The Summer 2002 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on the Cambodian community, Peabody House in Portland, and the small town of Chesuncook, Maine.

Kyle Glover captures images of various women in Maine who ride motorcycles, learning about the culture and passion they have for their bikes.

Does the internet have a physical mark in the world? In Portland, Maine? What does it take to render the so-called "cloud" visible?

Located in downtown Biddeford, the Maine Energy Recovery Company destroys waste with its incinerators. Casey Atkins captures how MERC impacts the communities that surrounds it, and what has been done against MERC.

Sean Edwin highlights the work of Pious Ali, the first African-born, Muslim elected to public office in the state of Maine. Edwin discusses Ali's involvement with youth organizations and social service work.

Always having been fascinated by fish, Dan Scofield is a struggling fishmonger in Portland. Gretta Cohn highlights the changes that are happening in Maine with the fishing industry and how it affects people like Scofield.

The idea of recycling is nothing new, and for people in Maine they have been finding ways to reuse old items for generations. Joshua Gallant captures how Mainers salvage and repurpose second hand items.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

At Reiche School in Portland, students are able to participate in a multilingual program, blending different social classes and cultures together. Amy E. Conn captures images of immigrants in Maine who attend Reiche School.

One university in Maine is revolutionizing health care education by teaching empathy. The school has integrated virtual reality as a mandatory part of the curriculum. But can 7 minutes really change a person? And is empathy even teachable?

Struggling to get by year by year, the Bubier family in Washington County piece together a year of income from seasonal work. Pam Berry captures how the Bubier family survives in rural Maine.

Dorothy O'Keefe profiles the work fisherman do on the rapids of the Mousam River to catch fish.