Submissions from 1988
In 1755 8,000 French Acadians in Nova Scotia were deported across Canada and Ame, Catherine Hamilton and Monte Paulsen
Profile of Bonny Eagle High School special education student Kristin Myers. Myer, Tonee Harbert
Since the eighteenth century, when it was part of William Bingham's 3,000,000-ac, Jeff Herbst
Essay, profiles, and photo-essay of the Maine Mall and one day's occupants. Focu, George Lewis, Brett Jenks, Amy Schnerr, Lou Brown, Amy Rawe, Julie Maurer, and Peter Lancia
Profile of Bill and Debbie Michaud and their Outsiders' Inn in Friendship., Elline Lipkin
The Colony Inn in Kennebunk is one of the last great summer hotels. Although its, Nancy Segal and Ken Kobre
Profile of northwest Cumberland County social worker Maurice Geoffroy and his cl, Fox Vernon and Pam Berry
Poor people in Maine do not fit national stereotypes. The fastest growing group, Pamela Holley Wood
Profile of the late John Foster, written during his lifetime. Foster served as, Pamela Holley Wood
Submissions from 1987
Adverstisement describing the Salt Center for Field Studies in detail.
"Guide to Maine eating." Profiles of offbeat restaurants throughout the state,
"View from Pier Road." Brief profile of the attempts of some of Bangor business
"View from Pier Road." Down-East-style story about Salt photographers themselve
"View from Pier Road." Portland's Anthoensen Press, founded in 1875, gives up l
"View from Pier Road." Short essay condemning the new "Vacationland" license pl
"View from Pier Road." Striking similarity between a drawing of herring smoking
"View from Pier Road." Two anecdotes about the gentrification of Portland: one
Custom House Wharf in Portland remains a working pier for fishermen, fishcutters, Pam Berry and Peter Millard
Story describes the author's first experience as a volunteer firefighter on the, Thomas Bradbury
Profile of Portland's Munjoy Hill, a neighborhood of little stores, slums, and g, Bonnie Bragdon
Profile of Al Buzzell and the Gulf of Maine Fisheries ice making and fish packin, Mark Thomas Childs
Three articles on being young in Maine. Teenagers profiled are hitchhikers in Y, Stephen Donahue, Nancy Shannon Jesser, and M K. Lewis
Bert and Maggie McBurnie are the only year-round residents of Chesuncook, in the, Stephen Donahue and Lynn Kippax Jr
Ken Doane of Kennebunk always wanted to be a lobsterman, but at age 17 juvenile, Patricia Dugan and Christiana Fachin
This year, 2,500 to 3,500 Mainers will experience at least a night of homelessne, Maria Hazen and Monte Paulsen
Maine's 17 million acres of woods make it the most heavily forested state in Ame, Nancy Shannon Jesser and Lynn Kippax Jr
Parsonsfield town health officer Carol Kuhn writes of her experiences as a physi, Carol Kuhn
Twelve related articles, photo essays, and sociological essays about Maine touri, Peter I. Rose, Sherine Adeli, Jeff Herbst, Peter Millard, Stephen Dinsmore, Kate Skorpen, and George C. Carey
Lengthy article that follows United Parcel Service driver Lee Hutchins on his ro, Camille Sturdivant and Darlene St John
Sociological essay about the myth or reality of "real Mainers." Related stories, Pamela Holley Wood
Submissions from 1986
"View from Pier Road." Essays on the curiosity of out-of-staters about what Mai
"View from Pier Road." Readers respond to previous issue's article about confli
"View from Pier Road." Writer John McPhee speaks with Salt students on his life
Essay memorializing "Tad" Sterling Dow of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust a, Thomas Bradbury
