In Portland, there are local stores that are more progressive in their nature, selling materials for the gay and Christian communities. Tania Tasse uncovers how these stores fit into the greater story of the gay rights and Christian movement in America.

Alison Hudson speaks to Ed Aceto about plowing roads during a snowstorm. Aceto discusses the the difficulties that storms cause for plows and working for the Department of Public Works.

When Lodie Jeglosky went to visit Cecil Benson to do a story on blacksmithing, she found another story. Jeglosky speaks to Benson's wife about growing up without heat.

Kyle Glover captures the daily life of a Sudanese family in Portland.

Growing up in Maine during the prohibition era, Reid Chapman offers to share his story with Salt about how liquor was bootlegged around his town.

With the desire to have her own place to live, Linda Mae Ash spends her time at Rockin' Rickey's Tavern. Talia Weiner captures Ash's life as a homeless senior citizen.

A artist who suffers from illness, Peter McFarland discusses his legacy at age 65. Katie Arrants highlights the work of McFarland and speaks to him regarding his outsider art.

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.

Phil Grant takes a photograph of Andrew Davis, a back-to-lander, outside his family's farm.

For the Switzer family, harness racing is their passion and their livelihoods. Beth Leonard highlights the acitivities of the Switzer family, their family business, and harness racing.

On her farm under the shadow of the White Mountains, Helen Perley raises animals. Val Gould and Elizabeth Tanner document the work Perley does on her farm with animals.

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