Mark Kitching, a Smith Island waterman, knows his daughter might have to leave the island to have a better life.

Kathleen Bradshaw, 12, was born in Salisbury and raised on Smith Island. Island children have a lot freedom, she says.

Pamela DelDuco, a retired medical office manager, describes differences between New York and Smith Island, where she'll move after her husband retires.

Eddie Evans, 72, was born and raised on the island. A retired waterman, he talks about the future for other watermen.

Bill Phillips, a former CIA employee, has spent a lot of time on the island and hopes to make it his permanent home soon. But he worries about the impact of erosion.

Rick Edmund, pastor of the island's three Methodist churches, talks about the island's police presence - or lack thereof.