[See correction and clarification at end.] Two months ago, Atlantic journalists James and Deborah Fallows began traveling around the United States in a small plane, visiting relatively obscure cities in a quest to find out what makes some thrive while others struggle. They spent much of last week in Eastport, Maine, hard up against the New Brunswick border. Jim's initial blog posts bespeak a community well on the way to recovery, populated by leaders determined to go the distance. Since Eastport shares much in common with struggling Atlantic port communities, Maritimers might want to perk up their ears. In a post last...

A Cape Breton and Central Nova Freight makes its way across the Canso Causeway during that no'reaster last Wednesday, pictured here earlier in this video. H/T: Bob MacEachern of 101.5 The Hawk via Charlie Phillips...

Radio station 101.5 The Hawk posted this video of a trip back and forth across the Canso Causeway mid-afternoon Wednesday, at the height of the nor'easter that ripped through Cape Breton. Officials later closed the causeway for a period. H/T: 101.5 The Hawk via Cathy Gallagher. ...