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Made in Maine

59 programs - 30 min. each ; 7-12 ; Business Education, Career Education, Economics, Maine Studies, Social Studies ; MPBN

This Emmy-Award winning series highlights businesses in Maine and demonstrates the creativity and uniqueness of trade, arts, music, and business in Maine .

#77 The Great Outdoors
#78 Musical Memories
#79 By Hand
#80 Bucking Tradition
#81 Brave New World
#82 Gone to the Dogs
#83 Get Fit
#84 Learning on the Job
#85 Heading Outdoors
#86 Summer Only
#87 Working Wood
#88 Unique Destinations
#89 First Impressions
#90 Makin' Dough
#91 Flair for the Fashion
#92 Body Alternatives
#93 A Look Back
#94 Ladies First
#95 Maine Invents
#96 Al Fresco
#97 Fly Fishing Only
#98 250th Episode
#99 Adrenaline Adventures
#100 Off to the Races
#101 Point of Interest
#102 Small Boats
#103 Global Groceries
#104 Strings
#105 Clams, Worms & Seaweed
#106 Word of Mouth
#107 Lobster Entrepreneurs
#108 Main-ly Trains

Maine Art Museum Trail

4 programs - 30 min. each ; 6-12 ; Art/Fine Arts; History; Maine Studies ; MPBN, Lewiston , ME (2004)

Since the 1800's, the splendor of Maine has provided inspiration to many of America 's most important artists, including Winslow homer, Edward Hopper, Louise Nevelson, Berenice Abbott, and three generations of Wyeths. To showcase the magnificent art that is Maine 's heritage, seven Maine art museums have collaborated to create the Maine Art Museum Trail, bringing stories and collections of Maine art museums.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Farnsworth Art Museum
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art
The University of Maine Museum of Art
Portland Museum of Art
Bates College Museum of Art
Colby College Museum of Art

Maine Artist and Landscape Project - The Lucid Mark - South School Interviews Dennis Pinette

15 min.; K-8. Art/Fine Arts, Maine Studies; Maine Artist and Landscape Project

Dennis Pinette talks about painting a landscape: mixing colors and building the texture. He also talks about what matters to each individual student when painting landscapes.

Maine Artist and Landscape Project: Waypoints - Tanglewood Interviews Eric Hopkins

30 min.; K-8; Art/Fine Arts; Maine Stuides

Eric Hopkins talks about the meaning of the landscape in his life and work. Among the dynamic paintings in his Farnsworth Art Museum exhibit, the campers ask him the kind of questions all children would want to know. Mr. Hopkins gives a lively response about the inspiration for his work in "the meeting of land, sea, and sky." In a rousing session, the campers then paint in his style. They take up brushes again to do paintings of landscapes that are important to each of them. As one girl says "...it was a once in a lifetime experience."

Maine Artists

4 programs - 16 min. each ; 7-12 ; Art, Fine Arts, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Coast Artists (1980)

Several of Maine 's most distinguished artists are shown discussing their philosophies, goals, attitudes and techniques.

1) Reuben Tam 2) Neil Welliver 3) Denny Winters 4) Leonard Craig (1982)

Maine Birds: Managing for Their Future

24 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1994)

Management of all bird species, other than endangered or threatened species, is now done by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Bird Group. Upland game birds and waterfowl work continues by this group; but other bird species, including colonial wading birds, coastal island nesting species, songbirds, and shorebirds, are now receiving increased attention. The program visits some of the special habitats in which we find these bird species and describes the ways in which Department biologists are involved to preserve and protect the birds of Maine .

Maine Conservation Camp: Ticket to a Maine Adventure

10 min. ; 4-12 ; Environment, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1995)

Details scholarship opportunities to attend the Maine Conservation Camp.

Maine Deer: Product of the Land

20 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1990)

A look at how dependent Maine deer are on their habitat and how the loss of that habitat can adversely impact the deer population. Somewhat dated, but the message is still valid.

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife: Preserving, ...

30 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1993)

Takes a look at many of the projects in which the Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is involved. Biologists, wardens and other IFW personnel are shown at work with the fish and wildlife they are charged with protecting.

