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Rural Life
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Title
Unmasked
Year
2002
Joanna Johnson captures the life of Polly Yourathane, the character creation of Kevin Head, who is transgender living in Portland.
Type
Radio
Title
Small Town Doc
Year
2005
Laura Olkowski highlights the work of Dr. Mike Lambke, a doctor who works in a small town and feels the need to connect with people. Olkowski discusses how Dr. Lambke works with patients that deal with basic emotional health issues and how he navigates his own emotions.
Type
Photography
Title
Closer to Nature - Helen Perley Photographs
Year
1979
Carl Haycock and Sheryl Lane meet with Helen Perley of Pine Point to speak about the old days, her animals, and personal philosophies.
Type
Photography
Title
Mary Merithew: Living One Day at a Time Photographs
Year
2002
Leslie Brooks captures the life of Mary Merithew, who was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with heart failure.
Type
Photography
Title
Your New Country Photographs
Year
1980
Michael Griffin highlights the life of Bertha Guerin, a woman who came to Maine in 1902 from Canada to live a better life.
Type
Writing
Title
Been Here All Along: East Millinocket After the Mill
Year
2006
Nina Goodby explores what life is like in the town of Millinocket, following the closures of the local mills. Goodby speaks to residents about their lives after the Great Northern Paper Mill.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Night Owls
Year
2022
Night Owls follows migrating northern saw-whet owls from their capture by scientists to their release, illuminating the nocturnal side of bird research by headlamp and flashlight. By focusing on these little-known birds, the film offers an entrée into the mysteries of an animal world in constant movement around us. Please be cautious about sharing photos/videos of owls being handled out of context. This has caused the people involved in this research trouble in the past.
Type
published content
Title
Two Weeks
Year
2008
Andrea Silenzi highlights the final weeks of Laurie Williams, a woman who suffers from Lou Gehrig's Disease, and considers herself to be a witch. Emily Bender captures the final days of Williams' life.
Type
published content
Title
The Grand Dame: Life at the Summer House
Year
1988
As big summer hotels begin to die away, one in Kennebunk still remains. Nancy Segal explores the Colony Inn in Kennebunk to see why it is still successful.
Type
Photography
Title
Registered
Year
2010
Living on the Maine Sex Offender Registry, Chris Thompson discusses the challenges he faces in his life. Tucker Walsh captures Thompson's life.
Type
published content
Title
Harvesting Larkspur, Freeport, 1991
Year
1995
Michelle Lambert captures Eric Brandt-Meyer harvesting larkspur at Good Earth Farm.
Type
Radio
Title
Everyone Liked Danny
Year
2018
New Sweden, Maine is a spot on the map just 20 miles south of the Canadian border. Back in 2003 the quiet farming town became the backdrop of one of the largest criminal arsenic poisonings in US history. 15 years later many say there's more to the case.
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