At 95 years old, Audbrey Bowles lives alone, following the death of his wife. Whitney Devin profiles how Bowles combats loneliness by staying active.

Back cover for the December 1988 Salt Magazine.

From his workshop in Caratunk, Walter York creates snowshoes. Anne Gorham covers the steps of making the bows for snowshoes.

Barbershops are social places with a crowd of regulars. Julia Mickenberg takes readers inside two barbershops to highlight the culture within a barbershop.

For nearly half a century, Ken Campbell has been caulking boats. Carl Young speaks to Campbell about getting into the trade and the work that goes into repairing a boat.

After several hours of preparation, 12 Salt students were guided by Reid Chapman on making apple cider the old fashioned way. Ann Bath and others document the process Chapman goes through to make his cider.

Table of contents for April 1976 Salt Magazine.

Students at the Maine Primitive Skills School learn how to live outdoors, by learning how to build fires and shelters. Sarah Jesse highlights the work that Katee Schultz has done at the school, as she prepares to spend a night alone in the woods.

Mackie Greene is a fisherman and a whale watching guide. He also leads the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, a group of ocean experts who work like a volunteer firefighters to untangle whales from fishing lines and netting.

Nadia Cannon highlights the work of three advocates with Family Crisis Services, who assist women with protection orders and other services to help against domestic violence.

Scott Sell documents the work of Bob and Helene Quinn, owners and caretakers of Eagle Island. Sell speaks to the Quinns about all of the work they do on the island to keep up with repairs as old age catches up to them.

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