Since he was young, Reid Chapman has enjoyed the outdoors and farming. Ernest Eaton and others document the story of Chapman, an 80 year old man who farms in West Kennebunk.

Getting up at 5 o'clock every morning for the past two summers, Anne Pierter is a bait girl on a lobster boat. Anne Pierter documents her experience working on a lobster boat.

Living in Kennebunkport most of his life, Albert Hutchins is a Maine lobsterman. Fran Ober visits Hutchins to learn how to knit a lobster trap head.

On the day after Christmas in 1933, Ben Wakefield found himself facing a big storm while on the sea. Maureen Campbell and Laurie Smith document Wakefield's story of battling against the winter seas.

Thank you note to specific individuals who have helped Salt.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the second issue of the Salt Magazine from April 1974.

Table of contents for April 1974 Salt Magazine.

During the winter at Biddeford Pool, one of the few boats in the wharf is the De-Dee-Mae, a lobstering boat. Herb Baum and others document the work Marshall Alexander does a lobsterman during the winter.

Before doctors found cures to certain ailments, people used old remedies as medicine. Laurie Smith investigates the kind of herbs that were used to cure sickness.

Laurie Smith and Anne Pierter review different kinds of herbs that can cure various ailments.

At the age of 86, the Furbish twins, Ethel and Edie, have many interesting stories from their childhoods. Anne Gorham and Sherri Jones speak to the twins about their experiences.

Kim Lovejoy speaks to two residents in Kennebunk, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kingsbury, about their personal histories.