For individuals in Maine that live with Down syndrome, the STRIVE University offers a program geared toward giving individuals secondary education and employment opportunities. Sarah Hollenbeck discovers how the students at STRIVE University cope with being on their own and their experiences.

Noreen Hogan captures the experiment of raising cashmere goats in Maine. Noreen Hogan and Timothy Burns visit farms in Maine to learn about how these goats are raised and how this fits into a Maine lifestyle.

On Swan's Island, five and a half miles off the coast of Maine, residents live a peaceful and isolated life. Herbert Baum III reports on the way of life for the people of Swan's Island, speaking to some of the oldest members of the community.

On three islands off the coast of Maine, Jenny Cirone raises sheep. Terri Selfa documents the work Cirone does as a shepherdess and her life.

For nearly 60 years the Scarborough Downs has been home to southern Maine's horse racing tradition, but it has begun to show its age as modern gambling becomes more popular. Aubrey White speaks to Mike Sweeney, the track's announcer, about lower attendance and how the sport has dwindled from a full time investment to a part time hobby.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Column by Thomas Bradbury with a tribute to Sterling "Tad" Dow, who served on Salt's Board of Trustees and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

In an effort to be thrifty and pass the time, New Englanders go to the dump to pick for items. Sean Riley documents the work dump pickers do and the kinds of items they find.

For the town of Patten, Maine, the logging industry made a large impact, being considered the lumbering center of the world. Regina Baker and Nancy Noyes document how lumbering became ingrained into the local history, and write about the museum that holds that history.

In the northwestern part of Maine, Russell Kennedy has trapped about 250 bears. Anne Pierter speaks to Kennedy about hunting and how he traps.

Pamela Wood offers an introduction to readers for this double issue, that touches on the continuity of work, continuing harvest of land, and making of things.