After several hours of preparation, 12 Salt students were guided by Reid Chapman on making apple cider the old fashioned way. Ann Bath and others document the process Chapman goes through to make his cider.

Trapping all of his life in Maine, animal trapping is a large part of Avard Cole's life. Mark Emerson and others speak to Cole about his experience trapping and how trapping functions.

Quilters of all ages in Maine are reinventing an old art form. Mary Thorsby speaks to quilters about their craft.

Willie and Elizabeth Ames both come from lobstering families, growing up as island people. Anne Gorham and Anne Pierter document the lives of the Ames' with regard to lobstering and island life.

As the lighthouse keeper at Goat Island, Martin Cain has to live a secluded life. Steve Bragdon and Jeffrey Bonney document Cain's daily problems, routines, and experiences in running a lighthouse.

Richard Sitler captures images of life around South Berwick, Maine.

Michael Griffin and others speak to Harvey Bixby about his time spent fishing.

Elizabeth Larson captures the traditional craft of basketweaving.

Mark Emerson captures a photograph of Jessica Jenkins, who spoke to Salt about leaving islands the way one found it, without a human trace.

Stephen O. Muskie and other Salt students visit Albert Redmond to learn about her past and daily activities.

Kimberly Hasling discusses the history of the Paradise family, while also covering local history on Long Pond. She talks to family members regarding their family stories and their ways of life, uncovering how a family became ingrained to the place where they lived.

Pamela Wood offers an introduction to readers for this double issue, that touches on the continuity of work, continuing harvest of land, and making of things.