Melissa Hale speaks to war veterans about their lives and experiences in combat.

At the bottom of Sebasticook Valley lies the town of Dexter, a town that has seen the lose of a large number of jobs. Carrie Kilman investigates how the lose of shoe production jobs in Dexter has affected the livelihoods of its residents and the community.

Just off the Appalachian Trail in Monson, Maine, rests Shaw's Boarding Home, which always has its doors open to hikers. Sally Schumaier documents life at Shaw's for owner Keith Shaw and hikers who stop there on their trip.

Auction houses play an important role in Maine for the trading of antiques and collectibles. Molly Gerbracht explores the auctioneering business and those who frequent the auctions.

When Lodie Jeglosky went to visit Cecil Benson to do a story on blacksmithing, she found another story. Jeglosky speaks to Benson's wife about growing up without heat.

David Schmidt speaks with individuals who believe in the possibility, or have experiences with UFO contact.

In Lewiston, Bates Fabrics and the L.L. Bean Telemarketing Center are only a few hundred yards from each other. Dan Stewart explores how these industries marks Lewiston as changing from an industrialized textile town to a service-based city.

Daniel Welch focuses on the life of Art Howell and the A.E. Howell Conservation Center, speaking to Howell about animal rehabilitation.

Introduction to articles in this issue of Salt magazine on the topic of what it means to be a Mainer, and the displacement of Maine people.

Charles Reitze documents the history of the Davis Family. Reitze explores how the family attempts to be self-sufficient and as independent as American society allows.

Kelli Gavant highlights the life of Phyllis Rogers, a teacher with SPIRAL Arts, Inc., who suffers from chronic pain following an accident that damaged her brain. Gavant discusses the work that SPIRAL Arts does for their students and how it has helped Rogers and others.

Alyssa Grossman captures the life of Myrtle Lowell, speaking with Lowell about her about her life and growing up in Maine.