Having only seen the boundaries of the marsh as a child and wondering could lie within, Emily Wilson journeys into the Scarborough marsh. Wilson learns about the history of the marsh and about those who live there.

As the first black representative in Maine, Jerry Talbot drafted the Names and Places bill, which would outlaw the use of the "n-word" from maps of Maine, which passed in 1977. Yevonnie Lowe profiles Talbot's account of the path that led to his election in 1972.

Having an interest in history and wanting to keep it alive, Kate and Chris Nulle became Civil War reenactors. Leah Schmalz captures the work the Nulle's do reenacting.

Andrew Propp documents the life of Mark Parrish, a professional hockey player who has to balance his dedication to hockey, and his devotion to his family.

Carrying a tradition of black storytellers, Samuel James is trying to expend the genre of Blues music called songsterism. Casey Atkins captures James' life.

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Tim Rice speaks to David Breggia about his life on Munjoy Hill in Portland's Little Italy.

Inside front cover for the April 1997 Salt Magazine with an advertisement for the Salt Semester Program.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on the Indian Summer and why it might be called that.

Dorothy O'Keefe profiles the work fisherman do on the rapids of the Mousam River to catch fish.