In Salt's first guest article, John E. Chaisson writes about his childhood days in the Maine woods.

Alyssa Grossman captures the life of Myrtle Lowell, speaking with Lowell about her about her life and growing up in Maine.

The art of working with ceramics takes a trained hand to perfect, whether someone is making a small cup or a large sculpture. Anne Leighton Massoni captures image of potters in South Portland.

Spending most of his teenage years in jail, Zach Gregoire has found a way to turn around his life through the Maine Inside Out theater group. Allison Behringer documents how Gregoire and other formerly incarcerated youth are changing their lives by performing on stage.

Amanda Goldblatt speaks to individuals regarding service animals and animal training, highlighting how important these animals are some people to function on a daily basis.

Jaimson York discusses the lives of several collectors, who collect different kinds of objects, but are united in their connection to place since they all live in Maine. York uncovers the differences among collectors and how they view their collections.

Each day, ten men are needed for group prayer at the Etz Chaim Synagogue in Portland. R. Todd Hoffman captures the work members of the congregation do to keep their Jewish traditions and culture alive.

Shana Berger explores the intricacies of the fishing industry in Maine, speaking to fishermen about their experiences and work.

In Lubec, Maine, McCurdy's Smokehouse is the last commercial smokehouse in the country. Hugh French explores how the smokehouse functions and learns about producing smoked herring by hand.

In 2020, a mysterious Hawaiian business donated $150,000 to a Maine Super PAC working to re-elect Senator Susan Collins. The story of who was behind it, and why they sent so much money across the country, takes us down a long and winding road to a corrupt defense contractor. Tony Williams lays out the case, from the donation to the arrest.

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.

Within one block of Congress Street lives two ballroom dance studios, usually filled with couples learning how to dance. Shannon Burkert captures the action within these studios.