A rare breed of sled dog, the Chinook bred only numbers in the hundreds. Heather Craig speaks with dog owners who are passionate about their Chinooks, and learns about their experiences with their dogs and the community.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on the Indian Summer and why it might be called that.

Short entries with Salt updates.

Schooner Fare is a folk group that gives a new beat to old songs that were almost forgotten. Amy Schnerr documents how the band aims to give songs back to the people in a contemporary setting.

Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Zena Calhoun captures images inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

Melissa Hale speaks to war veterans about their lives and experiences in combat.

Hard cider is one of New England's oldest fermented beveraged, and the co-owers of Shaksbury Cider in Vermont are attempting to reinvent it by putting the apples first and finding the lost apples of America. Caroline Santinelli documents the work that Shacksbury Cider does in making hard cider that embraces the ripe vinegar and rough earthy flavors disregarded by other makers.

Despite the outrage from fishermen, sea farmers are fencing off sections of coastal bottom. George Carey documents the controversy between mussel growers and lobstermen.

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.

Tim Hughes investigates the controversy over rBST and discusses how cattle farming in Maine plays a role in the dialogue regarding the bovine growth hormone.

Todd Gorden explores the Buddhist culture in Hancock County, speaking to Buddhists about their backgrounds and involvment in Buddhism.

In the hayday of the granite industry, thousands of Maine quarrymen and stone cutters worker in over a hundred quarries. Amy Potokar documents the work that a few determined artisans continue to do with granite on Crotch Island.