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Maine sheep sheerer in high demand | 'Down East' gives us the inside scoop

In its March issue, “Down East” profiles a shearer, house-call EMTs, a bird taxidermist, and more.

PORTLAND, Maine — For more than twenty years, Jeff Burchstead has been traveling around Maine shearing sheep.

It’s a line of work one doesn’t just dabble in. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll get cut, the sheep will get cut, or the sheep might deliver a kick that’ll leave a mark.

In the March issue of “Down East” Editor-in-Chief Will Grunewald wrote about Burchstead and his work. 

Grunewald joined us on 207 to talk about that article and others, including a look at life in Maine’s small towns.

Check out our conversation to learn more.

   

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