Sociologist Peter Rose argues that ethnic groups in Maine are not part of a homogeneous melting pot, but rather distinct contributors to an identifiable American stew.

Understanding how lobsters might be thinking is important for a lobsterman. Herbert Baum III speaks to his father about getting to the next lobstering spot before others.

Patrick Kiley highlights the work of fishermen aboard the Avatar, a fishing boat that has remained affiliated with Custom House Wharf, and discusses the fishing industry at the wharf.

Stephanie Mitchell captures the life of one Ethiopian family in Maine.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done on Paul Bunyan and rural poverty.

Mary Lou Wendell documents how immigrants who come from different places to America for freedom are the bridge generation.

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Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Fran Ober visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.

Listing of Salt production staff, contributors, and faculty.

Michael Luce discusses the process of creating a casket for his mother who recently passed away. Luce speaks about the importance of going through the process of crafting the casket himself, and about the life of his mother.

In order to get the latest gossip about what is going on around Munjoy Hill, people go to Renee's Variety Store in Portland. Bonnie Bragon travels to Renee's to get the latest news.

Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.