Encapsulated into a painting by Jamie Wyeth, Kyle Murdock recounts selling mummifed cats to tourists on Monhegan Island as a young boy. Diane Sternberg speaks to Kyle Murdock about his youth and his personality.

Jim Bishop collects the perspectives of students and alumni of the Maine Coast Semester to highlight the activities and programs offered by the school.

Philip Stake documents the lives of Randy and Heather Parker, employees at the White Wolf Inn and Cafe in Stratton, Maine.

Julia Johanson documents the activities at The New School, an independent high school in Kennebunk, Maine.

Sarah Mathers Breul documents the work done by lobstermen in Phippsburg, Maine.

R. Todd Hoffman and Kerry Dakin meet with Herman Butler of Brunswick, Maine to learn about his experiences.

As the rate of students who are homeschooled increases, Regina McCarthy investigates the reasons why parents elect to home school their children. Despite varying reasons, the common thread is that these parents find public school as the wrong place for their children.

Inside front cover for March 1979 Salt Magazine with masthead, mission statement, and issue summary.

Stephanie Strauss documents the work done at Wild Folk Farm in Benton, Maine, located on marginal soil.

Laurie Jasper and Peter B. Brace document the lives of those who craft traps in Vinalhaven, Maine.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

With a quote on fisherman in hand, Greg Violette decided to speak to fisherman around Cape Porpoise and Kennebunkport. Violette discusses superstitions that fisherman may have and how it shapes their experiences.