Basic facts on various ethnic groups that live in the state of Maine.

Carrying a tradition of black storytellers, Samuel James is trying to expend the genre of Blues music called songsterism. Casey Atkins captures James' life.

For the Dunphy family, making mascots is a tradition and their business. Tracy Mumford documents how the family has created costumes for schools and business, in Maine and beyond.

Working in Tehran as a chef during the Iranian revolution, Somchai Sirweawneter recounts his experience hiding five Americans before they could get help from the Canadians. Catherine Louli speaks to Somchai about helping the Americans and how he put his life in danger.

The tradition of using herbal medicine for health care dates back thousands of years, and in Maine, there are herbalists who follow these traditions. Jaime Chismar captures how herbalists in Maine are making herbs a daily part of their lives.

Sara Wood highlights the life of Sturgis Whalen, a bus driver in Maine. Wood discusses Whalen dropping off his son to leave for the Navy, which follows a military tradition in the family.

A family tradition since 1974, Aryn Markee participates in the annual Miss Shrimp Princess Pageant. Hayley Anson documents the work that Markee puts into the competition.

Hannah Fox captures a photograph of Slim Andrews tuning his guitar at the American Legion in Westbrook, Maine.

Fifteen-year-old Maddie Buzza has an unusual job: for three weeks every fall, she works on a farm picking potatoes. It's a generations-old tradition in Maine's Aroostook County known as harvest break. But in the potato-centric town of Presque Isle, there's uncertainty about this tradition's future.

For nearly 60 years, Maria Gollaros has worked in the fabric mills of New England. Sheryl Lane and Deborah Garvin highlight Gollaros' life as a Greek immigrant and how she uses her Greek traditions in Maine.

Born as a second generation Lebanese-American, Jeanne Handy always considered herself Lebanese before anything else. Kara Mears captures how Handry desires to connect with her families Lebanese culture by using aspects of her heritage in her daily life.

Observing the rituals of the Orthodox church, Slavic immigrants in Richmond, Maine continue a tradition of those who came before them. Kate Jeremiah captures the practices of the Russian community at St. Nicholas Church.