Get extended access to 1600+ episodes, binge watch your favorite shows, and stream anytime - online or in the PBS app.
Already a Maine PBS member?
You may have an unactivated Maine PBS Passport member benefit. Check to see.
Special | 30m 16s
An iconic object is used to explore the lives of people who have chosen to live a more purposeful life; one that involves using an axe on a daily basis. The film consists of a series of vignettes structured around the theme of building a life for yourself, through the lines of Walt Whitman’s 1856 poem "Song of the Broad Axe."
Aired: 08/09/18
Video has closed captioning.Maine Public Community Films is brought to you by members like you.
The Best Day Ever: Forest Days in Vermont Kindergartens
Vermont kindergarteners experience joy and wonder through playing in nature.
A virtuoso flutist founded a music festival in Nova Scotia that continues after 20 years.
What happens to behaviorally-challenged children when they enter ill-equipped schools?
The Maine yard sale that stretches from Cornville to Skowhegan in the western foothills.
Student films from Mid-Maine Technical Center's PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.
Now Showing
The axe is used to explore the lives of people who choose to live a more purposeful life.
from the Second Wave to the Tidal Wave
The 2016 Presidential election unleashed a powerful social justice movement.
1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment suffered mass casualties in a single Civil War battle.
Merrymeeting Bay: The Rising Tide of Stewardship
Explore the strong network of stewardship and preservation around Merrymeeting Bay.
