Passport to Pla y City of Portland, Maine Passport to Pla y Sponsors Breathe Easy, it’s against the law to smoke in city parks and open spaces. CONGRATULATIONS on picking up your Passport to Play! You can use this passport to guide you to 10 Portland parks, help you enjoy the outdoors, and keep you active this summer! Here’s how: 1. Use the hints in your Passport to Play to find the orange posts in each park. The hints will give you an idea of where to look, but not an exact location. 2. —————————–--—–-——————–--—– Make an etching. Each post has a plaque with a picture on it. Bring a pencil or crayon to use to rub the picture right onto your passport. A blank page is provided for each park. 3. —————————–--—–-——————–--—– Collect all ten pictures in your passport, fill out the contact information page and turn the passport in by October 1st to be entered to win a prize! Please drop it off at any of the drop boxes located at Portland City Hall, the Cummings Center or any Portland Public Library branch. The Passport to Play is a great way to spend time with friends and family exploring some of Portland’s wonderful parks, so get out there and have fun! >> Pine Grove Park FUN FACTS: This small neighborhood park is a quiet home to many birds and tall trees. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Along the trail —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Eastern Promenade FUN FACTS: Nearby is a spot that remembers an important ship. While here you will be able to enjoy a wide view of Casco Bay. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Ship’s Mast —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Baxter Boulevard/ Back Cove Trail FUN FACTS: The roadway was first opened in 1920. The walking path was added in the 1980’s. The path is 3 ½ mile loop from which many rare birds have been seen. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Drinking fountain —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Payson Park FUN FACTS: In 1916 the city bought 48 acres from William Payson to create this park. In the winter this hillside is covered in snow. Come back then to sled and snowboard! HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Hill —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Fore River Sanctuary FUN FACTS: This trail follows the banks of an old canal. The canal was built in the 1800’s. It was a way to move goods from here to the Sebago Lake area twenty miles inland. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Arched Bridge —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Western Promenade FUN FACTS: In the old days people who made maps and measured land would need to fix their tools to true north. They would come here to do that. They would do this by sighting a line between the nearby granite post and another granite post on the other end of this park. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Granite Post —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Deering Oaks Park FUN FACTS: The bandstand is very busy in the summer. The pond behind the bandstand has had a few fountains over the years. This one was built in 2007 with help from the Charles E. Stickney family. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Bandstand —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Fessenden Park FUN FACTS: In the fall the city Flower Crew plants thousands of tulip bulbs in this park. After they bloom in the spring they are replaced by summer flowers. This colorful display changes every year. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Big Spruce —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Mayor Baxter Woods FUN FACTS: This almost 30 acre piece of land was given to the city in 1946. The city had to promise that the park would always stay natural. Nearby are tall stones that show where the old gate house was. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Pond —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Riverton Trolley Park FUN FACTS: In the early 1900’s this park was well-known. It had a zoo, a stage, live music, a restaurant and boats for rent to use on the river. Nearby is what’s left of a trout pond that was fed by an underground spring. HINT FOR RUBBING LOCATION: Stairs by Old Trout Pond and Bridge —— —————— — — — —— —— — —— — —— — — —— —— — — —— —— — — —— — ——— —— — — — — — — —— —— — — — — —— —— — — — — — — —— — — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — —— ——— — — —— — —— —— —— — — — —— — —— —— — —— —— — ————— Rubbing page >> Contact Information Name: Email address: or Phone Number: Age: think: hat you us w ell—— T—— -— —————–--—– ———— How did you hear about the Passport to Play? What did you like about the Passport to Play? What would you change about the Passport to Play? >> Translation Requests Thank You For Playing City of Portland, Maine
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