Fishing for sea urchins in the waters of Downeast Maine, Dan and Jamie Header face a changing market, along with the typical dangers of diving for urchins. Meghan Daniels discusses the methods that the Header's use for urchin diving and how the urchin industry is changing with added regulations and depressed prices.

Bios of the contributors to the September 1988 Salt Magazine.

Instead of using local labor, Henry Drake hires Jamaicans to help me pick apples every season at his apple orchard. Kaarin Svendsen speaks to Drake and his crew to get a sense of work at an apple orchard, and learns about Jamaican culture.

As a dedicated member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Jaime Driggers researches and adopts medieval persons. Mariel Waloff documents the work Driggers and other members of SCA do in Portland to make fantasy a reality.

For survivors of child abuse, there’s a limit to the support the legal system provides. A group of bikers is stepping up to fill those gaps and to help survivors find the courage to testify in court. NOTE: This audio piece contains mentions of child abuse.

In an effort to bridge the gap between the Rwandan community and Portland community, Whitley Newman teaches dance traditional to Central Africa in Portland. Shannon Geis documents how Newman studied the dance for years, and how people in the Central African community offered to help.

During the winter at Biddeford Pool, one of the few boats in the wharf is the De-Dee-Mae, a lobstering boat. Herb Baum and others document the work Marshall Alexander does a lobsterman during the winter.

Brad Watts recounts his experience being in the military at a young age and going to Iraq. Watts discusses his PTSD and how it has allowed him to write books about his experiences in war.

Following the terrorists attacks of 9/11, Scott Rodbro set out to find Maine's heroes, contacting veterans groups in the state. Rodbro speaks to a veteran about his time and experiences in the armed services.

Sheryl Lane meets with Helen Perley of Pine Point to speak about the old days, her animals, and personal philosophies.

A practitioner of alternative healing, Dana Roffler runs a healing business for animals and people. Melissa Matsubara discusses how Roffler uses Shamanism as a form of healing.

Racing cars in rural Maine for over 40 years, Ray Penfold started to do Mud Runs after retirement, but is now in failing health. Shannon Geis highlights the family tradition of racing for the Penfolds, and how regardless of age or health racing remains important to the family.