Seeking a sense of community and with a desire to not live alone, Kaler-Vaill offers widowed women a place to live and convene together. Ellington Miller speaks to women at Jaler-Vaill about their experiences and their lives.

Salt offers their respect to individuals who were close to them who have passed away.

In Lubec, Maine, McCurdy's Smokehouse is the last commercial smokehouse in the country. Hugh French explores how the smokehouse functions and learns about producing smoked herring by hand.

Drug abuse infests the city of Bangor, and the newly synthesized drug, bath salts, only make the situation worse. Gillian Frisch documents the work of Tom Reagan, a drug recognition expert, as he fights against drug abuse with education.

The art of working with ceramics takes a trained hand to perfect, whether someone is making a small cup or a large sculpture. Heather Black talks to potters in South Portland to learn about their craft and the Sawyer Street Studios.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the first issue of the Salt Magazine from January 1974.

Attempting to heal from past wounds, Rosemary Erb turned to alternative healing and massage to help people feel better about themselves. Catherine Lovell captures Erb's work as a healer who uses simple human touch to help heal past wounds.

Understanding how lobsters might be thinking is important for a lobsterman. Herbert Baum III speaks to his father about getting to the next lobstering spot before others.

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.

As a way to bridge the medical world and the spiritual world, serveral women became involved with a concept known as parish nursing. Margaret Conti highlights the lives of several women who perform duties as a parish nurse, showing their importance within their church community.

For nearly 40 years, Sam and Hazel Wildes have been familiar figures at the Cape Porpoise Pier. Kelly Emery documents how the Wildes have become a staple for the community, and speaks about their experiences there.

For nearly half a century, Ken Campbell has been caulking boats. Carl Young speaks to Campbell about getting into the trade and the work that goes into repairing a boat.