Kimberly Hasling discusses the history of the Paradise family, while also covering local history on Long Pond. She talks to family members regarding their family stories and their ways of life, uncovering how a family became ingrained to the place where they lived.

Table of contents for June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine.

Amanda Venable and Caitlin Corrigan speak to Brigitte Paulus about a show she is the choreographing, Nutcracker Burlesque.

Cate Tynan documents the experiences of women trying to find the perfect wedding dress, and how getting prepared for their wedding made them realize more about themselves than they realized.

From his workshop in Caratunk, Walter York creates snowshoes. Anne Gorham covers the steps of making the bows for snowshoes.

Pamela Wood highlights Roger Conti's stance supporting the Pittston Company.

Although close to the sisters at The Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Ann Boyle has not made the commitment to become a sister herself. Jodie Goodnough captures the life of Boyle.

Even at old age, Elizabeth Shames continues to dance with the Perennial Effects dance group. Ian Chillag captures the life of Shames.

Jenica Miller captures the life of Antoinette Pezet, a minister for Circle of Hope Church, and transsexual woman.

Whit Richardson highlights the lives of two families, whos husbands are deployed in Iraq. Richardson explores how the wives live together during the deployment, and the conversations they have with their husbands overseas.

In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Suzanne Grossman speaks to employees at the factory to learn about their jobs and the work produced at the mill.

Salt editor Samuel A. Eliot informs readers that Salt will be returning to a small 64 page magazine.