In an effort to be thrifty and pass the time, New Englanders go to the dump to pick for items. Sean Riley documents the work dump pickers do and the kinds of items they find.

Kelly Christian documents the work of Karen Lee, a tattoo artist from Windham, Maine.

In 1962, Almon Williams began raising sheep. Williams walks Salt students through the sheep shearing process.

Over the course of four interviews, Launa Cable and other Salt students learned how to cane chairs from Avon Wilcox. Cable documents the work Wilcox does on chairs and the caning process.

Among the wilderness of the Mahoosuc Range and Baxter State Park, the Mahoosuch Mountain Rescue trains and prepares for any incident that could occur. Juile Hwang highlights the work of Bob Baribeau and other rescuers who are willing to risk their lives for the lives of others.

With a quote on fisherman in hand, Greg Violette decided to speak to fisherman around Cape Porpoise and Kennebunkport. Violette discusses superstitions that fisherman may have and how it shapes their experiences.

For most of his 74 years in Kennebunk, Bert Graves has been a smelt fisher. Roxanne Maling and Wendy Vail explore how the smelting fishing technique works by talking to Graves and Harvey Bixby.

Adopted when she was six, and always curious about finding her birth mother, Mary Schmaling speaks about growing up wanting to know her birth mother. Schmaling recounts her journey to find her mother and how it changed her life.

As the wives of fishermen, four women share their stories. Rachel Brochu and others speak to the four wives to learn about unique experiences.

On the Chebeague Island, members of the island community grow concerned about the rising oil prices and what that means for them heating their homes in the winter. Claire Houston captures how neighbors assist each other with time and money to prepare for the coming winter.

In 1962, Almon Williams began raising sheeps. Elizabeth Tanner speaks to Williams about raising sheeps and taking care of them.

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