Table of contents for January 1983 Salt Magazine.

Inside front cover for the January 1983 Salt Magazine, with information on Salt's 10th anniversary.

Despite all of the change in Portland, Dan Lentz's shop, Roy's Shoes, has stayed the same. Emma Nobel profiles the work Lentz does as a cobbler.

Caitlin Corrigan speaks to Brigitte Paulus about a show she is the choreographing, Nutcracker Burlesque. Corrigan speaks to Paulus regarding her experiences dancing, drug use, and her alternate version of the Nutcracker.

Fishing for sea urchins in the waters of Downeast Maine, Dan and Jamie Header face a changing market, along with the typical dangers of diving for urchins. Meghan Daniels discusses the methods that the Header's use for urchin diving and how the urchin industry is changing with added regulations and depressed prices.

Basic facts on various ethnic groups that live in the state of Maine.

In the small town of Nelson, New Hampshire residents gather every Monday night to contra dance. Mary Wesley documents how this traditional New England dance has been central to the culture of the Monadnock region for over 200 years.

Contra dancing is a cherished cultural experience in Maine, which involves folk music and people of all generations participating. Lauren Lamont documents how some young people are bringing techno music to contra dancing, and how it interacts with their New England roots.

Shaleece Haas documents a night of swing dancing in the Grange.

Chris Korzen speaks to surfers at Higgins Beach who come out to surf during the summer and winter. The surfers speak about the surf culture and the rising number of surfers in the area.

The state of Maine has over a thousand licensed foster parents, with Dan Boucher being just one of those parents. Kate Drake explores the culture around fostering children by discussing Boucher's daily life.

After losing her mother, Marcia Whited turned to tap dance to cope with her depression. Jen Miller offers a profile on how tap dance has allowed one group of women to come together to deal with life changes.