Tim Greenway captures the life of Bonnie Dermody, a woman who uses methadone to help her recover from her heroin addiction.

Intrigued by the concept of a cemetery that only conducts burials with biodegradable materials, Ellen Hills offered her summer property to be transformed into a graveyard. Leslie Koren speaks to Hills regarding her decision on the use of her land.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the second issue of the Salt Magazine from April 1974.

Sociologist Peter Rose argues that ethnic groups in Maine are not part of a homogeneous melting pot, but rather distinct contributors to an identifiable American stew.

Collection of letters sent to Salt regarding their work.

Pamela Wood speaks about the thoughts that Mainers and non-Mainers have about the state, in regarding to myth and reality.

Staff, contributors, trustees, and academic board members are listed.

Andrew Harsig visits the Old Town Canoe Company to document the creation of traditional wooden canoes.

In the middle of a nostalgic pop movement, Salt visits diners throughout Maine to see how they are being revived.

Bound to the Rancourt Dairy Farm in Vassalboro, hired hands and owners work restless work days. Bonnie Bragdon documents the work done at the farm, and how people feel about their work.

As a social worker, Maurice Geoffroy sees people from all backgrounds and with varying situations. Salt follows Geoffroy around as he visits the elderly, welfare mothers, people laid off, and others.

As one of the more picturesquely preserved villages in New England, Beth Greenfield questions what happens when the natives are gone from Castine, Maine. Greenfield explores what happens when a place like Castine when memories of the past are lost.