Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Smelting in a custom-made ice shack is a treasured Bowdoinham tradition. Take a gander at some local ingenuity and community building in this clip from Borealis Season Three Episode One!

Borealis is made possible through the generous support of our production sponsors The Nature Conservancy, the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, and Poland Spring, and our broadcast sponsors Evergreen Home Performance, Patriot Subaru, and Bangor Savings Bank, in addition to Maine Public's viewers and listeners.

Learn more about Borealis at mainepublic.org/borealis

Production Credits:

Produced by Aislinn Sarnacki and Rebecca Conley
Written by Aislinn Sarnacki
Videography by Rebecca Conley
Edited by Rebecca Conley
Music from Storyblocks