In the 1600s, European settlers left everything they knew to take advantage of Maine’s abundant resources. Despite back-breaking work, a harsh climate, and cultural clashes, they successfully carved out a new life for themselves. But by the end of the century, most of them would leave Maine in fear and live for years as war refugees.

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Program Segments:

• Strange New Visitors
• Maine Offers New Land
• The Great Dying
• Fort Pentagoet
• The Fur Trade
• First Permanent Settlements
• Facing Maine's Winter
• Both Men & Women Must Work
• Colonial Medicine
• The Opportunity to Own Land
• Lumbering
• Religious Freedom
• Mass Annexes Maine
• Crime & Punishment
• Enduring Spirit
• Intro - Rolling back the frontier
• Fishing Stations
• French & English Relations
• End & Credits - Rolling back the frontier