Charles Reitze documents the history of the Davis Family. Reitze explores how the family attempts to be self-sufficient and as independent as American society allows.

Phil Grant captures the back-to-lander lifestyle through members of the Davis Family.

Philip Grant captures images of the Davis Family.

The most seaward of all of Maine's islands, Matinicus, was in need of a single teacher. Anne Bardaglio documents how the Mantinicus almost lost its school, and how the island community needed the school to survive.

Encapsulated into a painting by Jamie Wyeth, Kyle Murdock recounts selling mummifed cats to tourists on Monhegan Island as a young boy. Diane Sternberg speaks to Kyle Murdock about his youth and his personality.

As one of the best farmers in Aroostook County, Mike Brown never sold a potato that he wouldn't put on his own table. Christopher Knight documents why Brown quit one day after his seed was bought and loan was approved.

Subscription page from the December 1975 Salt Magazine.

List of back issues and books from Salt.

Bios of the contributors to the December 1990 Salt Magazine, with information on this issue.

Front cover for the December 1990 Salt Magazine.

Short write ups on the passing of Harvey Bixby, Ronald Blythe's work on people, and about Stacy Wentworth.

Table of contents for December 1990 Salt Magazine.