Maine Field Trips

17 programs - 15 min. each ; 5-10 ; Energy Use & Conservation, Environment, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Public Broadcasting (1981)

The Maine Field Trips are intended to supplement and extend field trip opportunities still available to Maine children in the 1980's. They run the gamut from historical to industrial and environmental sites.

1) The Maine Potato (1983) 2) Between High Tide & Low (1982) 3) Power from Water 4) Yacht Building 5) The Little Time Machine 6) Harvesting our Forests 7) Making Paper 8) "The Play's the Thing" 9) Growing Salmon 10) Update: Defence (1982) 11) The Weaver (1982) 12) Maine Black Bear (1983) 13) Aquaculture: Harvesting Clams (1983) 14) Early Man in Maine (1983) 15) On the Bangor River (1986) 16) Making Maple Syrup (1986) 17) JAX - Jackson Labs (1986)

Maine Game Warden

24 min. ; 7-12 ; Career Education, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1994)

Maine 's first game warden was appointed by the governor in 1830 to enforce moose and deer laws enacted that year. In 1880, the Warden Service was officially created by the legislature. Today game wardens are dedicated law enforcement professionals charged with enforcing fish and game laws throughout the state.

Maine Geological Survey

9-12 ; Education Network of Maine ; Education Network of Maine

The Geology of Maine ( 4/28/92 )
Global Climate Change ( 12/9/92 )
Waste Disposal in Maine ( 5/21/92 )

Maine Outdoorsman

6 programs - various lengths ; 4-12 ; Career Education, Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Ursus Productions (1999)

Various aspects of wildlife management programs and Maine environmental issues involving the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Black Bears with Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (60 min.)
Day in the Life of a Maine Game Warden (30 min.)
Loons in Maine wit Maine Audubon Society/Maine Wood Duck Management (60 min.)
Landowner Relations (30 min.)
Snowmobile Safety/Snowmobile Issues with a Maine Game Warden (30 min.)
Winter Deer Feeding (30 min.)

Maine Student Film Festival

120 min. ; K-12 ; Art, Fine Arts, Maine Studies ; Sponsored by: Maine Alliance for Media Arts (1989)

Shows the work of the winners and finalists in the annual student film and video festival (13th Annual, 1989). Includes examples of both live action and animation techniques.

Maine Works

7 programs - 50 min. each ; 7-12 ; Career Education, Economics, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Governor's Office, MDECS, and UMA (1990)

Maine Works, hosted by Governor John McKernan, is a career information series. The programs introduce students to a variety of careers, allow them to see Maine people working in those fields, and to explore and gather information about the skills, interests, and education needed for a particular job.

1) Journalism 2) Athletics 3) Small Business 4) Environment 5) Health Care 6) Criminal Justice 7) Human Services

Maine 's Fish & Wildlife: What are They Worth?

30 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1993)

Shows how fish and wildlife-related activities comprise an integral - and previously little recognized - part of Maine 's economy. Fully 91% of Maine residents participate in one or more forms of wildlife-related activities. In addition, wildlife related activities contribute income and jobs for Maine residents in a variety of ways.

Maine 's Infrastructure

4 programs - 6 min. each ; 7-12 ; Environment, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Media Source (1984)

Examines and defines the status of Maine 's Infrastructure. That is, the condition of our highways, bridges, public buildings, and other aspects of our community.

1) Physical Decay 2) Economic Decay 3) Reinvestment 4) Rebuilding

Maine 's Magnificent Coast

25 min. ; 4-12 ; Environment, Maine Studies, Science, Social Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1996)

A picturesque account of Maine 's coastal wildlife with an emphasis on seabird nesting sites. Also shows how human interaction with certain species can hinder nesting opportunities.

Maine 's Resources

3 programs - 30 min. each ; 9-12 ; Environment, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Public Broadcasting (1977)

The Forest - Professor David C. Smith of the Department of History, University of Maine at Orono discusses the changing attitudes toward Maine 's wilderness and timberlands from colonial times to the present.
The Sea - Ernest Dodge traces the history of Maine 's fishing industry as affected by changing tastes and declining catches.
The Future - David C. Smith and Ernest Dodge look ahead to the choices facing Maine people and the resources which one way or another will continue to shape Maine 's future for the rest of this century and beyond.

