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Who Are You Calling a Vocational School? In Defense of Maine Maritime
In Defense of Maine Maritime
An Educational Surprise From Down East: The Maine Maritime Academy
How a school you've (probably) never heard of is preparing students for good jobs.
Report From Rural Maine: What It Takes to Make a School
Shead High School, home of the Tigers, sits on a hill in Eastport, Maine, just a short walk from everything else in town. I went to visit, curious about what…
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
Ever closer to the magical-unicorn ideal
Down East Down Under
When ships sailing downwind are sailing east
Small Town, Big Tides, Bigger Ambitions
Ocean Renewable Power in Eastport
How the #1 ‘Breakthrough’ Helps Modern Communities Survive
The importance of communities, imagined and real.
Between Flights
Recognizing a kindred spirit.
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
"The sea gull ... that would have been the worst."
Flying Up Down East
Travel to Eastport
Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town
The consequences of a good kind of frustration.
Eastport, Maine, Population 1,300
On a per capita basis, one of the grittiest and most inventive places in America.
Eastport on Marketplace
Hearing voices you won't forget, from a small group of inventive and determined people.
Notes Cheering and Otherwise, From an American Frontier
Where the country first sees the sunlight each day.
What Would an Ideal College Look Like? A Lot Like This
While you’re busy designing your version of the ideal, I can take a nap or go fishing, because somebody has already built mine: Champlain College.