Erin Miller captures the work that Bob and Loretta MacLeod do creating Christmas wreaths on their farm in Columbia, Maine.

Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine was the first place in Maine built just for racing cars, and while it is no Daytona, the individuals who attend and participate at the speedway take it serious. Erin Collins discusses with drivers and crew members what it is like to race stock cars at Beech Ridge.

Salt invites scholars to a conference to speak about how folk culture and popular culture interact. Salt offers a report on the conference.

Ken Kobre captures an image of tourists relaxing outside of a motel in southern Maine.

Emily Funkhouser highlights the work of boat builders and boat restorers at the Brooklin Boatyard in Brooklin, Maine. Funhouser speaks to carpenters about their experiences and the building process.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to stories in this issue of Salt magazine related to the wild blueberry barrens of Maine.

At Piper Shores retirement community in Scarborough, Maine, some seniors choose to spend their leisure time in intellectual pursuits. Rachel Hurn speaks to residents at Piper Shores to understand the educational opportunities that are offered to senior citizens within the community.

Table of contents for July 1984 Salt Magazine.

Jessica Stolzberg documents the lives of visually imparied individuals and their experiences at the Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Readers write in response to the work Salt has done.

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

The profession of midwifery in Maine is not legal, but is also not illegal, despite being centuries old. Emily Ambrose documents the efforts of two professional midwives as they push for legalization and recognition of their trade as viable alternatives to hospitalized births.