Maine 's Surprising Christmas Wreath Industry

5 min. ; 7-12 ; Agriculture, Economics, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Media Source (1984)

A look at the winter time agricultural industry that generates thousands of dollars in Hancock and Washington Counties .

Maine 's Water Resources

20 min. ; 7-12 ; Environment, Geology, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Geological Survey (1992)

Life, as we know it, started out in the seas many millions of years ago. Although the original seas are vastly different than today's oceans, the basic ingredient was still the same - water. Here in Maine , we have been blessed with a rich abundance of clean, pure water sources. That is changing. How much it changes, and how long our supplies of clean water last is up to each of us, and depends on choices we make each day in our routine living habits.

Maine 's Wildlife Management Areas

25 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies, Science ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1994)

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife owns and/or manages some 83,000 acres of forests, fields, fresh and salt water wetlands, and coastal islands to benefit wildlife. Department activities include maintaining existing roads, trails, bridges, buildings, signs, fences, and gates. Dams, dikes, and levees also require periodic maintenance. In addition some 1,500 waterfowl nest boxes are maintained and replaced annually, small fields are mowed to slow succession, and timber harvesting takes place to create habitat diversity. Wildlife Management Areas are open to the public for a variety of recreational uses--from bird watching to horseback riding; hunting and fishing to snowmobiling and cross-country skiing.

MaineWatch

programs - 30 min. each ; 7-12 ; Current Issues, Maine Studies, Social Studies ; Produced by: MPBN

MaineWatch tackles the significant issues facing Maine and brings together leaders from government, politics, business, education, and social, religious, and environmental groups to discuss and debate the major issues of the week. Each weekly program features a field report framing the issue, followed by discussion and commentary.

