In Salt's first guest article, John E. Chaisson writes about his childhood days in the Maine woods.

Harvey Bixby is a skilled artisan who builds stone walls. Mark Serreze visits Bixby to learn about his craft and the work that goes into it.

Maurice Gordon is a retired master plasterer from West Kennebunkport. Bethany Aronow and other Salt students visit Gordon to learn about his craft of working with plaster.

Devora Block highlights the lives of the Metcalf family, who run a self-sufficient farm in Northport, Maine. Block discusses the daily routines and farm work performed by the family on their farm.

Known around southern Maine for his unbelievable feat of pounding nails with his bare hands, Joseph Leo Thibeau has become something of a legend. E.J. Blake reports on Thibeau's life and his hand skills.

Daryl Whiting sits with animals through their last moments, including pets that are not her own. She even stays with people as they die. Why has one woman decided to commit so much of her life to making sure others have a good death?

Inside back cover for the December 1994 Salt Magazine with list of back issues and books from Salt.

Laura Lynn Lane documents the life of Mary Anne Toft Walton.

Over 40 years ago, Monty Washburn learned how to catch and hive bees. Mark Emerson and others visit Washburn to learn about hunting honeybees.

Over 40 years ago, Monty Washburn learned how to catch and hive bees. Mark Emerson and others visit Washburn to learn about hunting honeybees.

Staying at her grandfather's camp on the Blueberry Barrens, Dianne McLaughlin and her friends experience what work is like picking blueberries on a hot day.

With questions about lighthouses, Salt students set out to explore the mystery and romance that surrounds lighthouses in Maine. Stephanie Wood and others document the importance of lighthouses in Maine, and speak to individuals who are directly connected to them.