Laura Neale investigates the activities and programs for students at School Around Us. Neale speaks with teachers, students, and parents to understand how this form of alternative schooling works.

Guide to help people find important places to eat in Maine.

With the need for something that could split wood for him, Monty Washburn engineered a contraption that could do it. Kevin Harnden speaks to Washburn about putting together his machine.

Table of contents for the Salt 2007-2008 Magazine.

As the only Asian immigrant in Livermore Falls, Suzuko Hiraoka Laplante had to learn a lot of new things on her own. Clea French documents how Suzuko had to overcome personal tragedy to make Maine her home.

Despite the challenges facing dairy farmers, the Russell family fights to keep their farm going. Anna Hoberman documents the lives of the Russell family and their work on their dairy farm in Litchfield.

There was a time when Maine was marketed as a landscape for escape, known as vacationland. Brett Jenks explores how Maine is now marketed as "The Way Life Should Be."

With one room schools falling into obscurity, Salt travels to Cliff Island to investigate if these schools serve a need in today's world.

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.

Kate Raley explores the subject of blacksmithing with local area blacksmiths, who discuss their relationship to the trade and the current trends.

Among the wilderness of the Mahoosuc Range and Baxter State Park, the Mahoosuch Mountain Rescue trains and prepares for any incident that could occur. Juile Hwang highlights the work of Bob Baribeau and other rescuers who are willing to risk their lives for the lives of others.

Tania van Bergen highlights the life of Pam Ward, owner of a recycling redemption center. Van Bergen covers the work that Ward puts into her business and her personal life.