A lobsterman for over 40 years, Stilly Griffin hauls traps from his boat, the Lorraine E. Herbert Baum III and Kristy Bunnell capture Griffin's story of working as a lobsterman.

Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Julia Mickenberg takes readers inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

Short write up on Maine locals and the Seabees.

At the Salt boatyard in Kennebunk, Tim Dowling is working with twelve apprentices to create a 45 foot Herreshoff ketch. Julien LeSieur documents the work Dowling has done and the steps that need to be taken to complete the project.

The idea of recycling is nothing new, and for people in Maine they have been finding ways to reuse old items for generations. Elka Uchman documents how Mainers salvage and repurpose second hand items.

Bios of the contributors to the November 1991 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

Bios of the contributors to the Salt 2004-2005 Magazine.

Louise Suta documents the life of Valerie Lincoln of Washington County through photographs.

Having only seen the boundaries of the marsh as a child and wondering could lie within, Emily Wilson journeys into the Scarborough marsh. Wilson learns about the history of the marsh and about those who live there.

Ava Ross discusses how charcoal was made by her husband, Willis back in the day.

Leanne Krudner documents the life of James Smith, a man who lives with the AIDS virus. Krudner recounts Smith's fight with the disease and how he copes with it.

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