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Portland YRE
Middlesex County
10k (6.2 mi)
January 15 - December 31, 2019
#1347
CLUB: Connecticut Valley Volkssport Club, AVA 784
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION(S):
- Ice Cream Parlors
- Walk the USA A-Z
TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS: Portland Downtown walk passes historic homes, churches and a shipbuilding site (Gildersleeve). The Connecticut River, which flows along the town's entire western and southern borders, has contributed significantly to the rich historical heritage as well as to the social and economic development of Portland. Brownstone quarrying, shipbuilding, and tobacco farming were the oldest industries in Portland. Today, this New England town is home to 9,500 residents. For an additional 10k, you leave Dunkin' Donuts and cross the Connecticut River on the Arigoni Bridge to explore Middletown and the Wesleyan University campus. At3,428', the Arigoni Bridge is the longest bridge in CT. It was built in 1938 and won first prize in the AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction) large bridge category.
Additional information about this town can be found online at:
- http://www.town-usa.com/connecticut/middlesex/portland.php
- http://www.portlandct.org/
- A 128-page collection of historic photos, Images of America: Portland (2004), authored by CVVC President Bob McDougall, is available at book stores.
TRAIL RATING: 1A, suitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
REGISTRATION: Please use the online start box provided by the California Volkssport Association website (www.cva4u.org). Follow the left side link, 'Online Start Box', and the instructions provided to sign a waiver and register for this event. Payments for event credit and directions use Paypal. The directions and insert cards are PDFs that you can download and print as needed. The POC does not provide event directions or accept alternate payment methods. The entire online process should take less than 10 minutes for a first time user.
CONTACT: Bob McDougall, 860-342-3062 cvvc@snet.net