Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street

Our waterways are one of our most precious shared resources. But in some places, we risk losing them to pollution, climate change, or overuse. In this episode, we hear from folks around the country talk about why their local waterways matter and why they believe in protecting them. Download episode transcript [https://museumonmainstreet.org/sites/default/files/sfms_0106_worth_saving_transcript.pdf] Stories used in this episode: Violet Spolarich on fighting pipelines and protecting water in her rural community [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/violet-spolarich-fighting-pipelines-and-protecting-water-her-rural-community] Climate Change at the White Earth Reservation [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/climate-change-white-earth-reservation-robert-shimek] The Singing River Has the Blues [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/singing-river-has-blues-mississippi] Why Are There So Many Weeds [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/why-are-there-so-many-weeds-erika-gilsdorf] Grandpa Bill's Big Lake Mistake [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/grandpa-bills-big-lake-mistake] Visit the Museum on Main Street website's story portal [https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories] to share your own water story! Explore the Women Mind the Water [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Women-Mind-the-Water-336455246847799/] project. Thanks to our storytelling partners at the Peale Center! Visit their website, The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture [https://www.thepealecenter.org/]. This episode was produced for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Better Lemon Creative Audio. Produced, written, narrated, and edited by Hannah Hethmon.

We sometimes take for granted that we humans have figured out how to swim and dive, and travel across great bodies of water on boats. But it is really quite amazing when you think about it. In this episode, we soak in stories about swimming, diving, and boating ... and think about leaving our natural habitat behind to explore. Download Episode Transcript [https://museumonmainstreet.org/sites/default/files/sfms_0105_over_and_under_transcript.pdf] Stories used in this episode: Hok-Si-La Municipal Park, Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/hok-si-la-municipal-park-minnesota-kathryn-and-mathew-mcgrady] Swimming with a Horse in Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/swimming-horse-minnesota] Diving in Minnesota Lakes [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/diving-minnesota-lakes-gary-thompson] Diving Beyond the Cliff, Caribbean Sea [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/diving-beyond-cliff-caribbean-sea] Kayaking with Seals, Maine [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/kayaking-seals-maine] Mississippi Gulf Coast Waterways [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/mississippi-gulf-coast-waterways] The Green Dean and Hurricane Gloria, Rhode Island [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/green-dean-and-hurricane-gloria-massachusetts] The Ocean as a Retreat, California [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/ocean-retreat-california] Canoeing Adventures in Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/canoeing-adventures-minnesota-mark-bosacker] Visit the Museum on Main Street website's story portal [https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories] to share your own water story! Explore the Women Mind the Water [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Women-Mind-the-Water-336455246847799/] project. Thanks to our storytelling partners at the Peale Center! Visit their website, The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture [https://www.thepealecenter.org/]. This episode was produced for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Better Lemon Creative Audio. Produced, written, narrated, and edited by Hannah Hethmon.

What is it about water that can instantly improve our mood, stir up joy, or awaken our inner child? In episode 4, we dive into the joy of playing in the water as we listen to stories of swimming in summer, splashing in puddles, and letting the waves lick our toes. Download Episode Transcript [https://museumonmainstreet.org/sites/default/files/sfms_0104_an_invitation_to_play_transcript.pdf] Stories featured in this episode: One Dock at a Time, Maine to Florida [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/one-dock-time-maine-florida] Summers at the River in South Georgia [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/summers-river-south-georgia] A River Girl and Her Fly Fishing and Outdoor Business in Todd, North Carolina [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/river-girl-and-her-fly-fishing-and-outdoor-business-todd-north-carolina-kelly-mccoy] Learning to Swim [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/learning-swim] Trout Fishing and the Love for Water [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/trout-fishing-and-love-water-john-weiss] Building the Fish Pond with Dad, Hawaii [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/building-fish-pond-dad-hawaii] Camping on the Blue Earth River, Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/camping-blue-earth-river-minnesota-kimberly-musser] Playing in the Mud, Virginia Beach [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/playing-mud-virginia-beach] Catching Fish in Mud Puddles, Missouri [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/catching-fish-mud-puddles-missouri] Baptisms at Games Lake [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/baptisms-games-lake-carolyn-lange-hatlestad] Visit the Museum on Main Street website's story portal [https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories] to share your own water story! Explore the Women Mind the Water [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Women-Mind-the-Water-336455246847799/] project. Thanks to our storytelling partners at the Peale Center! Visit their website, The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture [https://www.thepealecenter.org/]. This episode was produced for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Better Lemon Creative Audio. Produced, written, narrated, and edited by Hannah Hethmon.

Simply add water and watch it grow! In episode 3, we dig into the ways water contributes to almost everything we need to survive, and drink in stories from the people who grow our food and tend to our gardens. How does water help sustain you and your community? Download Episode Transcript [https://museumonmainstreet.org/sites/default/files/moms_water_ways_03_how_we_grow_transcript.pdf] Stories used in this episode: How Chester Worked: Cotton, Hogs and Dairy [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/how-chester-worked-cotton-hogs-and-dairy] DeKalb County Community Gardens, Illinois [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/dekalb-county-community-gardens-illinois] Colonial Farming Practices [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/colonial-farming-practices-maryland] Seaweed Farming in Connecticut [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/seaweed-farming-connecticut] Farming Near the Cobb River, Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/farming-near-cobb-river-minnesota-pat-duncanson] Rhubarb Farming in Minnesota [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/rhubarb-farming-minnesota-frank-wright] Minnesota Fish Hatcheries [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/minnesota-fish-hatcheries-pat-schmidt]

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 [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/mississippi-gulf-coast-waterways] The Ancient Warren River Valley and the Vetter Stone Company, Minnesota-Donn Vetter [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/ancient-warren-river-valley-and-vetter-stone-company-minnesota-donn-vetter] A Winding Career Path Leads to Water, Florida [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/winding-career-path-leads-water-florida] A River Girl and her Fly Fishing and Outdoor Business in Todd, North Carolina-Kelly McCoy [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/river-girl-and-her-fly-fishing-and-outdoor-business-todd-north-carolina-kelly-mccoy] Watermen Community of Crisfield, Maryland [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/watermen-community-crisfield-maryland] Watermen: Observers of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/watermen-observers-chesapeake-bay-maryland] History, Recreation and Preservation--Bruce Conmy Talks about Minnesota Lakes [https://museumonmainstreet.org/content/history-recreation-and-preservation-bruce-conmy-talks-about-minnesota-lakes] Download Episode Transcript [https://museumonmainstreet.org/sites/default/files/work_and_the_water_0102_transcript.pdf] Visit the Museum on Main Street Stories from Main Street [https://museumonmainstreet.org/stories] to share your own water story! Explore the Women Mind the Water [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Women-Mind-the-Water-336455246847799/] project. Thanks to our storytelling partners at the Peale Center [https://www.thepealecenter.org/] in Baltimore, Maryland This episode was produced for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Better Lemon Creative Audio [https://www.betterlemonaudio.com/]. Produced, written, narrated and edited by Hannah Hethmon.