Thomas Bradbury recounts the history of Pinkham Hall and how it is fitting that a group like Salt would find a home there.

In the the Androscoggin River Valley, many people in the community went to the family practice of Terry and Edward Martin for their heal care needs, which eventually started to include being diagnosed for cancer. Katie Fuller explores how the Martin's began to see links between the community members developing cancer and their employment at the paper mill.

Written as the first chapter to her own book, Ida Allen shares her childhood story about growing up in the woods of Maine.

Ordained as a monk in the Celtic Buddhist faith, Sister Gryphon presides over a monastery in backwoods Maine. Cory Valentine documents the journey that led Sister Gryphon to become a monk, and discusses Glen Ard Abbey, her monastery.

Table of contents for August 1989 Salt Magazine.

After learning that fraternities would be shut down at Bowdoin College, Chris Kendig set out to document that part of Maine's history, with his own bias regarding fraternities.

Short interviews with Salt alumni.

In 1974, the Portland Police Department hired their first full-time female police offices, bringing change to the police force. Siobhan Rohde looks at the roll that women have and continue to play within the Portland Police Department and how they adapt to a field that is mostly comprised of men.

Despite the struggling economy, Anita Stewart organizes cast and crew for a new theater season at Portland Stage. Ted Hornick highlights the work that Stewart does for Portland Stage, even with increasing costs and shrinking productions.

Nancy Jesser hangs out with Joe in Millinocket, who believes that people mature faster in small towns than in the city.

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.

For the past few years, William Whorf has taken up the hobby of repairing and restoring ship models. Martha Truscott and others speak to Whorf about his hobby and the intricate work that goes into it.