#245 Year in Review
#246 Legislative Preview
#247 HIV in Maine
#248 State of the State Reaction
#249 Schools
#250 Democratic Caucus
#251 State Trash
#252 Workers Compensation
#253 Medical Errors
#254 Liquid Natural Gas
#255 Lewiston/Auburn Economy
#256 Homeland Security
#257 Long Creek Youth Center
#258 Question 1 - Taxes
#259 Bishop Richard Malone
#262 Casper Weinberger
#263 Turnpike
#264 AMHI
#265 DHS
#266 George Mitchell
#267 Rebuild Route 1
#268 Charter School
#269 Dirigo Health
#270 The Green Party
#271 Stem Cells
#272 University of Maine System
#273 Prescription Drugs
#274 Young Voters
#275 No Child Left Behind
#276 Reporter Roundtable
#277 Veteran's Day
#278 Voting System
#279 Hunger in Maine
#280 Maine 's Indian Tribes
#281 Autism
#282 Lottery
#283 Financial Aid
#284 Gay Rights
#285 Social Security
#286 Sports Done Right
#287 Identity Theft
#288 Olympia Snowe
#289 End of Life
#290 Obesity
#291 Sustainable Agriculture
#292 Freedom of Information
#293 Base Closings List
#294 Green Party
#295 Spindleworks
#296 Eco-Tourism
#297 Aquaculture
#298 Freedom of Information
#299 Base Closing List
#300 Homeland Security Training
#301 Methamphetamines
#302 Islands
#303 Animal Cruelty
#304 Real Estate Boom
#305 Plum Creek
#306 American Folk Festival
#307 Who Owns Maine's Water
#308 Estate Tax
#309 Youth Suicide
#310 Intelligent Design
#311 Bill Curtsinger
#312 Anti-Discrimination Vote
#313 Borrowing by Ballot
#314 Examining Exam
#315
#316 Conversation with David Brancaccio
#317 Hybrid of Hype
#318-#A Native Art
#319-#B Bird Flu
#320-#C Medical Intuition
321 Do the Math!
#322 Rx for Doctors
#323 Lights, Action, Maine!
#324 Made in Maine:Babies
#325
#326 Casper Weinberger
#327 Plum Creek Revised
#328 Maine Gun Laws
#329 Democratic Candidate
#330 Republican Candidates
#331 Democratic Candidates
#332 Maine's New Poet Besty Sholl
#333 Hannah Holmes
#334 James Dodson
#335 Wesley McNair
#336 Richard Ford
#337 Ira Sadoff
#338 Opportunity Maine
#339 Newspaper Edorsements
#340 Reporters Roundtable
321 Do the Math!
#322 Rx for Doctors
#323 Lights, Action, Maine!
#324 Made in Maine:Babies
#325
#326 Casper Weinberger
#327 Plum Creek Revised
#328 Maine Gun Laws
#329 Democratic Candidate
#330 Republican Candidates
#331 Democratic Candidates
#332 Maine's New Poet Besty Sholl
#333 Hannah Holmes
#334 James Dodson
#335 Wesley McNair
#336 Richard Ford
#337 Ira Sadoff
#338 Opportunity Maine
#339 Newspaper Edorsements
#340 Reporters Roundtable
#341 How to Protect Marine Mammals
#342 National Animal ID
#343 Community Colleges/Labor Shortage
#344 Maine Legislature Preview
#345 Leon Gorman
#346 Allen and Michaud
#347 Governor Baldacci
#348 State Budget
#349 OUI Offenders
#350 Windfarms
#351 War in Iraq
#352 Fish Exchange
#353 School Consolidation
#354 Senator Susan Collins
#355 Brookings Report
#356 Gun Law MOM
#357 Predatory Lending in Maine
#358 Online Ethics
#359 Tribal Racino
#360 Climate Change
#361 Future of Androscoggin River
#362 Electric Utilities
#363 Stories of Hope from Long Creek
#364 Prison Overcrowding
#365 Opiate Addiction in Miane
#366 Breast Cancer Diaries
#367 Chemical Body Burden
#368 Legislative Wrap-up
#369 Independent Pharmacies
#370 Women in the Workplace
#371 Gateway/David Rockefeller
#372 Brain Drain
#373 Woodward/Cohen
#374 Somali Bantu
#375 Elder Abuse/Sex Ed.
#376 Program Referendam
#377 Asia Trade/Glickman
#378 Portland Economy
#379 Thanksgiving Show Veterans
#380 Fair Point ?Verizon
#381 Geroge Mitchell
#382 Plum Creek
#383 Gulf of Maine
# 384 Brunswick Navel Station
#385 State of the State Reaction?Discussion
#386 Sen. Collins/Rep. Allen
#387 Heating Oil Crisis
#388 Colgan/Stem
#389 Contemporary Art
#390 Presld. Caucus Wrap/Solar Church
#391 State Budget Shortfall
#392 Home Heating Oil Part #2
#393 Nurses
#394 Phllanthropy in Maine
#395 Foreclosure
#396 Real ID/Youth Court
#397 Birds
#398 Legislative Wrap
#399 Chief Francis/Underage Drinking
#400 U.S Senate/Muskie Archive
#401 Democratic Primary 1st Dis.
#402 Primary Elections
#403 Gas Prices
#404 Attracting Businessess to Maine
#405 Hunger
#406 FairPoint
#407 Food Cluster
#408 Passport Changes
#409 General Libby/DAV Van
#410 Invasive Species/Robots
#411 Tax Foundation Report
#412 Funnerals & Burials
#413 Ecotourism
#414 New England/Eastern Canada Conf.
#415 Susan Gendron/Plum Creek Update
#416 Harness Racing/State Treasurer
#417 Ballot Questions #1, #2
#418 2nd Cong. District Debate Analysis
#419 U.S. Senate Debate Analysis
#420 1st Cong. District Debate Analysis
#421 Election Wrap: Pingree/Pundits
#422 Composites Cluster
#423 Winter Fuel Outlook
#424 Buy Local/DTV
#425 Adoption Legislative Leaders
#426 Maine Banks
#427 LifeFlight/Recycling
#428 Year in Review/Bert and I
#429 Unemployment Economy
#430 ISO (New England Power Grid)
#431 Staying Warm & Maine State Museum
#432 Gay Marriage & Faith Audubon
#433 Prostrate Cancer & Hartley Paintings
#434 Media Landscape
#435 Budget & Stimulus
#436 Healthcare Shortages
#437 Student Debt.
#438 Dark Skies Peary
#439 Election Analysis/Great Works Dam
#440 Aging Out Of Foster Care
#441 Impact on Maine: Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act.
#442 James Page/Fruit Fly
#443 Truth and Reconciliation
#444 Coastal Waters
#445 Charter School Update/Malaga Island

