The strength of the granite on Crotch Island has kept the last commercial quarry in Maine running. Maryanne Mott captures an image of the quarry.

In the hayday of the granite industry, thousands of Maine quarrymen and stone cutters worker in over a hundred quarries. Maryanne Mott captures the work that a few determined artisans continue to do with granite on Crotch Island.

David Homovich has worked in the Bluestone mining industry in Downsville, New York, as an independent quarryman his entire life. Despite working alone in a quarry that isn't producing quality stone, he still continues to practice this esoteric trade like his forefathers have done since the early 1900s.

In the hayday of the granite industry, thousands of Maine quarrymen and stone cutters worker in over a hundred quarries. Amy Potokar documents the work that a few determined artisans continue to do with granite on Crotch Island.

Maryanne Mott captures a photograph of Richard Stinson using a drill to establish holes in granite for charges.

Maryanne Mott captures images of the landscape on Hurricane Island.

Maryanne Mott captures images of the landscape on Hurricane Island.

Dragon Cement, located between the towns of Thomaston and Rockland, utilizes the local geology to manufacture cement in New England. Tara Hayes highlights the work that Dragon Cement does for the cement industry and the environment.

Dragon Cement, located between the towns of Thomaston and Rockland, utilizes the local geology to manufacture cement in New England. Sara Crystal captures the work that Dragon Cement does for the cement industry and the environment.