Living alone on Swan's Island of the coast of Maine, Theo McCormick attempts to wrap her mind around the purpose of a life without love. McCormick speaks about life with her husband, moving to Maine, and trying to live on her own.

Table of contents for the Salt 2007-2008 Magazine.

Project discussing the lives of handicapped individuals.

As industry brings in new developments and technology, the small family farm begins to fade into history. Sam Bass captures how the barn used to be the way of life for many people and the subject of barn deconstruction.

Rachel Sieben documents various Opera Houses in Maine.

Traci Timlin captures images of tourists in Maine.

The nation's last sardine cannery closed this spring in Gouldsboro Maine. As Gouldsboro prepared to join the long list of former cannery towns, one man saw his community at risk of losing not only jobs, but the last link to a natural resource that belongs to the people of Maine. In the months leading up to the closure, J Holt followed the story.

Bill Rixon has been demonstrating outside LL Bean since September of 2023. He’s a member of Third Act Maine, a group of Maine elders who organize for the climate. Bill and his companions speak about finding meaning and purpose in their work when change is never guaranteed.

Although country music generally finds more popularity in the south, the country music scene in Maine has a large following. Fielder Mattox captures how country music plays a role in certain communities of Maine.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.

Bios of the contributors to the November 1989 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

Gary Pretsfelder captures images of life in Benedicta, Maine.