Managing Wildlife

60 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies, Science ; Produced by: MPBN, Lewiston , ME (2001)

(Quest Series) A hundred years ago, wildlife was hard to find in northern New England . And, the prognosis for their recovery was bleak. Yet today, most of the region's native species are on the rebound. Most wildlife is doing so well now that they may be more numerous than some of us can tolerate. And, there's even been a new species on the scene - the coyote.

Manned Space Flight

10 programs - 30 min. each ; 7-12 ; Space ; Produced by: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (1991)

1) First Manned Gemini Mission 2) World Was There 3) MR-2 Launch 4) Mission Of Apollo-Soyuz 5) Time Of Apollo 6) Apollo 10: To Sort Out The Unknowns 7) Apollo 11: For All Mankind 8) Apollo 14: Mission To Fra Mauro 9) Apollo 15: In The Mountains Of The Moon 10) Apollo 17: On The Shoulders Of Giants

Mathematics at Work in Society

4 programs - 20 min. each ; 8-12 ; Career Education, Mathematics ; Produced by: The Mathematicsl Association of America (1982)

Mathematics At Work In Society is designed to increase student awareness of the connection between mathematics and careers.

1) An Actuary: What's That? 2) Mathematics In Space 3) Mathematics: The Language Of Research 4) Mathematics: Where Will I Ever Use It?

A Matter of Duty : The Continuing War Against PTSD

60 min. Produced by Maine Public Broadcasting Network (2013)

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is proud to tell the stories of Maine soldiers who were deployed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Gulf War and the Vietnam War and returned home to face a new, relentless enemy: post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a condition that is not well understood here in Maine and it will have a lasting implications for the entire state. It is a national epidemic.

A Matter of Duty details Kennebec Sheriff Randy Liberty's personal battle with PTSD and several veterans in his charge at the Kennebec County Jail. Liberty's honesty about his own condition and his efforts to help other veterans vividly depicts the continuing impact of war on the men and women who have served our country

May Sarton: She Knew a Phoenix

30 min. ; 7-12 ; Language Arts ; Produced by: The Women's Media Network (1980)

May Sarton: She Knew A Phoenix is an intimate interview with the poet in her house by the sea. She reads seven poems including "The Phoenix" and discusses topics such as solitude, the creative impulse, and the making of one's soul.

Mi'Kmaq (English)

5 programs - 120 min. total ; 6-12 ; Anthropology, Foreign Countries, Maine Studies, Native Americans ; Produced by: CBC Halifax & the Nova Scotial Dept. of Education (1986)

Depicts the material culture of Micmac Indians before the arrival of Europeans in Nova Scotia by dramatizing the seasonal round of an ancient Micmac family.

PLEASE NOTE: There are 2 versions of each Mi'Kmaq program. When ordering videotapes, please specify which version you want: English version or Micmac version.

1) Arrival 2) Summer Encampment 3) The Wedding 4) The Eel Weir 5) Winter Encampment

Miracle Planet

6 programs - 60 min. each ; 7-12 ; Geology, Science ; Distributed by: Bull HN Information Systems, Inc. (1993)

The Miracle Planet explores the formation of the Earth and how it came to be "the jewel of the Universe." Viewers are taken to geological formations all over the world and shown, through visual simulation and photography, how continents are formed, how meteorites shaped our environment, and what the past can teach us about the future. Narrated by TV journalist Bill Kurtis.

1) The Third Planet 2) The Heat Within 3) Life from the Sea 4) Patterns in the Air 5) Riddles of Sand and Ice 6) The Home Planet

Moose Antlers & Eagle Feather: What's Legal and What's Not?

