A crowd rallies behind Ned as he battles with Mr. Crowe over the future of the mine; Willie is accepted at a photography school in Boston.

Ned and Nellie argue about adoption when Nellie takes in an abandoned baby; Stringy returns home and encourages Willie to apply to a photography school.

The new machinery Ned gets for the mine causes Spider to loose his hearing; Rufus and Scotty have trouble maintaining their machine.

Willie and Charley capture a wild stallion; pressure is on Ned to teach the men how to tame the modern coal cutters.

A stunning female fiddler (guest star Natalie McMaster) causes a stir in Glace Bay during the annual Fiddler's Fall.

The mine's modernization plans cause layoffs, and the townspeople become bitter; Willie, Maggie and Spider are missing.

Stringy Borso leaves Glace Bay for baseball camp and Nellie's choir plans a farewell performance in his honor.

Sarah infuriates Maggie upon her return from Halifax; Sarah develops a sophisticated attitude.

Ned learns a hard lesson about his new job when there is a collapse in the pit; Nellie teaches Ned a lesson in teamwork.

Charley and Miss Harper (Denny Doherty, Rhonda McLean) hope to bring Willie and Maggie (Alex Wrathell, Ellen Philpotts Page) closer; Ned (Shaun Smyth) prepares for the overman's exam.

The Ponies break up just before their championship game due to a conflict between Dr. Tony Moressa and Ned.

Ned decides to take the overman's exam after Nellie loses the farm; Charley is rushed to the hospital.

Willie (Alex Wrathell) discovers Spider's (Matthew Harris) secret; Ned (Shaun Smyth) takes Spider in when his home burns.

Charley (Denny Doherty) is injured on a fishing trip and Willie (Alex Wrathell) has to rely on his friends to get things done.

Willie is torn between his love for Sable and his duty at the mine.

An explosion at the mine causes tension on the baseball field; Nellie (Jennie Raymond) discovers a new hobby.

Nellie learns that the new doctor is her old boyfriend; Willie campaigns to get the mine to hire Dr. Moressa permanently.

Willie is elected the first president of the Junior Mine Worker's Association; Nellie tries to persuade Maggie and Sarah to go back to Halifax.

Willie (Alex Wrathell) organizes a pit-boy walk out, bringing Ned (Shaun Smyth) and the other miners to follow suit. With Jennie Raymond.

Willie is concerned he will lose Nellie and Ned to illness; Rose and Sarah help Willie make a difficult decision.

Willie and Maggie have to fill in at the school for an ill Nellie, who has confided to Ned that she is pregnant.