Living in the home that his father build on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne speaks to Joyce about life on the island.

Matthew McInnis captures the life of John Joyce, an artist who suffers from down syndrome.

Living in the home that his father build on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne speaks to Joyce about life on the island.

Living in the home that his father built on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne and Lynn Kippax, Jr. speak to Joyce about life on the island.

Colleen Iudice focuses on the life of John Joyce, an artist who suffers from down syndrome. Iudice discusses Joyce's life growing up, as an artist, and with his family.

Offering a way for individuals to have a natural and affordable burial, green cemeteries have allowed for the tradition of burials to change. Grace Mendenhall documents the work Chuck Lakin, Joe Watson, and Joyce Foley have done for funerals.

As one of the best farmers in Aroostook County, Mike Brown never sold a potato that he wouldn't put on his own table. Christopher Knight documents why Brown quit one day after his seed was bought and loan was approved.

Greggory Elliott explores the histories of various stores in downtown Waterville, and learns about how these business interact with the economics of the area.

Introduction to the second half of the magazine, which covers topics related to Swan's Island.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

In the hayday of the granite industry, thousands of Maine quarrymen and stone cutters worker in over a hundred quarries. Amy Potokar documents the work that a few determined artisans continue to do with granite on Crotch Island.

On Swan's Island, five and a half miles off the coast of Maine, residents live a peaceful and isolated life. Herbert Baum III reports on the way of life for the people of Swan's Island, speaking to some of the oldest members of the community.