In the 1800's, it was tradition for individuals sailing around Cape Horn to receive a small gold earring. Robin McGahey documents how one of these gold earrings belonged to the grandfather of Edith and Ethel Furbish.

Whitney Eulich highlights the art of contra dancing, speaking to various dancers about their experiences. The dancers, who represent different ages and genders, discuss how contra dancing breaks away from other types of dance and how it plays a role in their lives.

At the Bolduc Correctional Facility, inmates are given opportunities for change and personal growth through work programs. Christina Cooke explores how these vocational trade programs allow inmates to fix their ways of living.

Table of contents for January 1983 Salt Magazine.

Inside front cover for the January 1983 Salt Magazine, with information on Salt's 10th anniversary.

Julie Jordan captures images of the culture of the Passamaquoddy by meeting with students at Lee Academy.

At the Bolduc Correctional Facility, inmates are given opportunities for change and personal growth through work programs. Christina Cooke explores how these vocational trade programs allow inmates to fix their ways of living.

Despite all of the change in Portland, Dan Lentz's shop, Roy's Shoes, has stayed the same. Emma Nobel profiles the work Lentz does as a cobbler.

Caitlin Corrigan speaks to Brigitte Paulus about a show she is the choreographing, Nutcracker Burlesque. Corrigan speaks to Paulus regarding her experiences dancing, drug use, and her alternate version of the Nutcracker.

Fishing for sea urchins in the waters of Downeast Maine, Dan and Jamie Header face a changing market, along with the typical dangers of diving for urchins. Meghan Daniels discusses the methods that the Header's use for urchin diving and how the urchin industry is changing with added regulations and depressed prices.

Basic facts on various ethnic groups that live in the state of Maine.

In the small town of Nelson, New Hampshire residents gather every Monday night to contra dance. Mary Wesley documents how this traditional New England dance has been central to the culture of the Monadnock region for over 200 years.