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.

Ayumi Horie takes a photograph of Frances Sanborn petting a dog at Clover Manor Nursing Home.

Ayumi Horie captures an image of a picture from Betsy Berg, from when she was a student at Hebron Academy.

Living on an island requires certain adjustments that some individuals cannot make. Kimberlee Poole explores the reality of Generation X and Yers who choose to live the alternative island lifestyle in North Haven.

A refugee from Sudan, John Yanga is attempting to start his own family farm to grow traditional crops from Sudan. Spencer Worthley captures the work Yanga does raising his family, farming, and trying to build a family legacy in the farming profession.

With one room schools falling into obscurity, Salt travels to Cliff Island to investigate if these schools serve a need in today's world.

In a battle of social classes, new middle class Maine wants old rural Maine to clean up junk from their yards. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures how this battle between city and country values is taking place.

Marianne Moldovan captures the life of Sister Joanne Roy.

Within the Education Department of the Maine State Prison, inmates are offered an opportunity to join a program geared towards giving inmates a way to prepare in rejoin public society. Hilary Niles discusses the Pre-Release Exit Program and the experiences of inmates within the prison.

Paul Harrison highlights the work of groundfisherman in Maine, documenting their histories, daily lives, and the groundfishing industry.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the topic of poverty, which is the focus of this issue of Salt Magazine.

Introduction to the Salt Book.