Inside front cover for the January 1982 Salt Magazine, with issue information.

Unlike other Catholic religious orders in Maine, the Sister of the Precious Blood are a cloistered group. Mary Pope explores the daily lives of the sisters whose whole world exists within the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland.

Inside back cover for the December 1994 Salt Magazine with list of back issues and books from Salt.

In Maine, many mills are shutting down due to raising fuel prices and global competition, but new research at the University of Maine is providing a way for the mills to reopen. Claire Houston captures how the technology being developed to turn Maine's woods into fuel for cars can save struggling mills and put them back into production.

In Maine, hunters are permitted to only kill a specific number of bears during the hunting season, a number determined by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Jackie Driscoll captures the work that Maine's Black Bear Monitoring Team does in order to count the number of new-born cubs in the wild.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to stories in the April 1976 Salt Magazine related to rum running.

In order to learn about the Finnish community in Maine, Kate Jeremiah and Nina Hein visit the South Paris sauna. Jeremiah captures their lives in Maine.

There are two monuments in Maine that celebrate the feats of Maine woodsmen. Tonee Harbert captures how these two statues represent two different cultures.

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

Six siblings in their golden years who live scattered across Maine and New Hampshire, rehab a house in their hometown of York, Maine.

Ian Bannon speaks to various women in Maine who ride motorcycles, learning about the culture and passion they have for their bikes.

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