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• n  the cost of carrying or transporting
• n  overland track between navigable waterways
• n  carrying boats and supplies overland

• From the southern shore of Hudson Bay, they journeyed inland through a chain of lakes and rivers, finally started overland on an Indian portage which leads to Lake Superior.
• In the land of Sacagawea's birth, Lemhi Pass represents the stunning westward viewpoint where the men realized that there was no short portage to a navigable river.
• The picture is an adaptation of John Cheevers short story about Neddy's attempt to drown his troubles with what he thinks is a lark a nine-pool, cross-country swim and portage .

News & Articles

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• Sex offender to live in Portage
  Portage police are informing area residents of the return of a sex offender who will live in Portage.
  June 15, 2013 - Portage Daily Register
• Portage man gets prison in sex assault
  A Portage man who police said sexually assaulted a woman in June 2012 was sentenced to a year in prison.
  June 14, 2013 - Portage Daily Register
• Portage Area budget holds line on taxes
  The Portage Area school board approved the final general fund budget for the 2013-14 school year Wednesday night at $11,568,829. That’s only a 1.6 percent increase in spending compared to previous years and, given withholding of state funds due to budget constraints, the loss of retiring faculty members over the past couple of years kept the district in a safe place.
  June 13, 2013 - The Tribune-Democrat

Quotes

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• Sam Katz in Winnipeg Free Press
  What this is all about is a vision for the downtown,Mayor Sam Katz said Tuesday. "You've seen some significant improvements along Main Street and some announcements on Portage Avenue. We're finally getting to what other successful...
• Lester Lefton in Akron Beacon Journal
  Kent State University President Lester Lefton called the announcement "a once-in-a-150-year event. This is a huge transformative event in the life of Kent, the university and Portage County."