Pamela Wood introduces readers to stories in this issue of Salt magazine related to town locals and tourism.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

A lobsterman for over 40 years, Stilly Griffin hauls traps from his boat, the Lorraine E. Herbert Baum III and Kristy Bunnell capture Griffin's story of working as a lobsterman.

In order to understand how gill netting works, Keith Euler took a trip with Herbert Hutchins out to sea. Euler documents the work Hutchins does with gill nets and how he sticks with netting year round.

When Fran Ober learned how expensive cottage cheese was, she decided to speak to her grandmother, Eleanor Nedeau about how it is made. Ober documents the process of making cottage cheese.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Gabriel Etenberg meets with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.

Crafting a lobster trap requires precision, as demonstrated by Stilly Griffin. Elizabeth Tanner speaks to Griffin about the proper way to make lobster traps.

Crafting a lobster trap requires precision, as demonstrated by Stilly Griffin. Elizabeth Tanner speaks to Griffin about the proper way to make lobster traps.

Hillary Berliner documents the lives of migrant workers from Honduras who work in forestry, known as brushcutters. Berliner learns about the work that these workers performer in the forestry industry and discusses their personal stories.

In Salt's first guest article, John E. Chaisson writes about his childhood days in the Maine woods.