Tom McCall documents the work of shepherd Lee Straw on Metnic Island.

On Casco Bay, the Mother of the Good Shepherd Monastery provides a home for a monastic community. Patrick Winkelman captures images at the monastery to understand the practices of the monks.

On Casco Bay, the Mother of the Good Shepherd Monastery provides a home for a monastic community. Mathew Frank explores the monastery to understand the practices of the monks, and learns about their opinion regarding monastic life.

The August 1985 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on working in a parking lot, shepherding, and lobstering.

Tracey Samuelson highlights the Downeast Sled Dog Club and their participation in a dryland season for their sport. Samuelson discusses how dryland competitions are new in a sport that is traditionally done in the snow.

Lynn Kippax Jr. captures how sheep are raised on Big Nash.

Hugh French documents how sheep are raised and driven on Big Nash.

Lynn Kippax Jr. documents how sheep are raised and driven on Big Nash.

Lynn Kippax Jr. captures how sheep are raised on Big Nash.

On Great Nash Island, Lynn Kippax Jr. captures the action of culling island sheep.

On three islands off the coast of Maine, Jenny Cirone raises sheep. Terri Selfa documents the work Cirone does as a shepherdess and her life.

On three islands off the coast of Maine, Jenny Cirone raises sheep. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures the work Cirone does as a shepherdess.