As owner of Mainely Frames in Portland, Leo Pelletier has over 3,000 maps in his collection. Michael Healey profiles how Pelletier's maps are his best seller.

Diane Cook speaks to Joe Anderson, an arborist in Portland Maine. Anderson discusses trees, the work that an arborist performs, and things on his mind while he works.

Understanding basic survival techniques is vital to living and being in the wilderness. Christine Heinz captures how Ray Reitze teaches people wilderness skills by guiding them into the wilderness.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

Portland, Maine is known for having something for everyone - even fans of the 90’s alternative band Ween. But as Portland’s downtown changes, weirdos are wondering - what’s happening to their beloved public spaces?

Mindy Duncan inquires into the different lives of sculptors as they attempt to make livings off of their artwork, and also discusses how these art pieces make the people who purchase them feel.

The November 1985 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on quilting, the wild blueberry barrens of Maine, and music.

Growing up in Maine during the prohibition era, Reid Chapman offers to share his story with Salt about how liquor was bootlegged around his town.

Richard Sitler captures the home life of Kelly Randall, a student at Central Beauty School.

Phil Grant takes a photograph of Andrew Davis, a back-to-lander, outside his family's farm.

Table of contents for August 1989 Salt Magazine.

In Lubec, Maine, McCurdy's Smokehouse is the last commercial smokehouse in the country. Lynn Kippax Jr. and Salt students capture photographs showing how the smokehouse continues to function.