Kim Alexander captures the work of veterinarian, Dr. David Jefferson, a practitioner of chiropracty.

For over 14 years, Lou Alexander has been a crossing guard in Portland and developed a rapport among the students. Emily Friedman highlights Lou's life in retirement and his interactions with students.

Alexander Cohn documents the work done by Alison MacDonald and others at Scarborough Downs to prepare horses for racing.

Maine Mead Works produces locally sourced honey wine, handmade by a Portland couple and their few employees. Alexandria Brahler captures how Carly Cope and Ben Alexander have plans for expansion, but have to decide if that will jeopardize the artisan sensibility.

When Josh Howe returned home from the hospital after having a brain tumor removed, his sister Morgan started to get frustrated. Kim Alexander documents how the family has coped with Josh's condition.

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.

When it comes to health and eating properly, Larry Fleming, a Seventh Day Adventist, makes sure that the food at Little Lad's offers the ideal diet to consumers. Kim Alexander and Zach Anchors speak to Fleming about his business and how he mixes in his religious beliefs with health in the form of food.

In 2016, the earliest-known anthropological recordings were digitally restored and returned to their original owners: the Passamaquoddy people. This is a story about how the tribe is re-introducing these songs and stories back into their community. Recordings used with permission from the Passamaquoddy Tribe.

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

Located near the town of Freeport, Maine has its own desert, but instead of sand, it contains glacial silt. Vanessa Silverton-Peel explores how the Desert of Maine has become a tourist attraction.

Table of contents for April 1997 Salt Magazine.

Known as the "Town that Paper Made," East Millinocket has struggled since the paper mill closed down. Mitch Borden documents how the community has been impacted by the mill closure 10 years ago, and how they attempt to make ends meet for their each other.