As a sociologist, Peter Rose sees tourism as having a caste system. Rose explains how he views colonists as brahmins and bus tourers near the bottom of the system.

In Aroostook County, one of the most important jobs is the creation of potato barrels. Debbie Mountain and others speak to coopers about making potato barrels.

Questions of perception and identity arise in the small world of local Maine wrestling.

As the chief agent for alcohol control in charge of the state of Maine, Henry Weaver experienced different situations with rum running. Keith Euler and others from Salt speak to Weaver about his experiences and stories as a federal officer during the prohibition era.

Eve LaMarre highlights the lives of two loggers who have dedicated most of their lives to the logging business. LaMarre discusses how they got into the logging business and histories on their family.

Having a passion for dogsledding, Anthony Colello dreams of having a full-fledged business around dogsledding. Tommy Galloway captures the efforts that Colello puts into starting a dogsledding business.

Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Julia Mickenberg takes readers inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

The Spring 2002 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on local diner culture, boxing, and spirituality.

Salt staff and students collect and retell the stories of people involved with rum running, on both sides of the situation.

At the bottom of Sebasticook Valley lies the town of Dexter, a town that has seen the lose of a large number of jobs. Carrie Kilman investigates how the lose of shoe production jobs in Dexter has affected the livelihoods of its residents and the community.

The February 1975 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on river driving, hunting, and a local pharmacy in Kennebunk.

The October 1986 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on a truck stop in Bangor and a local smokehouse in Lubec.