Despite all of the change in Portland, Dan Lentz's shop, Roy's Shoes, has stayed the same. Emma Nobel profiles the work Lentz does as a cobbler.

Basic facts on various ethnic groups that live in the state of Maine.

Table of contents for June 1987 Salt Magazine.

Fishing for sea urchins in the waters of Downeast Maine, Dan and Jamie Header face a changing market, along with the typical dangers of diving for urchins. Meghan Daniels discusses the methods that the Header's use for urchin diving and how the urchin industry is changing with added regulations and depressed prices.

Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.

Salt speaks to river drivers about how machines have altered the way the woods are harvested.

Six nights out of the week boxers of all skill levels come to the Portland Boxing Club to train and fight. Ethan Anderson speaks with the fighters to learn about their boxing careers and aspirations.

Readers write in response to the Salt Book.

In the small town of Nelson, New Hampshire residents gather every Monday night to contra dance. Mary Wesley documents how this traditional New England dance has been central to the culture of the Monadnock region for over 200 years.

As a group project, members of Salt document the topics of river driving, logging, and cooking for loggers.

Contra dancing is a cherished cultural experience in Maine, which involves folk music and people of all generations participating. Lauren Lamont documents how some young people are bringing techno music to contra dancing, and how it interacts with their New England roots.

Shaleece Haas documents a night of swing dancing in the Grange.