Pamela Wood offers her thoughts regarding Salt's 20 year anniversary.

For the town of Eastport, the Fourth of July offers a chance to celebrate being Eastport. Hugh French looks at how the Fourth brings the community together.

Kristin Petersen documents the life of Matthew Heintz, a musician and performer known as the Northwoods Balladeer.

Merrill Maiano explores the intricacies of the beer brewing process and industry from a smaller level. Maiano speaks with homebrewers and learns how brewing beer is treated as an art form.

The creation of ceramic pieces is an art that potters take serious, generally not allowing people to watch them work. Anne Goldsmith watches and talks to potters at Rowantrees Pottery in Blue Hill to learn about their lives and their craft, uncovering the precise nature of their work.

The September 1992 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on local barbershops in Portland, tattooing, and local memory.

Jeff Herbst takes readers on a journey to Airline Road, to show the people, tales, and landscape.

The YMCA organization serves multiple purposes within a local community, from offering recreational sports to housing. Jim Chilsen speaks with patrons and residents of the Portland YMCA to discuss programs and activities related to recreation and social services.

There are two monuments in Maine that celebrate the feats of Maine woodsmen. Bretty Jenks explores how these two statues represent two different cultures.

The YMCA organization serves multiple purposes within a local community, from offering recreational sports to housing. Jim Chilsen speaks with patrons and residents of the Portland YMCA to discuss programs and activities related to recreation and social services.

Ben Hartwell is a cattle farmer from Gorham who only feeds his cattle with grass. Amy Miller documents how Hartwell's beliefs regarding government interference with his farming, and how he works hard to keep all production and sales at the local level.