up Creole-soul-southern- cuisine, mostly slowcooked over the stove or in the oven. Aubrie Tossmann captures the activities at the restaurant.

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.

James C. Curtis writes on the documentary tradition, comparing the work of Salt and the Farm Security Administration in Maine.

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.
Volume XII, Issue 46, 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 engrained to the place where they lived.

Clint Karlsen captures images of the Paradise family.

At the bottom of Sebasticook Valley lies the town of Dexter, a town that has seen the lose of a large number of jobs. Jenifer Dean captures how the lose of shoe production jobs in Dexter has affected the livelihoods of its residents and the community.

Charlies McCormick covers the personal histories of people who live and work in the small community of Ocean Park.

At the bottom of Sebasticook Valley lies the town of Dexter, a town that has seen the lose of a large number of jobs. Carrie Kilman investigates how the lose of shoe production jobs in Dexter has affected the livelihoods of its residents and the community.
Issue 57-58, 2004