Over 40 years ago, Monty Washburn learned how to catch and hive bees. Mark Emerson and others visit Washburn to learn about hunting honeybees.

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

Pamela Wood speaks to readers about the new Salt magazine look.

A artist who suffers from illness, Peter McFarland discusses his legacy at age 65. Katie Arrants highlights the work of McFarland and speaks to him regarding his outsider art.

Tiana Wilkinson uncovers the history of the passenger schooner, the Isaac H. Evans. Wilkinson speaks to passengers and crew members to learn about their experiences with the boat.

Considered the Don Quixote of Eastport, John Pike Grady has a fierce loyalty to his town. Pamela Wood highlights how Grady is a man of many causes that are not so popular in Eastport.

Growing up with a passion for restoration, Scott Hatch makes a living on restoring old barns. Douglas Milliken discusses Hatch's work on barns and how he is restoring history through barns.

William Ibelle explores how three generations of Penobscot Indians are searching through their experiences to define what it means to be a Penobscot living in today's work.

Table of contents for July 1984 Salt Magazine.

Coming to Maine from Kansas, Lyman Rutledge is the author of several books on the history of the Isles of Shoals. Timm White documents how someone from Kansas became the biographer for a group of islands in New England.

Reiki is an alternative healing technique practiced by some that believes that the simple human touch can cure illness. Samuel Allison speaks to Reiki practitioners about their methods and their beliefs regarding healing.

Natalie Mikin documents the lives of young figure skaters as they train for competitions and set other priorities aside. Mikin also speaks to Ceci Hodgekins, a young figure skater who wants more from life than just skating.