River Valley, Maine

Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault introduce Maine’s River Valley, its natural beauty, and the paper mill that has long-defined this community.

Our bodies form the base unit for action, empowerment, freedom, and joy, writes literary critic John Freeman.

Aaron Cayer describes the River Valley’s long history of worker protests and strikes.

Kerri Arsenault collects the health stories of River Valley residents to make visible the mill’s toxic legacies.

Aaron Cayer revisits the architectural history of the paper mill and the ways in which the mill building has long dominated and organized the River Valley.

In a series of watercolors, artist Tom Leytham documents the industrial ruins of this working-class community.

Media artists Steve Norton & N.B.Aldrich capture the relationship of the River Valley’s infrastructure and environment.

In this graphic series, artist Nina Elder reinterprets archival photographs of the River Valley to look past its industrial development.

Elizabeth Kaney and Kerri Arsenault reimagine Rumford’s tourist map to confront its hidden histories of resource extraction, pollution, and industrial development.

January 13, 2021

An introduction to the League’s American Roundtable project.

March 5, 2021

Editors Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault present the report Labor, Landscapes, and Legacies and discuss key themes and findings with report contributors Tom Leytham, N.B.Aldrich, and Steve Norton.

An interview with report editors Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault.