Jean Cheney discusses the gardening experience and the cultivation of roses.

Growing up in Maine during the prohibition era, Reid Chapman offers to share his story with Salt about how liquor was bootlegged around his town.

Laura Burden explores the lives of women who are ministers in Maine, in both city and rural ministries.

Lisa Merlini highlights the lives of Mira Cua and Cong Ba Nguyen, a couple who have different nationalities, but were able to mix and meld them into the family they started.

Jean Sexton sets out to uncover how families fit into the pattern of life in Madawaska, yet finds out that these patterns are not based on sterotypes but rather the choices people make for their way of life. She discusses family histories, dynamics and life in Madawaska.

For three months, Salt students visited the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village as their guests. Rebecca Sheble documents how Maine's Shaker community has been able to grow within recent years by adapting to a changing world.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on Chester Ferguson's new truck, and trying to get insurance for it.

Following the terrorists attacks of 9/11, Scott Rodbro set out to find Maine's heroes, contacting veterans groups in the state. Rodbro speaks to a veteran about his time and experiences in the armed services.

Living in the home that his father build on Swan's Island, Basil Joyce sees his life as an island on its own. Janice Coyne speaks to Joyce about life on the island.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to a new feature starting in this issue of Salt Magazine.

Joanna Johnson captures the life of Polly Yourathane, the character creation of Kevin Head, who is transgender living in Portland.

Caroline Hirsh documents the lives of seven women who work on the waterfront. She discusses their jobs and how their businesses were started.