Maine Life

Year-round in Isle au Haut

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Sara Franklin and Jessie Wright-Mendoza of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies combine photos and interviews to take a look at year-round life in Isle au Haut.

 

"On Isle au Haut, life is hard, the population is dwindling, and the community's future hangs in the balance." — Sara and Jessie from the Salt Institute.

 

Port Clyde is ME

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In this collage, five Port Clyde residents describe their sense of pride in the place they live. A young lobsterman, a banjo player, a commercial fisherman, a mother of three, and a retired dentist each express why they embody Port Clyde.

Produced by Molly Jean Bennett, Emily Chin, and Katrina Herzog.

Photos: Katrina Herzog
Audio Editing: Emily Chin
Multimedia Editing: Molly Jean Bennett

from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Postcards Home

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The description of a place through the lens of postcards sent home. The piece asks the question: why go to Port Clyde? Eight people answer this in their own unique way, via a postcard home.

Produced by: Jordan Fletcher, Radio Producer. Maria Reyburn, Radio Producer. Lisa Mattingly, Writer, Photographer from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Leaving Lessons

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This story focuses on the relationship between a grandfather and grandson and the family legacy passed down between generations. Highlighting the Anderson family of Port Clyde, Maine, this short documentary is a portrayal of the strong influence of grandfathers on grandsons. In this family, where fishing has been a historical way of life, ever-changing times raise the issue of impermanence.

Memories of the Fire

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On September 24, 1970, an explosion and fire flattened the Port Clyde Sardine factory, putting two hundred workers, mostly women, out of work, and changing the town of St. George permanently. Residents remember the factory and the fire In this video by Alex Acquisto, Ashley Cleek, Nellie Large, and Emma Weatherill, students at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

Getting Down to Business in Port Clyde

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The lobster processing business is vital to the Maine economy. Port Clyde's prominent business is fishing, including lobster. Local fishermen, however, have been shipping their catch to Canadian processing plants. Jessie Wright-Mendoza, Katrina Roi, Wolfgang Daniel, and Gillian Fish, students at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, paid a visit to Port Clyde and interviewed two processors: Kyle Murdock and Linda Bean, the granddaughter of the famous L.L.

The Bird Artist

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One of Maine’s best birders is only seventeen.

Summer and Squid

On certain nights the harbor is visited by creatures of the deep.

Cleaning Up the Turnpike

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Can Peter Mills save the disgraced Maine Turnpike Authority?

Safe Haven

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Before the Civil Rights Act, African-American travelers found a warm welcome in Kittery Point.

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