Behind the lanes of D’Amanda’s candlepin bowling alley and arcade in Ellsworth, Maine.
Against all odds, a young woman fights to save a candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, Maine.
This story originally aired on NPR’s Morning Edition, and was later published on NPR Digital. A print piece appeared in Down East magazine March 2023 edition.
Chef Lula Ranta carves a pineapple in the back of her fine fine-dining restaurant, The Quarry, in Monson, Maine.
When Lulu wanted to bring fine dining to her town of 600, people said it wouldn’t work. Five years later, she is a James Beard Award-Winning chef and owns her restaurant, The Quarry. With her culinary journey beginning with what she calls, “farm-to-table to survive,” this queen of hospitality’s success is anything but ordinary.
This story was published in Down East magazine, August 2023 edition.
Mary Jean Megginson, a former fashion illustrator, reluctantly returns to her sketch book to pass the time during quarantine. But turns out, creating daily illustrations saved her life.
To see Mary Jean’s work, visit her Instagram @90andsketching
This story aired on WVXU Cincinnati Public Radio.
The transition to online learning because of the coronavirus was especially huge for students with learning disabilities. Asher, a middle school student, and Kwayah, a high school student, share their experiences learning from home in 2020.
This story aired on Morning Edition for NPR. It is part of Back To School In Maine, an independent mini series about school in 2020 that features five students’ experiences. You can find the series on Sound Cloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Transcripts are here.
April Stone, an Ojibwe basketmaker, revives a tradition that had been erased in her community, just in time for climate change to threaten it.
Originally produced for Wisconsin Public Radio.
A grandma and granddaughter exchange poems in the mail for years…trash-talking Duke men’s basketball.
A version of this story appeared on NPR and WBUR’s Only A Game.
2016 Tiny Desk Concert Winner Gaelynn Lea collaborated with middle schoolers on a concert that became something much more.
Originally produced for Wyoming Public Radio.
Why does one woman dedicate her life to being with others during death?
Originally produced for the Salt Institute of Documentary Studies Story Archive; also aired on Spotify’s Lenny Says and WHYY’s The Pulse.
Photo by Olivia Norrmen-Smith
The Penobscot Bay, where Andy and Rose have lived, loved and explored for decades.
How to make a knuckle sandwich, see the sea in the fog, and disguise a fart in a smell of clam flat, from two souls together for over 70 years.
Originally produced for WERU Community Radio.