The vast growth in mussel harvesting outpaced lobstering by an astounding 1.3 mi, George Carey and Lynn Kippax Jr
Profile of Francis O'Brien, northern New England's undisputed dean of antiquaria, Sarah Collins and Mary Anne Hanlon
The McCurdy Fish Company in Lubec is the last of the herring smokehouses that on, Hugh T. French
In 1949, there were 676 one-room schoolhouses in Maine. Today only ten remain,, Lynne Hallee and Lynn Kippax Jr
First of a two partseries of stories told by storyteller "Crazy" Avery Kelly. T, Jill Harvey
Part II of a series of stories told by "Crazy" Avery Kelly of Beal's Island. De, Jill Harvey
Dysart's Truckstop Restaurant, just south of Bangor on Insterstate 95, is a 24-h, Traci Timlin and Ken Kobre
Photo-essay and editorial on the April 5, 1986, public hearing about siting a nu, Pamela Holley Wood and Lynn Kippax Jr
Submissions from 1985
"Short takes" piece on Ilsa Passetschnik of Richmond, who was profiled in a sum
"Short takes"piece on Mainers' comments on the Great Northern Paper Company's pr
"Short takes" profile of Alberta Redmond, 100, of Cape Porpoise. Follow up to
Essay on the author's battered television set, which receives only Channel Six,, Thomas Bradbury
Essay speculating on the origins of the term "Indian summer" and on the importan, Thomas Bradbury
Gladys Hutchins McLean has waitressed the Shawmut Inn resort hotel north of Kenn, Heather Coryell
Profile of Franco-American singer and musician Toots Bouthot of Biddeford, frequ, Dana Frederic Gillian
Profile of Cape Porpoise fisherman Casey Stender. His boat, the Petra Anne, is, Martha McNey
Profile of Jenny Cirone, who keeps a flock of 250 sheep on Little Nash, Big Nash, Terri Selfa, Hugh T. French, and Lynn Kippax Jr.
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, dikes were used to stabiliz, David C. Smith
There are forty-eighte chapters of quilt-makers across the state of Maine. Altho, Mary Thorsby
1985 was a bumper crop for Maine's wild blueberry barrens. Market forces will d, Pamela Holley Wood and Lynn Kippax Jr
Essay on being a local in a resort town, and on practical jokes played on touris, Pamela Holley Wood and Susan Lauttman
Submissions from 1984
Story of John Chaisson, the author, taking his first trip at age nine into the, John E. Chaisson
Profile of John Gaskill, 92, of Portland. He comments on growing up black and h, Rosy Elliott and Lynn Kippax Jr
Detailed profiles of five immigrants: Suzuko Hiraoka Laplante, the only Japanese, Clea French, Pamela Holley Wood, Hugh T French, Tim Rice, Gretchen Batz, and Lisa Palas
Essay memorializing Otto "Junior" Miller, founder of the Marine Trades Center sc, Hugh T. French
The Maine Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester dates to 1783, w, Rebecca Sheble and Scott Vlaun
Essay on growing up black in Augusta. The author's mother came to Augusta from, Geneva McAuley Sherrer
Profile of Fitzhenry's Store in remote Washington County, and of its owner, Fred, Pamela Holley Wood and Lynn Kippax Jr
Submissions from 1983
This issue of Salt is a 150-page history of Eastport, focusing on its sardine fa
At 97, Alberta Redmond has singlehandedly kept Cape Porpoise's American Legion A, Dana Lynn Boucher and Stephen O. Muskie
Captain Silas Pinkham's lumber barn, converted in 1909 into the Cape Porpoise in, Thomas Bradbury
Comments and reflections on the fourteen islands in Cape Porpoise Harbor. The co, Karen Gelardi
Three generations of Penobscots on Indian Island comment on the three most impor, William Ibelle
Tower clocks in Maine typically date to the 1880s. Five are in the Kennebunk ar, Robert C. Warner
Submissions from 1982
