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Salt, Vol. 5, No. 1, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt, Vol. 5, No. 1, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt Magazine Archive
- Contents
- 2 Boats That Come Naturally “It just came natural to want to build them,” says master boatbuilder Ralph Stanley of the traditional wooden boats he has been building since 1951.
- 16 I Christen Thee Endeavor A classic Friendship Sloop crafted by Ralph Stanley slides down the ways in Southwest Harbor, Maine.
- 21 ‘I Try to Make It Simple’ Rigging the Endeavor was a week long job for Ralph Stanley and his crew. Salt covers their handiwork step by step with 29 photographs and detailed explanation of their work in progress.
- 36 Sam Sam Polk is a gentle lobsterman from …
Salt, Vol. 4, No. 3, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt, Vol. 4, No. 3, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt Magazine Archive
- Contents
- 2 ‘Nobody Cuts the Same’ Cutting fish at O’Hara’s in Rockland, Maine, is a family affair where brothers and sisters, fathers and sons work together.
- 14 Lamont Allen, Sr. A fish filleter for forty years, Lamont, now 49, is one of the fastest in the trade.
- 20 Norman Collins To get ahead as a fish filleter, what you need is “that old drive,” says Norman.
- 22 Put The Hammer Down Leo Thibeau of Kennebunk, Maine has a strong man’s trick of his own that not even the legendary John Henry claimed to do.
- 26 Laying the Keel Salt covers …
Salt, Vol. 4, No. 2, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt, Vol. 4, No. 2, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt Magazine Archive
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- 2 Grandfather’s Golden Earring Sailing around Cape Horn in the mid 1800’s was a dangerous feat. The 90-year-old Furbish twins of Kennebunk recall their Grandfather Furbish wore “a thin gold earring in his left ear” as proud proof of the voyage.
- 8 ‘Like It, No Like It-Take It’ Maria Gollaros of Biddeford describes her 60 years working in the fabric mills of New England and her struggles as a young Greek immigrant woman in America.
- 16 Felling a Tree George and Roy Cole fell a giant locust tree in East Kingston, New Hampshire. Father and son continue to log …
Salt Bicentennial Maine, Vol. 3, No. 1 & 2, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt Bicentennial Maine, Vol. 3, No. 1 & 2, Salt Institute For Documentary Studies
Salt Magazine Archive
Maine Bicentennial
Contents — From the Sea
- 6 Twelve Miles Off the Mainland Natives of the rocky island of North Haven, Maine tell how they get what they need to survive.
- 14 Goat Island Lighthouse It takes a special kind of person to live on an island alone and tend a lighthouse. The Goat Island lighthouse keeper and his wife describe their life.
- 28 Gill Netting Herbert Hutchins takes Salt out gill netting for the day and we learn how it’s done.
- 34 Ships in Bottles Richard Nickerson of Arundel gives a step by step demonstration of how to construct …