Usha Beaudoin Is Making Matinicus Even Saltier After running out of salt while cooking on the remote island, Beaudoin made her own and became mesmerized by the process of turning an infinite resource into a substance, beautiful in and of itself.

Twenty-two miles offshore, among the tight-knit community that embraced her when she was adopted as a child, the owner of #MatinicusSaltFarm is turning seawater into delicate crystals of salt.