Presented in collaboration with The Maine Forest & Logging Museum, this documentary illustrates life, work, family and culture in Northern Maine at the turn of the century; eulogizing the exemplary photography of Isaac Simpson. The Maine Frontier features the exemplary documentary photography of Isaac Simpson, complimented by archived and current films, interviews of Simpson family members, and a compelling musical soundtrack composed by McKane.

The Maine Frontier is a vivid and authentic illustration of northern Maine at the turn-of-the-century and will transport you back to the region’s pioneering frontier culture. Isaac Simpson, his photographic subjects, his wife Effie, their friends, family, and work-mates exemplify the character and condition prevalent in northern Maine at that time.