Inside back cover for Maine: A Peopled Landscape.

Leading an effort to revitalize the town of Skowhegan, Cory King is finding new ways to development the town economically and bring back tourists. Caitlin Elsaesser documents King's efforts to rebuild the town and how people in the town perceive King's approach.

Pam Berry captures an image of Fonnie, a retired fisherman, smoking outside of the Custom House Wharf in Portland.

At Peabody House in Portland, Cynthia Cushing is able to receive care from nurses and volunteers to ensure she takes her AIDS medication, and also have a place to sleep. Renee Nemmers discusses the life of Cushing, recounting her life with drug abuse, being tested positive for HIV/AIDS, and changing her life.

In the Kennedy family, bean hole bean baking has always been a tradition. Suellen Simpson travels to the Kennedy household in The Forks to learn about baking beans in the ground.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on joining the Atlantic Hose Volunteer Engine Company.

With the resurgance of skateboarding, Mary Burgess explores the skateboarding culture in Portland. Burgess discusses the changes to the construction of the skateboard and speaks to skateboards about their experiences.

Allyson Mehley takes a photograph of individuals swimming during a hike.

Mary Kathryn Durham investigates the lives of transgender individuals living in Maine, speaking with individuals of varying backgrounds.

Listing of Salt production staff, contributors, and faculty.

Inside front cover for the December 1997 Salt Magazine with an advertisement for the Salt website.

For the town of Patten, Maine, the logging industry made a large impact, being considered the lumbering center of the world. Regina Baker and Nancy Noyes document how lumbering became ingrained into the local history, and write about the museum that holds that history.