Chasing Maine
Chasing Maine is a video series that explores Maine from a distinct visual perspective. Join veteran Maine journalist and storyteller Roger McCord as he chases the people, places and things that define the unique character of the Pine Tree State.
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Chasing Maine: The Boarding School
Just another day at school for these Carrabassett Valley Academy students who combine academics with high-level training in skiing and snowboarding.
Chasing Maine: The Sweet Business
A behind-the-scenes look at how sap, technology and hard work are critical ingredients in operating a modern maple syrup business.
Chasing Maine: The Farmhouse
An inside look at a Gorham farm’s history through the eyes of the current owner and the pace of the family’s life today.
Chasing Maine: The Lifesaver
As a nurse, Nicole Gibbons often deals with life-saving situations. But in the last year she’s had to deal with two life-or-death situations outside of work.
Chasing Maine: Launch success for the Rocketeers
After battling weather delays, bluShift Aerospace successfully launches its commercial biofuel rocket “Stardust 1.0” in Limestone.
Chasing Maine: The Rocketeers
Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace battles winter weather as it looks to make a first-ever rocket launch at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone.
Chasing Maine: The Road Warriors
Snowstorms are a way of life in Maine. Clearing the streets before dawn requires a massive effort. Hop on board with Portland’s plow team road warriors to see how it’s done.
Chasing Maine: The Holiday Lights
The Norton family’s dazzling Christmas light show draws a nightly throng of sightseers to their Wells home. But there’s more than spectacle at the heart of Norton Lights – since 2009, the displays have collected more than $90,000 in donations for Make-A-Wish Maine.
Chasing Maine: The Boneyard Hunter
Photographer C E Morse, whose work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally, demonstrates how he finds and creates his abstract compositions in a shooting session at an auto salvage yard in Oxford.
Chasing Maine: The Quarantine
As the coronavirus pandemic relentlessly continues, producer Roger McCord documents his experience with a 14-day quarantine mandate — and one version of how to deal with isolation.
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