Two Portland designers, Patric Santerre and Celeste Robinson, are attempting to build a space-saving, collapsible lobster trap. Isaac Kestenbaum speaks to the architects about their trap design and getting the idea off the ground.

Inside back cover of August 1979 Salt Magazine with thanks, statement, and information.

As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Robert St. John documents the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.

Patrick Kiley highlights the work of fishermen aboard the Avatar, a fishing boat that has remained affiliated with Custom House Wharf, and discusses the fishing industry at the wharf.

On Casco Bay, the Mother of the Good Shepherd Monastery provides a home for a monastic community. Patrick Winkelman captures images at the monastery to understand the practices of the monks.

Cultural memory is important to retain through generations because it holds the history of a culture and of a people. Patrick Winkelman captures how the Passamaquoddy are working on regenerating their heritage.

Along the coasts of the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard enforces maritime law and provides safety for people out on the waters. Patrick Williams speaks to members of the Coast Guard at Southwest Harbor and discusses their work and daily lives.

Cultural memory is important to retain through generations because it holds the history of a culture and of a people. Carol Miles discusses how for the Passamaquoddy, a group of individuals are working on regenerating their heritage from oral histories passed down to them.

Shreya Shah captures the work of fishermen aboard the Avatar, a fishing boat that has remained affiliated with Custom House Wharf.

Along the coasts of the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard enforces maritime law and provides safety for people out on the waters. Alexander Cohn captures images of the Coast Guard at Southwest Harbor.

Deciding that work in corporate business is not for him, Richard Profenno has decided to sail away and become a live aboard. Penn Chan profiles the choice Profenno has made to live on his boat.

A profile of John Barton, the owner of Friendly River Music in Cornish, Maine, whose love of guitars has brought people together for nearly 50 years in the small community.