The Gift of a Public Library
A legacy that continues.
Town: Maine
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Flying Down East
Headed back to Eastport
Eastport Postcard
A report on progress in Eastport.
The End of the Journey
Arriving in Tucson, we felt the inklings of coming full circle with our American Futures project. Only one more leg of our journey, about 400 miles, before we reached our destination of…
A Big Step for Little Eastport
A new life for the Seacoast Canning Company
All Progress Is Local: New Year’s Notes From Around the Country
New Year's Notes from Around the Country
Update on the Eastport Saga
The never-say-die city
The Ebbs and Flows of Coastal Maine
Quoddy Village was built ahead of its time
Cattle Drives in Down East Maine
Last night my wife Deb put up a report called “Little Town, Big Art.” It’s about how a surprisingly ambitious effort in The Arts—painting, sculpture, photography, drama, music, festivals (like…
Little Town, Big Art
“The arts” might seem a frill or nicety. In Eastport, Maine, they’ve been at the center of economic and civic plans and have helped the little city “punch above its weight.”
The World Comes to a Tiny Town
Eastport's Lesson in Globalization
Eastport Update: Electric Power from the Sea
Generation from currents
Another Look at Maine Maritime: Who is Providing Value, to Whom, and How?
In response to our series of posts about Maine Maritime Academy, we heard from a reader who pushes back on the notion that the merchant-marine academies provide very high career-earnings value to their students, at a low cost.
Why an F-16 Hit a Cessna, and Some More-Upbeat Updates
Sobering news from the NTSB, but encouraging news from Maine to California
From Xizhou to Eastport to Ajo: Big Dreams in Small Towns
The same kind of ambition you see in political campaigns, races for sports championships, or attempts to score a big IPO—but toward a different end.
East, West, and Points in Between
Where the Pacific Ocean is east of the Atlantic