Front cover for the August 1985 Salt Magazine.

Ava Ross discusses how charcoal was made by her husband, Willis back in the day.

Lyndel Owens documents the present day contours of the business landscape of Forest Avenue in Portland.

Jeremy Lurgio documents the work of Mark Gatti who runs a hot dog cart in Portland.

Karen Gelardi and others explore how the islands off Cape Porpoise have retained their gemlike beauty.

Introduction to three articles on how young Mainers feel about working in the tourist trade.

Amber Knowles captures the lives of the Taylor family, a Pentecostal family who follow their religion on a daily basis.

Ella Richardson documents the various ways in which people are able to be uplifted.

On Peaks Island, there are three women in their 70's who work together caring for horses. Olga Kreimer documents how these women do not let age get the best of them.

For nearly five decades, Everard Hall has been digging graves in Down East Maine. Erin Birney documents Hall's desire to do things the old-fashioned way and his perfection of the craft.

In the Kennebunkport area, barns cover large parts of the landscape. Carl Young, Jr. meets with Lester Wildes and other barn owners.

Mary Lou Wendell documents how immigrants who come from different places to America for freedom are the bridge generation.