In the Kennedy family, bean hole bean baking has always been a tradition. Suellen Simpson travels to the Kennedy household in The Forks to learn about baking beans in the ground.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on the Indian Summer and why it might be called that.

Bound to the Rancourt Dairy Farm in Vassalboro, hired hands and owners work restless work days. Bonnie Bragdon documents the work done at the farm, and how people feel about their work.

Kait Stokes documents the work of tattooists at Sanctuary Tattoo in Portland.

Facing struggles in the poultry industry, the Cooperative Poultry Producers group is attempting to open a mobile processing plant for chicken processing. Genevieve Lysen speaks to poultry farmers regarding their industry and the need for a processing plant.

Susanna Robbins documents the various way individuals in Portland celebrate and prepare for the Fourth of July.

Bert Cass documents the lives of individuals who live at the YMCA.

Pamela Wood speaks to Art Mackay regarding the raising of salmon and how it impacts the economics of Eastport. In the closing paragraphs of the magazine, Pamela Wood recounts the current situation in Eastport, and how there is promise for the town.

Chris City spotlights the lobster industry, speaking to lobstermen and learning about industry regulations, Seal Cove, and lobsters.

Just off the Appalachian Trail in Monson, Maine, rests Shaw's Boarding Home, which always has its doors open to hikers. Sally Schumaier documents life at Shaw's for owner Keith Shaw and hikers who stop there on their trip.

Drawing from personal experiences, Janine Clarke discusses what the camps of Cold Stream Pond mean to her. She looks at the lives and histories of the people who own these camps, and how their family histories are shaped by them.

Melissa Falcon documents the life of the Weese family and their role in the community of Athens, Maine. Falcon discusses working in the woods and personal stories.