At the age of 75, Payson Huff began making cod liver oil in his shack. Sharon Crisman highlights how Huff used to be a fisherman, and after that was over still needed a way to make money in his old age.

Coming from a long line of frontier men who built Eastport, Moses Pike recounts his experience running his sardine factory before he sold it.

In the northwestern part of Maine, Russell Kennedy has trapped about 250 bears. Anne Pierter speaks to Kennedy about hunting and how he traps.

Sally Soule discusses the hobby of birding with various individuals, learning about birds and personal stories.

Helping her father tape and televise his sermons since 1989, Ruthann Ray sees her Christian upbrining as an important part of her life. Christian Bitterauf highlights the life of Ray and her father, Walter, discussing how religion guides their lives.

For Barbara Cough, adopting her daughters Catie and Kimberly from China were a way for her to understand a culture that is part of her own lineage. Liz Mak documents how Barbara and her partner attempt to expose their children to a culture they have never known.

One of the therapeutic riding centers in Maine, Flying Changes Therapeutic Riding Center assists thousands of handicapped people with all kinds of disabilities. Melissa Dalton discusses the Flying Changes Therapeutic Riding Center and the services they provide.

Heading to Giles Family Farm in Alfred, Mark Baker and others go to learn about cider production. Baker and other Salt students speak to Bruce Gile about the squeezing process and the work that goes into the production.

Coming back from the Army with PTSD due to sexual trauma, Lesley Corbett uses art as a way to cope with what happened to her. Dana Bialek documents Corbett's story of being stalked and harassed by her superior, and how her PTSD affects her world today.

Table of contents for December 1977 Salt Magazine.

Pamela Wood documents the history of Water Street in Eastport. Wood speaks to locals about the activity on the street.

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.