Draper Liscomb, 66, of Mount Desert Island, sees his struggle to survive on coas, Bethany Aranow
Profile of master plasterer Maurice Gordon of Kennebunkport. Details, technique, Bethany Aranow and Lynn Kippax Jr
Clarence Roberts, son of a slave, is an eloquent spokesman for the elderly of th, Roger Champagne and Stephen O. Muskie
The present-day Criterion Theater in Bar Harbor was opened in 1932 by George P., Peter Cooper
Potters Lou and Bob Lipkin explain their craft in their Kennebunkport studio., Tracy Pinkham and Mark Emerson
Evelyn Turner, 73, of Swan's Island, has lived a hard life, raising her children, Pamela Wood
Submissions from 1980
Profile of taxicab driver Sam Miller, or Sam the Minstrel Man, of Portsmouth, NH, Ron Burr
Cecil Kelley, 79, tells stories -- some slightly exaggerated -- of seafaring, lo, Andrea Downs, Cynthia Pinkham, and Lynn Kippax
Profile of Bertha Guerin, who moved to Maine from Roxton Falls, Quebec, in 1902., Barbara Julien, Nona Coyne, and Michael Griffin
As his father did for him, John Leach teaches his own son, Jake, to dig for clam, Lynn Kippax Jr
Profile of fly fisherman Harvey Bixby of Cape Porpoise. Bixby explains his equi, Sharon Lamontagne and Katie LeProhon
Helen Mewer Perley cares for animals ranging from skunks to pheasants at her Sca, Sheryl Lane
In 1807, the schooner Charles wrecked off Richmond's Island, near Cape Elizabeth, Dorothy O'Keefe
Boatbuilder Tim Dowling teaches lofting and mold making to students at Salt boat, Dorothy O'Keefe and Lynn Kippax Jr
Profile of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Biddeford, and of how its, Dorothy O'Keefe and Lynn Kippax Jr
When instinct drives the alewife upriver to spawn, visions of a good time and si, Dorothy O'Keefe and Stephen O. Muskie
Essay and photoessay memorializing Reid Chapman, Herb Baum, Old Doc Taylor, and, Pamela Holley Wood
Submissions from 1979
Maggie Griffin, Betty Hammond, Dot Ridlon, and Debbie Gott describe the life of
Emelia Wallace of Wells explains the art, craft, and hobby of stencilling. She l, E J. Blake and Julien LeSieur
Winson Morrill of South Hamilton, Massachusetts, has built about four thousand s, E J. Blake, Pamela Wood, and Lynn Kippax
Freddie Jones of York Beach practices the ancient craft of metal spinning, jobbi, Janice Coyne
Profile of lobsterman Sam Polk, 89, who says he has fished every harbor between, Andrea Downs, Cindy Pinkham, and Lynn Kippax
Cape Porpoise and Kennebunkport area fishermen comment on the superstitions they, Mark Emerson and Greg Violette
Three related articles on the Penobscots of Indian Island. Members profiled inc, Sheryl Lane, Pamela Wood, and Lynn Kippax
In October 1947, almost sixty fires broke out over the entire state of Maine and, Dorothy O'Keefe
For Ralph Stanley, boatbuilding has just come naturally after a lifetime in boat, Dorothy O'Keefe, Julian LeSieur, Sheryl Lane, and Lynn Kippax Jr.
Senabeh Francis, the medicine man and spiritual leader of the Penobscot Indians,, Pamela Holley Wood and Mark Emerson
Submissions from 1978
Profiles of ferryboat captain Dick Holmes and fishermen Carlton Joyce and Levi M, Herbert Baum III, Sheryl Lane, and Robin E McGahey
Joseph Leo Thibeau, maintenance supervisor of Kennebunk's Naragansett Hotel, exp, E J. Blake
Payson Huff was 75 years old when he started making cod liver oil in his Cape Po, Sharon Chrisman
Despite the tourist business all around it, the Maine Diner in Wells stays close, Abby Dubay, Thom Truman, and Mark Mayo
George and Roy Cole of East Kingston, New Hampshire, explain how to fell a giant, Suzanne Emery and Greg Violette