Inside Lewiston, According to Peter Santenello

“Inside the Most Dangerous City, in America’s Safest State” is the title that Peter Santenello chose for his latest documentary-style vlog about Lewiston. Santenello is an independent documentarian, YouTuber and media personality with about 4.3 million YouTube subscribers. He travels across the United States, creating long-form “documentaries” about communities whose cultures are often misrepresented or underrepresented in mainstream media. Currently, Santenello is working on a series about Maine, where he has so far toured Portland, Northern Rural Maine, Millinocket and Lewiston. Published from July to October of 2026, the series covered Lewiston for a total of 71 minutes, in an episode posted on July 18th 2026. Independent of media outlets or political organizations, Santenello presents himself and these videos as providing unfiltered perspectives on the communities.

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