SALT, Vol. 2, No. 4

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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Contents

• 2 Dark of the Moon Salt tries to bring to life an era of rum running along the coast, when liquor was smuggled ashore on “the dark of the moon.”
• 4 Rum Running Henry Weaver, chief liquor agent for Maine, tells about chasing rum runners during prohibition, sharing with us old photos, newspaper clippings, and a rum runner's codebook.
• 23 Pirate A notorious rum runner nicknamed “Pirate” describes his exploits on the high seas.
• 30 Lobstering for Rum Baiting lobster traps with orders for liquor instead of red fish is a childhood memory of a teacher Salt interviewed.
• 31 “I Loved Everything That Wasn’t Good For Me Reid Chapman of West Kennebunk laughlingly reaches this conclusion as he tells some tales about bootlegging and home stills during prohibition days.
• 36 Ice Fishing Fishing through the ice is a sport that requires patience, knowledge of what you’re doing, and a pair of long underwear.
• 42 Soap Making Mrs. Joseph Sullivan of York makes such good soap that a pig once ate it. She shows us how to make soap.
• 50 Caning Chairs Avon Wilcox of Alfred demonstrates how to cane a chair.
• 56 Mary T’s Farm Mary Turner’s life in West Peru, Maine, is a mixture of humor, hard work and closeness to nature, animals, friends. She shares her experiences, which include a funny story about when “I shot a moose!”