Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Bios of the contributors to the Salt Spring 2002 Magazine.

Brandan Haskins explores the world of musicians who perform traditional music. Haskins speaks to musicians about the traditions that they carry and their performances.

Table of contents for the Salt 2007-2008 Magazine.

Quincy Slobod speaks about her experience being homeschooled, and trying to decided if she should go to a normal school before going off to college.

After rediscovering a population of strugeon in the Penobscot River, a group of scientists from the University of Maine is trying to figure out why the strugeon are there. Isaac Kestenbaum speaks to the researchers about their search for the fish.

In downtown Camden, the Boynton McKay Drugstore serves as a place for both locals and tourists. Ken Kobre captures how tourism is handled in the town of Camden.

The state of Maine has over a thousand licensed foster parents, with Dan Boucher being just one of those parents. Amanda Herman captures the culture around fostering children.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Drive about 20 miles north of Portland, Maine and you’ll arrive at Pineland. It looks like a college campus: brick buildings with stately pillars, it’s surrounded by rolling hills. But Pineland’s exterior doesn’t tell you about its history. It opened as an institution for people with disabilities in 1908. Alexa Burke spoke with people who lived and worked at Pineland to learn about the history of institutionalization and the legacies that remain today.

Trapping all of his life in Maine, animal trapping is a large part of Avard Cole's life. Regan McPhetres and others speak to Cole about his experience trapping and how trapping functions.

London Chretien discusses the topic of community supported agriculture and how certain individuals practice this type of alternative farming in Maine.