Ken Kobre captures the changing of bed linens in a guest room at the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport.

Ken Kobre captures the action inside the kitchen of the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport.

The nation's last sardine cannery closed this spring in Gouldsboro Maine. As Gouldsboro prepared to join the long list of former cannery towns, one man saw his community at risk of losing not only jobs, but the last link to a natural resource that belongs to the people of Maine. In the months leading up to the closure, J Holt followed the story.

Joseph Lee documents the activity on the Old Orchard Beach Pier.

M.K. Lewis recounts an experience eating dinner with neighbors across the hall.

As big summer hotels begin to die away, one in Kennebunk still remains. Nancy Segal explores the Colony Inn in Kennebunk to see why it is still successful.

As big summer hotels begin to die away, one in Kennebunk still remains. Ken Kobre and Nancy Segal explore the Colony Inn in Kennebunk to see why it is still successful.

When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.

Introduction to articles in this issue of Salt magazine on the topic of what it means to be a Mainer, and the displacement of Maine people.

Mackie Greene is a fisherman and a whale watching guide. He also leads the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, a group of ocean experts who work like a volunteer firefighters to untangle whales from fishing lines and netting.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Representative of a different era, the Criterion Theater in Bar Harbor stands out. Richard Sturtevant captures images of the theater and of individuals close to it.