Although Helen Perley has not gone clam digging in a while, she knows how to prepare them. Erin Campbell and Lorraine Kingsbury speak to Perley about the various ways to prepare clams.

Table of contents for August 1978 Salt Magazine.

Bound to the Rancourt Dairy Farm in Vassalboro, hired hands and owners work restless work days. Bonnie Bragdon documents the work done at the farm, and how people feel about their work.

Short interviews with Salt alumni.

In the 1800's, it was tradition for individuals sailing around Cape Horn to receive a small gold earring. Robin McGahey documents how one of these gold earrings belonged to the grandfather of Edith and Ethel Furbish.

In Maine, souring clock faces are part of a still living tradition of public clocks. Robert Warner documents how these clocks are still in use by communities.

With no work to do for the day at the fish plant, Frances Miller shares her story about living in Eastport and working at the plant.

Andree Kehn captures Carol Blackney preparing to play guitar with her band, the Brood.

Dorothy O'Keefe recounts the tale of the the Schooner Charles.

Residents near Sherman Lake speak about their activities at Sherman Lake before the dam gave out. They discuss how residents in Newcastle came together to figure out what to do about the lake once it was gone, and how it has become a salt marsh.

Roger Price documents the life of Chub Foster, a man who was a guide in the North Woods when everyone there was a woodsman.

Roger Price documents the life of Chub Foster, a man who was a guide in the North Woods when everyone there was a woodsman.