Chris Joob highlights the Portland Rugby Club, speaking to its members and learning about their personal experiences and playing rugby.

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.

At Tom Gyger's orchard near Bridgton, Jamaican apple pickers live a life between two worlds. Lisa Rathke follows around 13 pickers through the harvest and their daily lives.

Julienne Taraska documents the work that women in Maine do with rock music.

In towns of any size it is valuable to have a working fire department in case of emergencies. Amanda Cross discusses the daily lives of firefighters who work for the Acton Volunteer Fire Department and their experiences being firemen.

With the resurgance of skateboarding, Mary Burgess explores the skateboarding culture in Portland. Burgess discusses the changes to the construction of the skateboard and speaks to skateboards about their experiences.

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.

As a former rum runner, "Pirate" is now the captain of a tugboat. Paul Jackson speaks to Pirate about his rum running experiences during the prohibition era.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Introduction to articles in this issue of Salt Magazine.

Looking for a way for Eastport to boost morale, Junior Miller sees the Maine Trades Center as a good way to accomplish that goal. Pamela Wood speaks to Miller regarding vocational training and the Eastport Port Authority.

Whit Richardson highlights the lives of two families, whose husbands are deployed in Iraq. Richardson explores how the wives live together during the deployment, and the conversations they have with their husbands overseas.