America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Maine: Embrace the Cold

With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and a love of wilderness starts in childhood. Baratunde meets a Mainer reviving the timeless craft of harvesting ice, straps on snowshoes to understand how being outside can help folks recovering from addiction and takes an icy plunge in the winter ocean to embrace the cold.

Maine: Embrace the Cold

53m 11s

With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and a love of wilderness starts in childhood. Baratunde meets a Mainer reviving the timeless craft of harvesting ice, straps on snowshoes to understand how being outside can help folks recovering from addiction and takes an icy plunge in the winter ocean to embrace the cold.

Previews + Extras

  • Jumping in with Ice Mermaids: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jumping in with Ice Mermaids

    S2 E6 - 6m 4s

    Baratunde learns to embrace the cold by taking a winter ocean swim with some of Maine's Ice Mermaids.

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