Morrigan McCarthy documents the life of an aspiring stripper from Diva's Gentlemen's Club in Bangor.

Heidi Sistare highlights the work of Lisa Pixley, a trailblazer in the energetic printmaking community in Portland. Sistare speaks to Pixley about her printing studio, Pickwick Independent Press, and about being an artist.

Table of contents for May 1988 Salt Magazine.

List of colleges, universities, and countries that are represented by Salt students.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Earth sheltering provides a sustainable way for individuals to live in a home, as Oliver Solmitz is attempting to do. Cheryl Hamilton highlights Solmitz's project of building an earth shelter and discusses his life.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

Andrew Harsig visits the Old Town Canoe Company to document the creation of traditional wooden canoes.

In 1976, a giant storm came through the waterfront of Eastport, ripping away much of the area. Pamela Wood documents how the Eastport community is working to revive their waterfront.

With the resurgance of skateboarding, Mary Burgess explores the skateboarding culture in Portland. Burgess discusses the changes to the construction of the skateboard and speaks to skateboards about their experiences.

In the woods of Windham, Jonathan Cooper crafts violins. Richard Sitler captures Coopers craft of making violins.

Bios of the contributors to the April 1990 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.