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Experience the voices of small-town America, one story at a time. Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street is a podcast from Museum on Main Street, a program of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service that brings Smithsonian exhibitions to small-town America. Each episode is a curated journey through the stories gathered through Museum on Main Street programs. Season 1 explores stories about water inspired by the Water/Ways exhibition.

Curated and hosted by podcaster Hannah Hethmon and produced by Better Lemon Creative Audio, Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street is a chance to slow down, hear from everyday Americans living in small towns, and think more deeply about one of our most precious shared resources.

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2: Work and the Water

Sep 17, 2020

These things are certain: the passage of time, the flow of water, and the labor of humankind. In episode 2, we navigate stories of work and the water, stories that highlight the wide range of livelihoods that exist for the water and because of the water.

Stories used in this episode:

Mississippi Gulf Coast Waterways

The Ancient Warren River Valley and the Vetter Stone Company, Minnesota-Donn Vetter

A Winding Career Path Leads to Water, Florida

A River Girl and her Fly Fishing and Outdoor Business in Todd, North Carolina-Kelly McCoy

Watermen Community of Crisfield, Maryland

Watermen: Observers of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

History, Recreation and Preservation--Bruce Conmy Talks about Minnesota Lakes

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Visit the Museum on Main Street Stories from Main Street to share your own water story!

Explore the Women Mind the Water project.

Thanks to our storytelling partners at the Peale Center in Baltimore, Maryland

This episode was produced for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Better Lemon Creative Audio. Produced, written, narrated and edited by Hannah Hethmon.