25 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1996)

Have you ever found a pretty blue jay feather, a beautifully woven bird's nest, a shed moose antler, or an empty turtle shell? How often have you taken such treasures home with you? Did you know possession of most such wildlife parts is actually against the law? Wardens detail what's legal and what's not, and the wildlife enforcement problems they face in Maine .

Moose in Maine

23 min. ; 4-12 ; Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (1996)

No animal is more symbolic of Maine 's northern forests than the moose, as officially attested by its adoption as Maine 's state animal. The moose is the largest antlered animal in North America and the largest member of the deer family in the world. Learn more about the moose from the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife's moose biologists.

More Books from Cover to Cover

16 programs - 15 min. each ; 5-6 ; Language Arts ; Distributed by: WETA-TV (1987)

More Books From Cover To Cover features one or two books, blending dramatic narration, artwork, sound effects and music to bring the books to life. Host John Robbins introduces each book and the narration takes viewers up to a crucial point in the story. Students must read the book to learn the ending.

1) The Wish Giver 2) The Summer Bride 3) Won't Know Till I Get There 4) The Agony of Alice 5) Stone Fox 6) Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird 7) The Ghost Squad Breaks Through/Who Kidnapped the Sheriff? 8) The Castle in the Attic 9) Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job 10) Come Sing, Jimmy Jo 11) The Not-Just-Anybody Family 12) Tom's Midnight Garden 13) Midnight is a Place 14) The Root Cellar 15) The Whipping Boy 16) The Dark is Rising

Native Americans

3 programs - 20 min. each ; 4-8 ; Anthropology, Archaeology, Native Americans ; Distributed by: Journal Films (1983)

This series helps students understand the origin of American Indians, their diversity, and the effect on the Indians of the coming of the Europeans. The programs are based on geological, archaeological, and historic evidence, and give students an understanding of how these skills are combined to recreate the past.

Indian Origins: The First 50,000 Years
Indian Cultures: From 2000 B.C. To 1500 A.D.
The Indian Experience: After 1500 A.D.

NATO II

20 min. ; 7-12 ; Foreign Countries, Government ; Distributed by: US Dept. of State (1987)

A brief look at the 35 year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Natural Environment

11 programs - var. lengths ; 7-12 ; Environment ; Distributed by: Journal Films (1982)

The world encompasses a vast array of ecological regions; from the glacier region to the tropical marshland, from the region far above the timberline to our coastal environment. This series introduces these various habitats and examines each ecosystem in order to give students an understanding of the natural world in which they live.

The Desert: Southwest (16 min.)
The Florida Everglades (15 min.)
The High Plains: Caribou Country (18 min.)
Northern Lakes (15 min.)

New England Christmas

30 min. ; 9-12 ; Maine Studies, Social Studies ; Produced by: Maine Public Broadcasting (1972)

The program follows Jon Emery as he returns to his childhood home in Maine to spend Christmas with his father. An odyssey rich in tradition and alive with the past - the one room school house, the general store, the country church, the farm. Filmed at various Maine locations.

Night Portland Burned (The)

30 min. ; 7-12 ; History, Maine Studies ; Produced by: WCSH-TV (1976)

Historical report on the July 4, 18 66 fire in Portland , Maine .

No Boss on Your Back

31 min. ; 9-12 ; Career Education, Forests & Forestry , Maine Studies, Safety ; Distributed by: Maine Dept. of Labor (1992)

No Boss On Your Back deals with safe trucking in the wood industry.

No Time to Waste

30 min. ; K-6 ; Environment, Social Studies ; Distributed by: Slim Goodbody Corp.

No Time To Waste involves school children from Washington , DC , Oakland , California , and Toronto , Canada in exploring environmental issues. Step by step the program follows their progress from research to active negotiation regarding environmental problems with community leaders. In addition, it features students from many other countries following similar steps in their native lands.

Norse Coin

30 min. ; 9-12 ; Archaeology, History, Maine Studies ; Produced by: Maine Public Broadcasting (1981)

The Norse Coin, taped at the excavation site near Blue Hill , Maine , and at the Maine State Museum in Augusta , examines the validity of the now famous Norse coin and theorizes on how it made its way to Maine.

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