The students in Environmental History of New England: Saco River Edition produced a 3-part podcast series. This first episode deals with the early history of Biddeford.
This episode was created by: Elizabeth Erskine, Samantha Hight, Alexis, Allison Morse, and Alexis Weaver.
It is available at: https://share.transistor.fm/s/423c7d09.
We would very much like to thank Broad Reach Adventures(https://broadreachadventures.com/) for their hospitality and for helping us complete the archaeological portion of this course.
A very big thank you to Keith Landry for permission to use his music. You’ll find our theme music, “Into the Light (This Lazy River), on Keith’s Alonetone site. The full album is available at: https://alonetone.com/keithlandryacoustic/playlists/saco-river-pirate/into-the-light-this-lazy-river.
Finally, a huge thanks to Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse (https://woodislandlighthouse.org/) for showing us around the lighthouse. It’s an amazing spot and the tour is utterly fantastic.
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