Heading down to the wharf at three o'clock in the morning, Herbert Baum is ready to learn about lobstering from his father and Dave Burnham. Baum documents the work that lobsterman do on their boats and how they got into the business.

Salt holds an open forum for photographers in Maine to discuss their line of work.

Salt shares letters to the editor, and speaks about past stories.

Drawing from personal experiences, Janine Clarke discusses what the camps of Cold Stream Pond mean to her. She looks at the lives and histories of the people who own these camps, and how their family histories are shaped by them.

In an effort to be thrifty and pass the time, New Englanders go to the dump to pick for items. Sean Riley documents the work dump pickers do and the kinds of items they find.

Losing his vision at a young age, Ken Doane had to give up lobstering. Patricia Dugan documents how Doane still works close to the sea repairing small engines.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to Ida Allen and Arthur Welch, two individuals featured in the June 1975 Salt Magazine.

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Write up on donating money to the Salt Scholarship Fund.

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Listing of Salt production staff, contributors, and faculty.