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.

Thank you note to specific individuals who have helped Salt.

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.

With a quote on fisherman in hand, Greg Violette decided to speak to fisherman around Cape Porpoise and Kennebunkport. Violette discusses superstitions that fisherman may have and how it shapes their experiences.

October 1947 was the year of the great fire in Maine. Dottie O'Keefe speaks to residents in Maine about their experiences when sixty fires raged for a week.

In Kittery, Freddie Cooper practices the dying art of spinning pewter. Janice Coyne visits Cooper to learn about his craft of metal spinning.

Front cover for the August 1979 Salt Magazine.

Inside front cover for August 1979 Salt Magazine with masthead, mission statement, and issue summary.

Building boats since 1951, the artform comes naturally to Ralph Stanley. Dorothy O'Keefe speaks to Stanley about his work building boats.

As the wives of fishermen, four women share their stories. Rachel Brochu and others speak to the four wives to learn about unique experiences.

Emelia Wallace spends most of her time stenciling trays and antique chairs. E.J. Blake speaks to Wallace about her hobby and the work that goes into stenciling.