Building boats since 1951, the artform comes naturally to Ralph Stanley. Dorothy O'Keefe speaks to Stanley about his work building boats.

C. Stewart Doty speaks on the history of documentary photography in Maine, and how photographs can be used to tell us things about Maine's history.

In towns of any size it is valuable to have a working fire department in case of emergencies. Amanda Cross discusses the daily lives of firefighters who work for the Acton Volunteer Fire Department and their experiences being firemen.

Inside front cover for August 1979 Salt Magazine with masthead, mission statement, and issue summary.

Rosemary Elliott speaks to John Gaskill of Portland about his personal history. Gaskill shares his story of a black boy with a mind of his own growing up in Portland.

Chris City spotlights the lobster industry, speaking to lobstermen and learning about industry regulations, Seal Cove, and lobsters.

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."

Contribution page from the June 1976 Bicentennial Salt Magazine.

Salt staff and students collect and retell the stories of people involved with rum running, on both sides of the situation.

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

Back cover for the November 1984 Salt Magazine.

Arriving in the United States at the age of 17, Fernando Soriano, now 32, is facing issues over his illegal citizenship status. Soriano speaks about the opportunities that his family has in the United States and his experience of facing deportation.