Bios of the contributors to the December 1997 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

As a longshoreman, Ed Barnes has had experience loading many ships into the Eastport breakwater. Pamela Wood highlights how Barnes came into his line of work.

As an experienced boatbuilder, Tim Dowling understands the importance of being accurate while lofting. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures the work Dowling does as a boatbuilder.

Cutting fish since he was nine years old, Lamont Allen Sr. has always worked in the fish business. Greg Violette profiles Allen's life and the work that he performs at O'Hara's.

Rena Kaneko highlights the life of Rebecca Goodale, an author and illustrator who captures the essence of endangered and threatened animals and plants.

As the lighthouse keeper at Goat Island, Martin Cain has to live a secluded life. Jeffrey Bonney documents Cain's daily problems, routines, and experiences in running a lighthouse.

There are two monuments in Maine that celebrate the feats of Maine woodsmen. Bretty Jenks explores how these two statues represent two different cultures.

For most of his 74 years in Kennebunk, Bert Graves has been a smelt fisher. Roxanne Maling and Wendy Vail explore how the smelting fishing technique works by talking to Graves and Harvey Bixby.

Charlies McCormick covers the personal histories of people who live and work in the small community of Ocean Park.

Introduction to an article on homelessness and getting off the streets.

C. Stewart Doty speaks on the history of documentary photography in Maine, and how photographs can be used to tell us things about Maine's history.

At the invitation of Down East Magazine, Salt documented Christmas memories from an older generation.