In Portland, the sea urchin industry represents an opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to have a job working on the waterfront. Joan Amory explores how lucrative this business is for individuals in Portland.

As a female minister in Maine, Nancy Platt has had to deal with sexism. Erin Miller captures a moment at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.

Rebecca McDonald discusses the services and programs offered at the Maine Children's Home, and how these programs give teenage mothers an opportunity to get an education.

Joseph Lee offers an aerial view of the pier at Old Orchard Beach.

Tonee Harbert captures the Sodergren family in their home making traditional Swedish sausage.

In the town of Searsport, one of the country's largest natural gas companies intends to build an expansive propane storage facility. Diane Sterberg highlights the fear that Brenda Liston feels towards the facility moving into her hometown.

As the first black representative in Maine, Jerry Talbot drafted the Names and Places bill, which would outlaw the use of the "n-word" from maps of Maine, which passed in 1977. Yevonnie Lowe profiles Talbot's account of the path that led to his election in 1972.

Working together as a family in the manufacturing industry, Ruth Archulater and her sons speak about their experiences working in the mill and starting their own yarn company. The family speaks about their current company and how jobs have moved out of the country.

Always having been fascinated by fish, Dan Scofield is a struggling fishmonger in Portland. Gretta Cohn highlights the changes that are happening in Maine with the fishing industry and how it affects people like Scofield.

With a background in chemical engineering, Lincoln Sennett borrowed ideas from honey packing companies to build his own honey production plant. Kelly Kilgallon captures images at Swan's Honey and the work that goes into the business.

Lars Howlett captures the work done by the Archulater family in the manufacturing industry.

Gretchen Batz speaks to Ilsa Pasechnik, from the Russian colony in Richmond, Maine. Pasechnik shares stories about the music she loves and her losses in Russia.