With so much responsibilities regarding child rearing, housework, and other work, women try to find solutions to coping with all their work. Katie Ricciardi highlights how one group of women decided to take up surfing as an outlet.

One of the largest senior populations in the country is in rural Lincoln County, Maine. An aging population with little to no public transportation, the area faces wide spread senior isolation. A senior-led volunteer group drives their more isolated peers, and in the process, builds community.

Hugh French documents how sheep are raised and driven on Big Nash.

Lynn Kippax Jr. documents how sheep are raised and driven on Big Nash.

At two years old, Kaylee Brown suffers from a fatal seizure disorder that is causing ripples throughout the family. Peter Lang-Stanton documents how Kaylee's mother copes with her daughter's disease, resorting to controversial solutions.

Ari Zeiger highlights Jeff Deerberg's desire to raise chickens for himself and his family. Deerberg and his family speak about having to face the legality of raising chickens in their community and finding a solution to their problem.

Maurice Gordon is a retired master plasterer from West Kennebunkport. Bethany Aronow and other Salt students visit Gordon to learn about his craft of working with plaster.

Dr. Jay Traver was a successful entomologist working at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In the 1940’s, she started to feel insects crawling on her skin. Despite all her expertise, she couldn’t find a solution for her discomfort. PLEASE NOTE: This piece contains a mention of suicide,

Maurice Gordon is a retired master plasterer from West Kennebunkport. Lynn Kippax Jr. and Salt students visit Gordon to learn about his craft of working with plaster.

In the early days of the pandemic, the easternmost town in America was divided. The CDC had issued a No Sail Order for all US cruise ships, which left the 785’ Oceania Riviera looking for a port to call home. With the deepest natural port in the continental states, the tiny fishing town of Eastport, Maine seemed like the perfect solution. But not everyone was ready to welcome the Riviera to town.

Despite her youth, healthy lifestyle, and idyllic setting in rural Maine, Kelsey George feels herself becoming sicker and sicker. Without the help of doctors, Kelsey figures out the culprit. She then repairs her health and sets out to protect others from having to go through a frightening health crisis like she experienced. The personal becomes political.

Despite her youth, healthy lifestyle, and idyllic setting in rural Maine, Kelsey George feels herself becoming sicker and sicker. Without the help of doctors, Kelsey figures out the culprit. She then repairs her health and sets out to protect others from having to go through a frightening health crisis like she experienced. The personal becomes political.