The May 1989 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on lumberjack folklore, folk music, and junk on front yards.

The November 1985 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on quilting, the wild blueberry barrens of Maine, and music.

In Deaf culture, talking straight signifies strength and empowerment, which Hilary Whitmore express through her signing. Lauren McSherry highlights the life of Hilary Whitmore, a deaf teenager, who has to overcome communication barriers for people to completely understand her directness.

On her last afternoon of business, Kim Anderson, owner of North Star Music Cafe in Portland carries on her business like normal. Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento captures Anderson's business.

This is a story about personality change. It highlights Jordan Emerson and her recovery and personality change following a car accident. NOTE: This audio piece contains profanity. Blue Dot Sessions: Music Composition

Geoffrey Gundersdorf speaks to Angus Maclaurin, a musician who experiments with recording sounds transmitted from glasswork. Maclaurin recounts how music has always played a roll in his life.

Playwright Michael Gorman has been writing and rewriting a series of plays about the opioid epidemic for over two decades. Producer Emily Reeves tells the story of his epic artistic quest that spans from theaters to job sites to a recovery center in Augusta, Maine. Music by Alex Mejia. Archival footage courtesy of The La MaMa Archives/Ellen Stewart Private Collection, and The Forty Hour Club. “Welcome to La MaMa” from La MaMa Cantata courtesy of the Elizabeth Swados Estate.

In Deaf culture, talking straight signifies strength and empowerment, which Hilary Whitmore express through her signing. Lauren McSherry highlights the life of Hilary Whitmore, a deaf teenager, who has to overcome communication barriers for people to completely understand her directness.

Racial barriers exist in many parts of the United States and in the state of Maine, but the church community of Green Memorial AME Zion Church aims to break down those barriers. Nicole Nardon explores how this church embraces integration in order to share their faith with all.

Brad Strause, Sue Martin, and Sam Atwood each talk about their unique relationship with their guide dogs. They each recall the first moment they met their very first guide dog and share how working with a dog has changed their lives. Music credits: Cue Shop, Blue Dot Sessions

“Jaded Millennial hates online dating”—in 2021, that complaint has become a cliché. But what happens when the Jaded Millennial moves to Maine, the state with the oldest population in the U.S., and decides to ask her elders about finding and losing love? Music: Bossa Boa, Calisson, and Eggs and Powder by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)