Marcel Lemelin lives his life with cerebral palsy, yet remains positive in his outlook of life. Jennifer Keen highlights the life of Lemelin, discussing his past and aspirations.

For Francis O'Brien, books, life, and history are interconnected like a honeycomb. Sarah Collins visits O'Brien at his home in Portland to learn about his love for books and his philosophies.

For three generations, a colony of Swedish farmers have raised potatoes and families in rural Aroostook County. Laura Johnson highlights how these farmers are close knit and hard working.

Mark Emerson and others visit Walter Stinson, a resident of Swan's Island to learn about his life. Stinson speaks about his work as a fisherman and working in a factory.

With the resurgance of skateboarding, Mary Burgess explores the skateboarding culture in Portland. Burgess discusses the changes to the construction of the skateboard and speaks to skateboards about their experiences.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.

The act of contradancing, a type of folk dance, is examined in this piece by Leila Childs. She explores the history of this folk dance, the music associated with it, and talks to the dancers themselves to uncover the social aspect of dancing.

Listing of Salt production staff, contributors, and faculty.

Staff, contributors, trustees, and academic board members are listed.

Listing of Salt production staff, contributors, and faculty.

Like many diners, the Third Alarm Diner carries a unique characteristic that makes it different from other diners, housing a collection of firefighting memorabilia. Mary Jo Shafer speaks to the owners, firefighters themselves, about how the diner brings out the firefighting culture and family feeling.